Comments Thread For: ?It?s going to strip the rights of boxers?: Everything you need to know about proposed changes to Ali Act

[Stuntman Mike]

You put too much stock in "champions". If two people do or dont want to fight each other, who is anyone to say they have to? For YOUR entertainment. The only thing any legislative body should concerned with is safety and honesty.

What does it matter if every fighter calls themselevs "champion"? That alone doesnt diminish the quality of the fights. Let it go, enjoy the competition.

Basically the leftist of a fight fan

They want the money the best should fight the best they all get paid too much anyways

[NC Uppercut]

This Bill would do nothing except put more money in the hands of guys like Dana White.

Everything with this administration is transactional.

Damn the money. The ufc model has worked well for years! Have the best fight the best, no ducking. That would have some fighters crapping on their selves.

[HisExcellency]

Damn the money. The ufc model has worked well for years! Have the best fight the best, no ducking. That would have some fighters crapping on their selves.

100%...the best are FORCED to fight the best early because they all fight under the same organisation and losses don't mean anything. Also, being a multi-weight world champion actually means something as there's fewer weight classes (as does being a champion).

I for one would be delighted if Dana & Turki manage to replicate the UFC model for boxing.

[Gary Coleman]

Damn the money. The ufc model has worked well for years! Have the best fight the best, no ducking. That would have some fighters crapping on their selves.

Like I said. Robbing the fighters so that Dana can make as much money as possible.

Thanks for proving my point.

[11Combos]

this is ******, they should make a Law to eliminate greedy Promoters, corrupt judges, better refs, reliable Compubox... and most importantly, force boxers to Step-up and put in work instead running, holding, lack of action & have Promoters protect them.... thats what's killing boxing... no more Mayweather type of fighters like Shakur

[real raw]

Basically the leftist of a fight fan

They want the money the best should fight the best they all get paid too much anyways

LOL. I'm capitalist to the max! Let fighters make the most the market will bear! I guess you think they should fight for free? Or that some non-fighter should get the lion's share?

[real raw]

Not at all...having 4 champions per weight class (in addition to regular & interim champions) diminishes the meaning of the word 'champion' (just like YouTubers, influencers, reality TV stars etc have diminished the meaning of the word 'celebrity'). Also, in virtually ALL other sports there is only ONE champion e.g. MMA, Tennis, Golf, F1, Snooker etc so why should Boxing be any different?

You are correct, ''world champion'' means nothing, which is why i dont put any stock in it. I enjoy the sport of boxing and I dont care what organiztion calls what person "champion". I can see with my own eyes who I think the better fighter is.

[HisExcellency]

You are correct, ''world champion'' means nothing, which is why i dont put any stock in it. I enjoy the sport of boxing and I dont care what organiztion calls what person "champion". I can see with my own eyes who I think the better fighter is.

Yeah but wouldn't it be nice to OFFICIALLY know who the #1 fighter is in each weight class (instead of having 4+ supposed champions)? The UFC model captures this perfectly and boxing used to only have one champion per division too back in the day. Therefore, if anybody should be accused of being greedy and monetising the sport it's the various alphabet organisations along with their sanctioning fees.