By: Sean Crose
“So,” Oscar De La Hoya stated on social media Thursday, “it was reported final week that the TKO group is making an attempt 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 wish to do is change this Act and depart fighters weak.” Based on the legendary fighter turned promoter, “TKO wants this to vary to allow them to implement the very same unethical enterprise practices in boxing that they used to create a monopoly with UFC.”
Truthful or not, the UFC will not be recognized for treating its fighters effectively. 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 making an attempt 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 could be very clearly banking on this getting pushed via 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 purpose,” De La Hoya acknowledged. “The very fact that is the primary transfer they wish to make in boxing tells you all the pieces you must know.”
Properly there’s little doubt White has modified the fight sports activities world as the pinnacle of UFC, boxing is a unique sport, one the place stars receives a commission a lot rather more than the UFC’s stars. It stands to purpose {that a} businessman like White may wish 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 tough to evaluate a person for his actions earlier than there’s any proof to help a full bodied unfavorable assertion.
In the intervening time 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.
