World Boxing Council President Jose Sulaiman is upset that big name fighters such as Saturday night's Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley are only using the sanctioning bodies to position themselves for big fights and neither actually fighting for the titles nor paying the 3% fee charged for the belt and title.
Now, I'm not looking for one person to feel sorry for the WBC, although personally I believe it has a lot of good qualities.The WBC world ratings are still the best we have and the organization has been pro-active in boxer safety through the years.
It's difficult for a fighter to carry more than one belt because you're then talking of at least 3% and maybe 6% in fees off the top he must pay to these groups and the dates of all their mandatory title defense dates makes it almost impossible to represent more than one belt at a time.
What is the value of sanctioning bodies today? Most are useless drains on boxing society. But the big boys serve a purpose. They are probably worth somewhere around half of what they think they are worth.
However, as everybody in every walk of life is cutting back their spending, the sanctioning bodies must do the same and consider themselves a boutique in the boxing world and nothing more or less.
Sulaiman says he was humiliated that neither Mayweather nor Mosley fought for the World Boxing Association belt that Mosley held.
That sounds a little strong, a little over dramatic, but Sulaiman has a worldwide audience that listens to him.
Where this is will lead I don't know but it is worth bringing it up.
Source: examiner.com
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