Politicians looked to create the United States Boxing Comm

[batangastig]

Politicians jab for new US body to stem distrust in boxing fans
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John McCain, a Republican from Arizona who boxed when he attended the US Naval Academy, and Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat and former middleweight boxer, introduced legislation on Monday that would create the United States Boxing Commission.

The body would be oversee federal boxing law, working with the industry and local commissions, and licensing boxers, promoters, managers and sanctioning organizations.

McCain, speaking on the senate floor, said the outcome of the June 9 welterweight world-title bout between Bradley and Pacquiao "is the latest example of the legitimate distrust boxing fans have for the integrity of the sport""

Bradley, an undefeated American, won the controversial fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, where the fight's three judges were under pressure to explain their scoring, described by many experts as flawed. Jerry Roth gave Pacquiao the fight 115-113, but the other judges, CJ Ross and Duane Ford, both had Bradley winning by the same score, despite Pacquiao appearing to land the more damaging blows throughout the contest.

Bob Arum, the promoter who handles both fighters, fumed over the result.

According to McCain, professional boxing is the only sport in the US not regulated by a strong, centraliaed association. "Clearly, the conspiracy theories and speculation surrounding the fight are given life because there are so many questions surrounding the integrity of the sport and how it is managed in multiple jurisdictions," McCain said.

Currently, each US state has its own boxing commission, which is in charge of choosing officials for bouts and enforcing rules.

Under the proposed legislation, all referees and judges participating in a championship or professional fight lasting 10 rounds or more would have to be registered and licensed by the national commission.

A sanctioning organisation such as the World Boxing Association, could provide the names of judges and referees it considers qualified for a bout, but only the national commission could appoint judges and referees to work a fight.

* Agence France-Presse

[Lsquared]

not sure if government intervention will fix the problem but i suppose it cant get much worse from here on out...

[sleezyE333]

The sport is fucked beyond repair at this point. It needs to be completely revamped in every single possible way, from combining the different governing bodies together to cutting out weight classes so there isn't 100 "world champs". Not to mention having cards worth watching instead of 1 or 2 meaningful fights a year.

And on a side note, it's too bad our worthless politicians are more concerned with making a new commission than with trying to fix our fucked up country. Oh well what should I expect I guess?

[The209ForLife]

After the travesty that happened with the recent Pacquiao vs Bradley fight, I can't imagine boxing ever being relevant again

[ndizzle]

^^ Julio Cecar Chavez Jr just drew the highest ratings and viewers for hbo this past weekend. so it looks like its still strong

[The209ForLife]

^^ Julio Cecar Chavez Jr just drew the highest ratings and viewers for hbo this past weekend. so it looks like its still strong

Well yeah people might still be watching, plenty of boxers have strong fanbases especially Mexican ones (the whole pride thing) but still, relevancy as a sport and relevancy in the ratings are two different things.

[ndizzle]

gotcha

[slacker27]

^^ Julio Cecar Chavez Jr just drew the highest ratings and viewers for hbo this past weekend. so it looks like its still strong

That's impressive considering Chavez Jr isn't even the best Mexican boxer. Most would say Canelo is.

[ndizzle]

^ Ya thats cuz Julios' last name

[counterstrike]

The sport is fucked beyond repair at this point. It needs to be completely revamped in every single possible way, from combining the different governing bodies together to cutting out weight classes so there isn't 100 "world champs". Not to mention having cards worth watching instead of 1 or 2 meaningful fights a year.

And on a side note, it's too bad our worthless politicians are more concerned with making a new commission than with trying to fix our fucked up country. Oh well what should I expect I guess?

Yeah, don't they have something better to do than trying to revise a deserved dead sport?

McCain has always hated MMA and promoted boxing.

Surprise, surprise, John McCain's wife inherited a major Budweiser distributor, which has big financial ties to boxing...

[TheAssassin]

The sport is fucked beyond repair at this point. It needs to be completely revamped in every single possible way, from combining the different governing bodies together to cutting out weight classes so there isn't 100 "world champs". Not to mention having cards worth watching instead of 1 or 2 meaningful fights a year.

And on a side note, it's too bad our worthless politicians are more concerned with making a new commission than with trying to fix our fucked up country. Oh well what should I expect I guess?

Yeah, don't they have something better to do than trying to revise a deserved dead sport?

McCain has always hated MMA and promoted boxing.

Surprise, surprise, John McCain's wife inherited a major Budweiser distributor, which has big financial ties to boxing...

McCain hasn't been against MMA in years.

[counterstrike]

The sport is fucked beyond repair at this point. It needs to be completely revamped in every single possible way, from combining the different governing bodies together to cutting out weight classes so there isn't 100 "world champs". Not to mention having cards worth watching instead of 1 or 2 meaningful fights a year.

And on a side note, it's too bad our worthless politicians are more concerned with making a new commission than with trying to fix our fucked up country. Oh well what should I expect I guess?

Yeah, don't they have something better to do than trying to revise a deserved dead sport?

McCain has always hated MMA and promoted boxing.

Surprise, surprise, John McCain's wife inherited a major Budweiser distributor, which has big financial ties to boxing...

McCain hasn't been against MMA in years.

Yeah? I haven't paid much attention; I just seem to remember him always bashing MMA.