I am distressed to see David Morrell (just like David Benavidez) forced out of the Super-Middleweight division because Canelo Alvarez feels he is entitled to do whatever he wants and no one will strip him of any belts. Canelo has earned the right to call some shots but this is too much. We need a boxing commissioner like the NFL, MLB and the NBA and WNBA have a single individual who can make decisions and force certain actions for the good of the sport. I nominate Larry Hazzard Sr. - a class act for many decades and the man with the gravitas and people skills to pull all this together. Main advisors: how about Turki Alalsheikh, Teddy Atlas and Laila Ali? Put those three in leadership roles under Hazzard and give them two years - the sport would reach even greater heights with some coordination and strong leadership. First pieces of business: 1) find a mentor and help for Ryan Garcia; 2) develop a protocol for how to announce PED violations so the sport doesn't look like a bunch of amateurs; 2b) get rid of Victor Conti, ban him from the sport; 3) stop sanctioning orgs from handing out titles which cheapens real champions' belts (i.e. Rolly Romero, Daniel DuBois, Mahmoud Charr); 4) institute standards for judges and get rid of those who are either corrupt, unqualified or blind; 5) mediate the silly beefs between Mayweather, Tank and Leonard Ellerbee; fine Bill Haney for his comments bringing detriment to the sport ........ this is not rocket science, and any administrator who knew what they were doing could clean this up in a year or two. We have the people with the smarts who are capable of doing this and right now the man who everyone is listening to is Turki Al-alsheikh, so if he favors a plan like this and has Teddy Atlas by his side we could see some action. One caution: Turki needs to stay in the background a bit because if it looks like he's trying to take over everything people will back off. Right now he's playing his cards perfectly. Great thanks to His Excellency for all he's done for boxing and if he favors a commissioner we'd be a good ways down that road.
I am distressed to see David Morrell (just like David Benavidez) forced out of the Super-Middleweight division because Canelo Alvarez feels he is entitled to do whatever he wants and no one will strip him of any belts. Canelo has earned the right to call some shots but this is too much. We need a boxing commissioner like the NFL, MLB and the NBA and WNBA have a single individual who can make decisions and force certain actions for the good of the sport. I nominate Larry Hazzard Sr. - a class act for many decades and the man with the gravitas and people skills to pull all this together. Main advisors: how about Turki Alalsheikh, Teddy Atlas and Laila Ali? Put those three in leadership roles under Hazzard and give them two years - the sport would reach even greater heights with some coordination and strong leadership. First pieces of business: 1) find a mentor and help for Ryan Garcia; 2) develop a protocol for how to announce PED violations so the sport doesn't look like a bunch of amateurs; 2b) get rid of Victor Conti, ban him from the sport; 3) stop sanctioning orgs from handing out titles which cheapens real champions' belts (i.e. Rolly Romero, Daniel DuBois, Mahmoud Charr); 4) institute standards for judges and get rid of those who are either corrupt, unqualified or blind; 5) mediate the silly beefs between Mayweather, Tank and Leonard Ellerbee; fine Bill Haney for his comments bringing detriment to the sport ........ this is not rocket science, and any administrator who knew what they were doing could clean this up in a year or two. We have the people with the smarts who are capable of doing this and right now the man who everyone is listening to is Turki Al-alsheikh, so if he favors a plan like this and has Teddy Atlas by his side we could see some action. One caution: Turki needs to stay in the background a bit because if it looks like he's trying to take over everything people will back off. Right now he's playing his cards perfectly. Great thanks to His Excellency for all he's done for boxing and if he favors a commissioner we'd be a good ways down that road.