"Is Boxing Worth Saving" {Past Articles on Mob Influence on the Sport}

Doing my regular research I came across these interesting articles. I'm sure many of you have came across them yourselves, if not then by all means enjoy and give your thoughts. The 1st gives Joe Louis's thoughts on how Mobsters were destroying the sport and what he thought needed to be done to eradicate much of the shady acts that were taking place in the sport that had given him so much and that he loved. The 2nd discusses the bills that the justice department were attempting to pass to form a commission responsible for licensing the promotors and fighters.

I always knew that the Mob had control to a certain extent of the sport but not at such levels. Boxing was really in a bad way and needed fixing. It sort of reminds of the state boxing is in right now with all the ABC title organizations and shady promotors stopping the important fights and keeping all the money in house. Not to mention, in some cases many bouts are decided by "outside parties" even today.

Give your thoughts and if you can add anymore information on the subject that I may have not uncovered.:good

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Thanks. Judging by the articles boxing really needed a overhaul, especially if the gov't has to get involved it must be pretty serious. Any links to the artices your referring?

 

Thanks, I agree boxing in our time definitely needs a new direction.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/6199110/Jacobs-Beach-by-Kevin-Mitchell-review.html

I want to read this book.