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Highly hypothetical at this stage, but could boxing fans crowdfund legal action against the WBC? The case would likely be heard in a US court, as others have been, and as the WBC's largest market they would need to answer it (assuming it wasn't dismissed early).
There is precedence in the Rochigianni case which took the WBC to the brink of bankruptcy. There is an obvious test case in the Canelo - Benavidez situation and, with Sulaiman's love of publicity, plenty of statements for him to justify.
The question they need to answer and contradiction they have to resolve is why they have failed to order a WBC mandatory for Canelo whilst sanctioning an 'interim' championship at 175 when the champion in that weight class, Artur Beterbiev, is active and recently satisfied his mandatory obligation.
This likely would not lead to a Canelo - Benavidez fight, but it would put the WBC on notice and potentially bring greater scrutiny from lawmakers for an organisation operating in, and making profits from, the USA.
There is precedence in the Rochigianni case which took the WBC to the brink of bankruptcy. There is an obvious test case in the Canelo - Benavidez situation and, with Sulaiman's love of publicity, plenty of statements for him to justify.
The question they need to answer and contradiction they have to resolve is why they have failed to order a WBC mandatory for Canelo whilst sanctioning an 'interim' championship at 175 when the champion in that weight class, Artur Beterbiev, is active and recently satisfied his mandatory obligation.
This likely would not lead to a Canelo - Benavidez fight, but it would put the WBC on notice and potentially bring greater scrutiny from lawmakers for an organisation operating in, and making profits from, the USA.