Sulaiman Demands Pavlik's Trunks

[Lance Uppercut]

After referee Steve Smoger gave Kelly Pavlik his instructions in the dressing room prior to Taylor-Pavlik, Mauricio Sulaiman came into the room. Mauricio is the son of WBC president Jose Sulaiman. In recent years, he has assumed an increasingly active role within the sanctioning body. He is now the WBC’s executive secretary and is in charge of the organization’s executive office in Mexico City.

In the dressing room, Mauricio approached veteran cornerman Miguel Diaz and told him, “If Kelly wins, I would like his trunks to present as a gift to my father.” Diaz relayed the request to Mike Pavlik, who responded, “No way.”

After the fight, Mauricio returned to the dressing room and renewed his request.

“Oh, man,” Kelly said. “These are my trunks. Next fight, maybe; but not this one. I just won the championship in these trunks. My blood is on them.”

More people were drawn into the conversation. One-on-ones followed. Some words were exchanged regarding the discretionary powers of WBC officials and their ability to make things easy or hard on WBC champions. Mauricio Sulaiman left Boardwalk Hall with Kelly Pavlik’s bloodstained trunks. In the wee small hours of Sunday morning, he was confronted regarding the matter and the trunks were returned.

“It was a misunderstanding,” Mauricio told this writer. “I was led to believe that Kelly wanted the trunks to be presented as a gift to my father because of his respect for my father and the WBC. When it was brought to my attention that Kelly wished to have the trunks back, I arranged quickly to return them.”

Federal law states, “No officer or employee of a sanctioning organization may receive any compensation, gift, or benefit, directly or indirectly, from a boxer [other than a sanctioning fee].” Violation of this law is a crime punishable by up to one year in prison and a fine of $20,000.

When a powerful WBC official makes a request such as the one Sulaiman made of Pavlik, there’s an inherent coercive factor at work. That’s why there’s a law against it.

Craig Hamilton (the foremost boxing memorabilia dealer in the United States) estimates that Pavlik’s trunks from his championship-winning fight could be worth as much as $25,000. The WBC received a substantial sanctioning fee for Taylor-Pavlik. That should suffice for everyone’s purposes.

This isn’t the first time that Mauricio Sulaiman has made a request of this nature. One hopes it’s the last.


Written by Thomas Hauser

[Kev]

Fuck the WBC, they sound like Mafia dons.

'I want to present your blood stained trunks as a gift to my father'

Did they send a man named Luigi in to make that request?

I've just got an image of that Mafia don out of the Simpsons in my head now!

[Trainer Monkey]

No way a boxer gives up his trunks when he's winning

[CFH]

What a fucking piece of shit. Fuck the WBC, fuck Sulaiman, and fuck his bitch-ass toady son.

[OumaFan]

Bizarre

[LEGION]

Sounds to me. Like some guy who steal girls panties so he can sniff them.

[Lords Gym]

After referee Steve Smoger gave Kelly Pavlik his instructions in the dressing room prior to Taylor-Pavlik, Mauricio Sulaiman came into the room. Mauricio is the son of WBC president Jose Sulaiman. In recent years, he has assumed an increasingly active role within the sanctioning body. He is now the WBC’s executive secretary and is in charge of the organization’s executive office in Mexico City.

In the dressing room, Mauricio approached veteran cornerman Miguel Diaz and told him, “If Kelly wins, I would like his trunks to present as a gift to my father.” Diaz relayed the request to Mike Pavlik, who responded, “No way.”

After the fight, Mauricio returned to the dressing room and renewed his request.

“Oh, man,” Kelly said. “These are my trunks. Next fight, maybe; but not this one. I just won the championship in these trunks. My blood is on them.”

More people were drawn into the conversation. One-on-ones followed. Some words were exchanged regarding the discretionary powers of WBC officials and their ability to make things easy or hard on WBC champions. Mauricio Sulaiman left Boardwalk Hall with Kelly Pavlik’s bloodstained trunks. In the wee small hours of Sunday morning, he was confronted regarding the matter and the trunks were returned.

“It was a misunderstanding,” Mauricio told this writer. “I was led to believe that Kelly wanted the trunks to be presented as a gift to my father because of his respect for my father and the WBC. When it was brought to my attention that Kelly wished to have the trunks back, I arranged quickly to return them.”

Federal law states, “No officer or employee of a sanctioning organization may receive any compensation, gift, or benefit, directly or indirectly, from a boxer [other than a sanctioning fee].” Violation of this law is a crime punishable by up to one year in prison and a fine of $20,000.

When a powerful WBC official makes a request such as the one Sulaiman made of Pavlik, there’s an inherent coercive factor at work. That’s why there’s a law against it.

Craig Hamilton (the foremost boxing memorabilia dealer in the United States) estimates that Pavlik’s trunks from his championship-winning fight could be worth as much as $25,000. The WBC received a substantial sanctioning fee for Taylor-Pavlik. That should suffice for everyone’s purposes.

This isn’t the first time that Mauricio Sulaiman has made a request of this nature. One hopes it’s the last.


Written by Thomas Hauser

cc #167,, enjoyed the read... love this Thmoas Hauser.. fantastic write up's. ! Thanks for sharing .

[Trainer Monkey]

Honestly though,Feur was annoyed I made her get a pair of Ali styled trunks because alot of commisions want contrasting trunks,just in case
A boxer lives in their damned trunks

[BoomBoom]

His father aint the godfather. It does sounds like the way the mob runs things. If he doesnt give him the trunks on his own accord, ok, but the next time he spars he might feel some thumbtacks in his glove or something. Strange.

[No Contest]

He's gonna get some f'ed up mandatories, watch.

[SigmaMu]

He's gonna get some f'ed up mandatories, watch.

I read this article this morning and was DISGUSTED with the news.

Any phuked up mandatory they put in front of Kelly will get destroyed.

MAURICIO SULAIMAN, JOSE SULAIMAN and JHONY BOY ZARATE

His father aint the godfather. It does sounds like the way the mob runs things. If he doesnt give him the trunks on his own accord, ok, but the next time he spars he might feel some thumbtacks in his glove or something. Strange.

José Sulaimán (born May 30, 1931 in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas) is a Mexican boxing official of Lebanese-descent. He is the president/godfather of the World Boxing Council.


MAURICIO has a pig head.

[BoxingGorilla]

F*** the WBC, they sound like Mafia dons.

'I want to present your blood stained trunks as a gift to my father'

Did they send a man named Luigi in to make that request?

LOL

[CutMeMick]

Suprised anyone....

But let's be real here which sanctioning body do you really trust?
IBF, WBO, WBA or WBC?

They've all fucked a boxer over at one point.

[Cortez The Killer]

Pavlik should not have denied his "request". I wonder if he woke up next to a severed horse head the next morning ?

I would asked him to give me a minute, grab another pair of trunks and taken a piss on them and told him to give his father my regards

[Swice]

Sanctioning bodies are the cancer of boxing. Boxers should wise up and throw their belts into the garbage and refuse to pay any money to any of them.