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Celebrity Boxing be, the boxing commissions. They professional level need to be
allow guys like the Paul brothers to completely overhauled from top
enter the game with no legitimate to bottom. AIBA, the international
yourself. When you are good- background and experience. amateur boxing association has been
looking, look the part with nice The commissions allow them to barred from the IOC (International
muscles and Hollywood looks, and handpick their opponents (who Olympic Committee). This leaves
you film your training sessions and are also celebrities like KSI or the Canadian Boxing Association
By Jorge Luis
have backyard bouts against other basketball player, Nate Robinson) and Boxing USA in a dilemma. I
muscular adversaries, people will and from there, allow them to believe that CABA and Boxing
tune in. They like your gift of gab work around the rules and match USA should band together, unify
and looks, and you make them against an all-time-great like Floyd rules, and form their own North
believe you’re better than you are “Money” Mayweather. Key word is American association, for starters.
ello boxing and combat arts and…presto, a star is born! What a money! There is money to be made
Hfans! I wish everyone a happy shortcut to the top! and they allow events to happen. As for the professional ranks,
and healthy New Year in 2021. May From a business perspective, I What will happen when Logan we need a National Commission
it bring all of you better than 2020, a don’t blame YouTube stars. If you or Jake Paul go up against a real and union for the fighters that
year that will forever be marked as a can use social media to make lots boxer? What will happen when provides a pension plan just
“new beginning” for all humankind. like other professional sports
of money, why not? Take it while it they are truly tested? Will they risk (football, baseball, hockey, etc.).
Well, it seems like the comes. However, I will not support it as real boxers do every time they
It needs to be federally regulated
“exhibition” match between all- it and fork out a penny of my hard- step in that ring? Logan Paul went and overseen. This would help
time-great Floyd Mayweather and earned money to support it. It’s an to a draw in his 1st fight with KSI in preventing spectacles such as
YouTube sensation Logan Paul, insult and slap in the face to every and lost his 2nd fight to KSI. This the Paul brothers from disgracing
scheduled for February 20 has been hard-working, real amateur or pro
qualifies him for an exhibition with an honorable sport. I get there is
cancelled or postponed. I think the fighter plying their trade in honest Floyd Mayweather? Jake Paul is money to be made, but it just seems
only tears shed are by Logan Paul fashion. 3-0 with 3 KO’s, but all against sad, wrong, and insulting to every
and Floyd Mayweather! They both Because of the nature of boxing non-boxers. What will happen hard-working pug in the business
stand to lose a lot of money. Of politics, many good young boxers when he fights a real boxer with or even in the amateur ranks to
course, maybe Logan Paul’s fans never get a fair shake. I suppose skills? Will he ever take the risk? I have the spotlight and big dollars
on YouTube are disappointed also. they can all learn a lesson from the bet he won’t! on the Paul brothers.
After all, that’s how you become a media sensations. They should self- And for the moment, we just
sensation today, using social media Boxing associations and
promote on social media as well. keep living our lives.
as your launching pad to promote commissions at the amateur and Yours in Youth and Sport,
But, I truly blame the powers-that-
Jorge Luis
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