Re: BoxRec not listing Chisora v Haye
Posted: 21 May 2012, 13:21
Well fair point as i've got some of the wording/laws wrong but i was both shooting from the hip and out of my ass although i still stand by my sentiment.Wake up call wrote:This is where you are wrong. EU regulated? The EBF etc are governed by exactly the same EU laws as the EBU, Lux Box etc. None are EU regulated, there is no such thing, otherwise the so-called 'unlicensed' wouldn't be 'unlicensed' they would be illegal. Under EU laws, the unlicensed bodies are on the same ground as the so called licensed bodies. This fight is being licensed by a self appointed affliated to another self appointed body and being fought against by another self appointed body.exittored wrote:I read your previous post in the other thread and you made some good points but it was inherently wrong as Haye vs Chisora has a legitimate licence from a EU regulated sporting body wheras 'unlicensed' shows don't or would not be sanctioned by the Luxembourg Boxing Federation.Wake up call wrote:Boxrec's position, as far as I understand it, is to consider all non-BBBofC shows in Britain as 'unlicensed'. The term unlicensed is a complete misnomer, but the point is that they have taken that stance and are sticking by it with this fight.
I said in an earlier forum post that if Boxrec put this fight up, they'll have all the other bodies staging shows in Britain on their back for not putting their fights up. It's a can of worms/nightmare. Boxrec should be applauded for sticking to their original stance.
Lets be honest the BBBofC are a two bob organisation who without the said promoter they're now turning against would have gone bankrupt many many times, hell even the creator of this site used to work/liaise with said promoter.
The BBBofC are to blame in the first place for withdrawing Chisoras license indefinately....i'm pretty sure under EU rules they were actually breaking some type of law by withholding a humans right to work in their chosen field, they should have just slapped a 3 or 6 month ban on him and let every one move on.
BBBofC have just got their knickers in a twist because they're getting no sanctioning fees or backhanders for the fight, didn't stop them when they were more then happy to let Mike Tyson fight in this country.
Think you need to go an learn about statutory organisations, the European Union and how boxing is set up before you say anything is wrong.
Regarding the Tyson thing they could have made a stand on moral and ethical grounds and say they didn't want anything to do with the fight, after all if a british boxer bit and ate part of another boxers ear they'd ban him for life so why any different for an overseas fighter.
Anyway if boxrec are no longer listing any British fights not under the sanctioning of BBBofC or the equivalent 100 years ago then they better start deleting 1000s of fights they currently have listed for past fighters.
