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14 September 2021

Boxing legends must not be compromised (by Mauricio Sulaimán)

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Boxing legends must not be compromised (by Mauricio Sulaimán) | Boxen247.com (Kristian von Sponneck)

Boxing legends must not be compromised (by Mauricio Sulaimán) | Boxen247.com (Kristian von Sponneck)

By Mauricio Sulaimán / Son of José Sulaimán / President of the WBC

The World Boxing Council invariably supports any situation that is beneficial to boxers; including new promotional companies, broadcast platforms, extraordinary tournaments, sponsoring companies, etc … Part of our work as a regulatory body for this sport, is also to promote and offer our platform to support such initiatives.

The WBC worked hard to achieve the very successful Super 6 tournament in the supermiddleweight division by Showtime, so did with the World Boxing Super series . It also works along with Fundación Telmex Telcel to carry out the highly successful Ring Telmex program, which has generated 19 champions, or the SuperFly tournament which is still generating interesting matches involving those fighters.

Boxing legends must not be compromised (by Mauricio Sulaimán) | Boxen247.com (Kristian von Sponneck)

We are currently experiencing a boxing trend with a wide variety of elements. Influencer and utubers events, participation of athletes from other sports inside the ring, mixed martial arts fighters trying boxing , and retired boxers returning to the ring.

This phenomenon is not new, it has happened in the past, but sporadically as unique and independent events; We saw Muhammad Ali “fight” against the Japanese wrestler Inoki, who never got off the mat and kicked him all the fight; we also saw José Canseco, who stepped into the ring to receive a beating. Too Tall Jones, of the Dallas Cowboys, had six professional fights winning all, and Mickey Rourke used to fight in Japan thrilling his fans , bolstered by his fame as a Hollywood gígolo.

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The current trend is not something sporadic, it has already emerged on various fronts and it seems to be something continuous; obviously all based on the money that has been generated. It all started during the pandemic. The world paused and stopped, there were no sporting events for several months and the confinement led us to a mental change, so, full of nostalgia, we started doing things at home that we missed and gave us passion and pleasure in life.

Mike Tyson returned to boxing training; In so doing, he overcame his terrible depression and shed weight, by training for a couple of months, and by uploading a video of just six seconds on his social networks. So, the world began to dream and imagine what it would be like to see “Iron Mike” back in the ring.

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Miguel, as I affectionately call him, began to organize an event with specific characteristics; It would be an exhibition with head gear, 16-ounce gloves and three rounds match inspired by the events he saw staged by Julio César Chávez and Jorge Arce; exhibitions to entertain the public, to bring happiness to society and, very importantly, for charitable purposes …

Finally, Tyson fell into the temptation of money and gave this event to a company called Triller, who took over and organized it in its entirety. They went out to look for the rival, which was finally Roy Jones; They added the very popular influencer Jake Paul, who had actually been boxing for three years and faced a basketball legend, plus some official fights between pro boxers. It was held at the Staples Center, without an audience, and was complemented by musical acts, highlighting Snoop Dog, who smoked a huge marijuana cigarette … and that’s how the whole stage smelled like…

Tyson offered a wonderful performance; They both understood that it was about entertaining and at no point tried to hurt each other. The event was an absolute success, it sold to 1.6 million homes on pay-per-view, and that was where the eyes of many were opened.

Today there are the Paul brothers, as well as influencers from various countries trying to make their events; Likewise, promoters and broadcast platforms are looking for ways to enter this new dynamic, but the most important thing to note is that retired boxers are looking to get back in the ring.

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What happened last Saturday was reality realization; thank goodness there was no serious injury. Tito Ortiz was struck down in less than a minute, with a spectacular knockout that could ended in a fatal injury, and the great legendary champion Evander Holyfield was embarrassed, in just 90 seconds, by a retired mixed martial arts rival.

I’m not interested in analyzing Holyfield performance and what happened; It is a blessing that everyone has seen the reality. You can’t play boxing. Former boxers must not return to the ring to fight. The exhibitions are acceptable, as they are with important security measures, but fighting without a head gear and competitively cannot happen.

Boxing legends must not be compromised (by Mauricio Sulaimán) | Boxen247.com (Kristian von Sponneck)

What happened last Saturday was a blessing; thank goodness there was no serious injury. Tito Ortiz was demolished in less than a minute, with a spectacular knockout that could ended in a fatal injury, and the great legendary champion Evander Holyfield was embarrassed, in just 90 seconds, by a retired mixed martial arts rival.

I’m not interested in analyzing Holyfield performance and what happened; It is a blessing that everyone has seen the reality. You can’t play boxing. Former boxers must not return to the ring to fight. The exhibitions are acceptable, as they are with important security measures, but fighting competitively cannot happen.

Many legends had left the ring with painful farewell fights, when time took away the physical virtues… Joe Louis was knocked out by Marciano, Ali by Holmes, Leonard by Camacho, El Púas by the unknown Nacho Madrid,

Chávez by Grover Wiley; all of them closed their chapter in the life of a boxer and moved on.

Today is different. Holyfield had not fought in a decade and at 58 he committed a terrible mistake, risking his life and the honor of the sport that gave him everything. Oscar de la Hoya was going to fight, after 12 years out of the ring, but a signal came from heaven when he contracted COVID-19 and had to cancel it; Riddick Bowe says he wants to fight, and so the sharks in the business are pitching offers to legendary but spent fighters to use them, give them peanuts and themselves collecting millions.

This needs order in some way, the power of money and the few scruples of a few cannot be more important than integrity and security. Holyfield can now be once again the great leader, but he must also seek the help of his teammates, colleagues, friends and family, not to go through this situation ever again!

DID YOU KNOW…?

I was in a very popular show on TV in the United States, Celebrity Family Feud.

It was WBC vs UFC. On my team were Holyfield, Bowe, Shawn Porter and Ryan Garcia. We had a great time and we won 527 to 28 points… The funny thing was that Bowe had to be put on a stool because he couldn’t stand for a long time as he now walks with great difficulty… that’s the boxing legend they’re trying to get into the ring again.

Boxing legends must not be compromised (by Mauricio Sulaimán) | Boxen247.com (Kristian von Sponneck)

Today’s anecdote

My dad was at home when he was informed that the Mexican idol Rubén Púas Olivares would star in a farewell card at the Arena México. He called him and begged him not to… “Forgive me Don Pepe, I need the money and they will pay me very well; I’m fighting a rookie, don’t worry, I’m El Púas.”

The public packed the venue to say farewell to the great idol, who entered the ring against Ignacio Madrid. Ruben Olivares fell to the canvas seven times in two rounds, until the referee mercifully stopped the fight.
The fans cried and yelled, the young Madrid was never forgiven and he never excelled in boxing.

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