BBBoC Stance v Haye-Chisora Luxembourg Board

In my opinion even if you are a supporter of the BBBoC in general, it doesn’t mean you have to fully support the BBBoC's stance in their statement concerning the Haye-Chisora promotion. Which was the question posed in this thread.

The BBBoC didn’t feel they could licence the fighters and told them to look for a licence elsewhere if they wanted to fight. That's perfectly reasonable.

It’s happened before with Julius Francis, Danny Williams etc and they are isolated incidents that didn’t prompt the breakaway, alphabet soup scenarios some of you guys fear.

I believe this Haye vs Chisora fight would have been a similar isolated incident, with many, if not all involved in the promotion returning to the BBBoC following the fight. (After-all how often are the two top British Heavyweights refused a licence by the BBBoC ?).

The BBBoC statement IMO totally changes this. They are using threats and ultimatums and this is what has the potential to divide the sport in this country.

If great young British fighters are on the undercard they can no longer fight for the British title? The British title is then contested by substandard fighters in the future?

If you like how the BBBoC has been in the past how can you support this statement?

To me this statement says

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That is just my opinion, people are free to disagree.

 

The BBBofC was hit with five writs this morning including at least one from ******, one from Luxembourg and two from fighters.

 

I agree Board screwed up by not giving Chisora a definite ban, I dislike their feudal system of operating, lack of rankings, heads in the sand attitude and have witnessed at first hand some of the ******s they have making decisions that can affect fighters' lives.

That said, I don't know what they could do otherwise here. If they didn't threaten ban from BBBofC bills of those involved there would be lots more Luxembourg promoted bills. Still might.

Agree with a lot of what Gasman says hopefully will prompt changes in way board operates but can't see it.

 

Wow.

A lot of you support a man who is tearing a long system apart.

Its this absent mind ways, which creates all those belts.

Incredibly naive. Boxing is dying and YOU are not helping by supporting ******!

Chisora slapped, spat, punched, brawled, threatened in a foreign country plus his legal past... What do you think the BBBofC was gonna do!?

Very ****ing naive.

 

i thought the bbbofc would have banned him for a set amount of time

but they didnt probably trying to be clever and avoid being taken to court and its backfired

 

This is the one that truly puts the cat amongst the pigeons.
If they hold firm to this stance (they probably won't) I could see this show falling apart. Your move Frankie boy.
:think

 

Litigation is imminant & the BBBc will be bankrupted. This show won't fall apart, the germans will make sure of that, you'll see a mass exodus of UK fighters with BBBc licences just applying for euro ones, free movement of labour within the EU.

 

Yes this is most certainly British boxing's "Bosman" incident.

Logically I cant see how the BBBofC can hope to win if this goes to court, considering the European labour laws

 

The BBBC are not ideal but I believe that if this happens the long term implications will be huge, and not for the good of British boxing.

The excuse of restraint of trade or "he has no qualifications, how is he supposed to earn a living" are ridiculous and not related to the real world. If I did what Chisora/Haye did I would be banned from practising my trade. If I said "You can't do that how I am supposed to earn a living?" they would say that's not our fault you shouldn't have done what you did!!!

On another slightly related note Richard Keys on his Talk Sport radio show yesterday was saying how F...W..... was a very intelligent man for exposing a loophole in the BBBCs decision, he did though forget to mention that he has a vested interest in BoxNation.

The whole thing is a farce and for the sake of 2 idiots making a lot of money in the short term, many other boxers in the future may well suffer from the marginalisation or collapse of the BBBC!!!

Having spent a lot of time with one of the boxers involved I know that he has no respect for the sport and is only interested in his own agenda with no thought for the consequences of his actions on others!!!

 

What a load of prattling nonsense. Re-read what you've written, have a think about it, log off and never come back.

 

I agree.....the board are treading on very thin ice, especially from a restriction of trade perspective. If they ban fighters who are boxing on the ****** bill then they have to look at other fighters who hold a BBBofC licence but who take part in cards sanctioned by other bodies abroad.

 

In reality you wouldn't be....You may be sacked from your job but you would be free to practice your trade. The BBBofC dropped a bollock in just taking away Chisoras licence rather than banning him. At the time they said that they couldn't stop him getting a licence from another sanctioning body and thats whats happened.

 

Surprise surprise, Fwank's suing the board.