The boxing gods give you authority to change one thing about the sport.

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Slothrop, Mar 18, 2008.


  1. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    In America, the state hands out the licenses. So for your proposal to work, the state would have to run the sport. However, there are 50 states. Do you really want the government running boxing? Even if you do, it is in strict contrast to this countries system of capitalism. Congress would never allow this to happen.
     
  2. MacManJr.

    MacManJr. Boxing Addict Full Member

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    yes and a huge bonus every fight for the champ. That will force the best to fight the best.
     
  3. Boxfan1

    Boxfan1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Boxers can only wear sheep skin kilts during fights.
     
  4. bill poster

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    boxers should have compulsory 15% of purse put into retirement fund
     
  5. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    I strongly disagee with this one. 15% is way too high. Furthermore, that isn't even legal in the U.S.
     
  6. thespecialone

    thespecialone Active Member Full Member

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    What im saying is though that the one organisation is given the authority to run boxing as a whole not the government or some state commission.
     
  7. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    If only one private organization is allowed to give out licenses and sanction fights, that is what is called a monopoly in the U.S. This is strictly against U.S anti-trust laws. I doubt anyone would be able to get an anti-trust exemption on this one.
     
  8. pryorgatti

    pryorgatti Active Member Full Member

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    One champion per division
     
  9. Boxfan1

    Boxfan1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fights must take place 2 weeks after signing.
     
  10. rusticraver

    rusticraver Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Mandatory unification bouts
     
  11. Bigcat

    Bigcat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    a very stringent evaluation on the consistancy of Judge and referee performances.. When a judge has a poor or off day it often can ruin a mans whole career or chance of a better life.. We need very fair clean judging in boxing.. In other words and many cases impartial and unbiased judging..
     
  12. Smazz20

    Smazz20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Too many things wrong with boxing to just pick one of them to change. One that sticks in my mind, is that a reviewing panel should be able to overturn a bad decision (ala Sweet Pea v Chavez) and be able to fine/suspend refs/fighters/judges when something blatantly corrupt happens, ala Ottke v Reid.

    Fighters careers can be changed dramatically by one bad decision.
     
  13. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    Nobody gets into the top ten without beating a top ten contender.
     
  14. MGUNZ48

    MGUNZ48 MGunz Full Member

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    #1 A pension plan for retired pro fighters w/medical insurance.
    #2 One governing body, with one set of rules.
    #3 15 rd title fights.
    #4 No in between wgt classes.
    #5 Same day weigh ins.

    I know thats 5 but I think they are all important.
     
  15. welshwonder

    welshwonder G.O.A.T Full Member

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    maybe a set retirement age for fighters between 35-40, same day weigh in is a must, 15 rounders, outlaw hugging, when a fighter just tries to go through the round punching once or twice to gain back energy, maybe to make it more interesting the fighter should have a point deducted by the judges at the end of the round.