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Re: If you were in Robert Smiths position, what changes would you recommend/bring in for the good of UK professional box
Posted: 05 Nov 2026, 09:05
by JamesPhilips
Coco wrote: ↑Yesterday, 18:06
Yeah, boxing is a dirty business, and you have to do your best despite difficult circumstances especially when huge amounts of money is involved.
During his tenure, medicals are strong, the sport as a whole is in a good place.
Dodgy decisions are nothing new
Except when they ignored a brain tumour on Alejandra Ayala’s previous scan and the poor girl was almost killed in the ring and suffered a severe injury
Re: If you were in Robert Smiths position, what changes would you recommend/bring in for the good of UK professional box
Posted: 05 Nov 2026, 15:46
by Coco
JamesPhilips wrote: ↑Today, 09:05
Coco wrote: ↑Yesterday, 18:06
Yeah, boxing is a dirty business, and you have to do your best despite difficult circumstances especially when huge amounts of money is involved.
During his tenure, medicals are strong, the sport as a whole is in a good place.
Dodgy decisions are nothing new
Except when they ignored a brain tumour on Alejandra Ayala’s previous scan and the poor girl was almost killed in the ring and suffered a severe injury
Britain is the safest place in the world to box, especially for home fighters with a British licence
Policing foreign medicals, especially at short notice is a logistical nightmare