By: Sean Crose
“So,” Oscar De La Hoya stated on social media Thursday, “it was reported final week that the TKO group is trying to amend the Muhammad Ali Act and the writing is on the wall.” To De La Hoya that would solely imply one factor: “Fighters beware.” TKO Group, which is spearheading UFC honcho Dana White’s foray into main boxing, is seen by De La Hoya as a risk to the Ali Act.
“As TKO prepares to enter the boxing house,” De La Hoya continued, “the very first thing they need to do is change this Act and go away fighters susceptible.” Based on the legendary fighter turned promoter, “TKO wants this to alter to allow them to implement the very same unethical enterprise practices in boxing that they used to create a monopoly with UFC.”
Honest or not, the UFC isn’t recognized for treating its fighters properly. De La Hoya went on so as to add that “the UFC just lately settled on a $375 million antitrust lawsuit over claims they used unlawful practices to suppress fighter’s wages and rival promoters.“ De La Hoya made it clear that he believes boxers can anticipate the identical form of remedy.
“They’re coming to a different sport and attempting to do the very same fucking factor,” he stated. “Look, Dana White is a douche bag, at all times flaunting his relationship with President Donald Trump and may be very clearly banking on this getting pushed by way of utilizing that connection.” The Act, which was written to maintain boxers from changing into exploited, was signed in 2000. “The Ali Act is there for a superb cause,” De La Hoya said. “The actual fact that is the primary transfer they need to make in boxing tells you every part you could know.”
Nicely there’s little doubt White has modified the fight sports activities world as the top of UFC, boxing is a special sport, one the place stars receives a commission a lot rather more than the UFC’s stars. It stands to cause {that a} businessman like White may need to change that. Whether or not he’ll have the ability to or not or whether or not he’ll even attempt to or not stays to be seen. With that in thoughts, it’s troublesome to evaluate a person for his actions earlier than there’s any proof to assist a full bodied unfavourable assertion.
For the time being White is selling September’s Terence Crawford – Canelo Alvarez tremendous struggle. It’s additionally price noting that White comes from a boxing background, and has lengthy wished to be within the boxing enterprise, which makes him De La Hoya’s competitors.
