Another example of WBC incompetence/corruption

[TIC]

So a fighter has no excuses and has to take full responsibility for what he puts in his body.

That is right but I worry innocent mistakes can be made and careers tarnished which means their case needs to be heard on its individual facts and merits.

So automatic bans for life should not be the only punishment.

i think cases will still be heard & punishments handed out depending on the findings & test results

[TIC]

conor benn moved up from five to three in the wbc's welterweight rankings. his last fight at welter was nearly two years ago

[Master]

conor benn moved up from five to three in the wbc's welterweight rankings. his last fight at welter was nearly two years ago

The result of the appeal from the Board should be happening in a few weeks. That will dictate the future fights and career of Conor.

[Master]

WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said that this was because Crawford had not paid WBC sanctioning fees for his last two fights, against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez this past September and Israil Madrimov in August 2024.

"Champion Crawford allegedly earned $50 million [for] that fight [vs. Alvarez]," Sulaiman explained. "Appreciating the magnitude of that event and the magnitude of those monies, the WBC modifies rules to limit the boxer's bout fees to 0.6% [$300,000] instead of the 3% [$1.5 million], which the rules required."

"The WBC put champion Crawford on notice of his failure to comply with express mandates of the WBC rules and regulations," Sulaiman continued. "Specifically, non-payment of the boxer's bout fees for his last two fights against Israil Madrimov and against Saul Alvarez.

"The WBC sent multiple communications to champion Crawford, his manager, and his legal counsel. Very unfortunately, the WBC did not even receive an acknowledgement of receipt, nor any response to any of those communications.

"The WBC had no choice but to act, considering champion Crawford had received ample notification and multiple opportunities to address and resolve the situation. ... The WBC board has voted to declare vacant the WBC super middleweight title effective immediately."

https://uk.yahoo.com/sports/news/ter...100558377.html

[Master]

Who the f*** you think I am?" Crawford said in a video posted to social media, filming himself in his car. “Boy, you better slap your f***ing self, I ain’t paying your ass s***. The f*** you talking about, pay you $300,000? What makes you so motherf*****g better than any of the other sanctioning bodies? Answer that question. Everybody accepted what I was giving them. The WBC, you think that you’re better than everybody. You got the f***ing green belt, which don’t mean f***ing s***.

“You want me to pay you more than the other sanctioning bodies,” Crawford alleged, “because you feel like you’re better than them.”

Crawford saying: “You can take the f***ing belt, it’s a trophy anyway. [Why] the f*** am I paying you every time I step foot in the ring? I’m the motherf****r that’s putting my ass on the line, not you.”

The WBC did take the belt, whose iconic green-and-gold design means little to Crawford. He suggested The Ring title, “which is free”, is the “real” belt, although the significance of the famous boxing magazine’s strap is often debated.

Crawford saying: “You can take the f***ing belt, it’s a trophy anyway. [Why] the f*** am I paying you every time I step foot in the ring? I’m the motherf****r that’s putting my ass on the line, not you.”

The WBC did take the belt, whose iconic green-and-gold design means little to Crawford. He suggested The Ring title, “which is free”, is the “real” belt, although the significance of the famous boxing magazine’s strap is often debated.

Other key stories to emerge from the WBC convention have been: the body granting Oleksandr Usyk a voluntary title defence (which the heavyweight king may use to fight an undeserving Deontay Wilder; a reported fight between the great Katie Taylor and UFC icon Ronda Rousey; and Conor Benn being named the WBC’s No 1 contender at welterweight, despite his thin CV.

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/terence-cr...121937820.html

[TIC]

do you think they were shaking down canelo? or just taking what he gave them for fear of getting nothing?

[Master]

Canelo was a cash cow so think WBC take anything they get from him as it probably worth more over the years they looked after him.

[TIC]

"The WBC put champion Crawford on notice of his failure to comply with express mandates of the WBC rules and regulations," Sulaiman continued. "Specifically, non-payment of the boxer's bout fees for his last two fights against Israil Madrimov and against Saul Alvarez.

funny thing there is the wbc had nothing to do with the israil madrimov fight