After a quick word with a
friend of mine about Nathan Cleverly not being sanctioned to fight Robin
Krasniqi, we were left discussing the politics and corruption that always seem
to get in the way of the sport we love. It was an issue also addressed in this
month’s Ring Magazine titled ‘We’re forgetting why we became fans’.
And it’s a great point that
seem’s to always over shadow the sport, the bigger the fight the bigger the
controversy. But as stated by David Greisman, Author of Ring Magazines article,
we should never look past the action that takes place in the ring, because
ultimately that is what sucked us in to the world of the ‘Sweet Science’.
It can be a real frustration
when one of the major Boxing boards steps in the way of what could be a great
fight in the making. But we have to then move on and look forward to other
fights that could offer great viewing. Boxers have also wised up to this and
are now dropping belts so they can take the bigger fights and eventually give the
fans what they want. Nowadays it comes down to weather or not the boxers
actually want to fight or not, if they do, then there will always be a way that
the match can be made. The only real thing that gets in the way of big fights
happening are the 2 men competing, if there are fingers pointed at the Boxing
Boards then surely we need to be pointing them at the Fighters and their Camps
as well. Only recently we hear that David Haye has agreed terms with Vitali
Klitschko’s camp, but it would seem that communication breaks down when
actually trying to make the fight happen. Who is to blame for Floyd Mayweather
and Manny Pacqiuao not going head to head, certainly not any of the major
Boxing organisations.
I also understand that the
corruption has been a part of Boxing from day one, and it show’s no sign of
going away. For me it has become such an underline issue through my time of
watching Boxing that I have almost grown used to it, and expect to see it now
and again.
The question is, does corruption get in the
way of the sport, and I would probably say no. I know that when an IBF official
is interfering at a Welterweight championship match it can cause a stir, but
the match continued and a rematch was ordered, much to the anger of Lamont
Peterson. I also know that when Bernard Hopkins roles around on the floor like
he had been shot in his Light Heavyweight match against Chad Dawson and then
gets the win, it doesn’t look good for the sport, but guess what a rematch has
been confirmed. The point I want to get across is that even though obstacles
are sometimes thrown in the way of Boxing, the sport never fails to deliver the
blood, sweat and tears we have all grown up to love. I would happily sit back
and let the politics and corruption continue if it means I get to watch Ali v
Frazier, Hagler v Hearns, Mayweather v De La Hoya, Tyson v Holyfield and all
the other fights that have never made me forget why I love this sport.
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