Quote from: Baofeng on Today at 01:38:31 PM

Quote from: Natalim on Today at 12:38:09 PM

Can we now call boxing is corrupt. Because mandatories are suppose to be mandatories, no special treatment or excuses. Canelo is really a cash-cow, very popular in boxing and promoters are making a lot of money when he's fighting. So they like to protect him, at least give him a fight that looks big and competitive but in reality he could control the fight. His mistake was when he moved up in weight think he could beat Bivol but he failed, and I think he won't move up again or challenge Bivol in a rematch as he is enjoying on the current division he is reigning, but he has to choose his opponent wisely.

I think it's no secret that boxing is one sports when corruption is prevalent, and I think boxing fans here would agree that one of the most corrupt is WBC under the Sulaiman's. They have been in control of this organization for years and not have enforce the so called mandatory and they allow their champion to call the shots. Canelo several years ago in the WBC convention says that he wants to go to CW and challenge Ilunga Makabu and they voted unanimously.

But the fight didn't happen as he might think that it is too much weight for him although the fight is going to be on a catchweight. But then again, he lost to Bivol already and now going back to his comfortable weight class and looking to continue to dominant but I don't think that he is willing to fight Mexicans in this division, Benavidez adn Munguia.

Not only boxing, I think almost every governing body of almost every sport is corrupt. I am not saying all of them are corrupt and they cannot do anything good. But corruption is always there. It does not matter how good of a person is at the job. Where there is money and huge transactions are being made every day, corruption is going to be there. Not much can be done about it, to be honest. And those fighters who have star power are obviously going to use it for their advantage. that's what he is doing.