The Reasons why Congress Passed the Ali Act (1999)

[snackgod]

1. Professional boxing is not governed by any league, association, or any form of an established organization like majority of other professional sports.
2. The state officials are not ensuring the protection of the boxers and are not aware or informed of contracts boxers have agreed to.
3. Promoters are taking advantage of the sport by conducting dishonest business affairs. Promoters are not being punished due to some states being less strict about the legal terms that are stated in contracts.
4. There is no rating system provided to rank professional boxers thus ratings are subjected to manipulation by those in charge.
5. There has been a major interference in the sport because of open competition by restrictive and anti-competitive bodies.
6. There are no restrictions placed on contracts that boxers agree to with promoters and managers. It is necessary to enforce a national contract reform which will guarantee the safety of professional boxers and the public from unlawful contracts and to enhance the integrity of the sport
7. 
   it sounds Kind of similar to what is going on today. In MMA.
8. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_Boxing_Reform_Act

if the ali act so great. how did andre ward lose 2 years in his prime fighting with his promoter over a contract and getting a fight signed.

 

[kflo]

So you want me to take the word of a promotional fight poster that Tyson was an "uncrowned Olympic champion"? lol

Bottom line, Tyson made it to his first million dollar payday quicker than McGregor, even if we include his pedestrian amateur career.

he lost to the gold medal in the olympic trials final. he was a 2 time junior olympic champion at 15 and 16 years old. he headlined his professional debut. again, your idiotic take on him is just that.......

 

[avenue94]

he lost to the gold medal in the olympic trials final. he was a 2 time junior olympic champion at 15 and 16 years old. he headlined his professional debut. again, your idiotic take on him is just that.......

Again, Tyson had an entirely unremarkable amateur career based on results. No one is saying he was talentless, but he clearly didn't do much as an amateur.

And you mean the gold medal winner in the 84 Olympics that the USSR and Cuba boycotted? In other words 2 of the best producers of amateur boxing talent?

 

[HockeyBjj]

Not to mention EVERY SINGLE FIGHTER signed their contract to fight for X dollars. Only 12 year old soy boys think that the UFC is evil.

So you're cool when the only option for a contact paying a living wage, comes with non-compete clauses as well as automatic extensions if you actually do good? Plus you can be cut at any time?

If UFC was never allowed to cut fighters, a fighter singed for 5 fights at 25K+25K a piece and was guaranteed those 5 fights in a set timeline, and guaranteed that after those 5 fights he could sign a wholly new contract, I'd agree with you.

But that's not how UFC contracts are laid out. And so something needs to be done.