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Posted on 03/24/2026 2:15:03 PM PDT by WhiteHatBobby0701
The Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act officially passed a vote in the United States on Tuesday. The act, which fundamentally changes the structure of the sport of professional boxing, passed through the House of Representatives with a voice vote and will now head to the Senate.
The Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act adds provisions to the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996. That 1996 legislation was later enhanced by the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act, colloquially known as the "Ali Act." When enacted in 2000, the Ali Act provided several safeguards for fighters, including protection from coercive tactics of promoters while disallowing managers from serving as promoters in hopes of eliminating conflicts of interest.
One of the "revival" bill's foundational concepts is the creation of Unified Boxing Organizations (UBOs), which would serve as an alternative to sanctioning bodies that currently control boxing championships (WBA, WBO, WBC, IBF, etc.). This would allow UBOs to set their own rankings and crown their own champions.
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Oscar de la Hoya and Evander Holyfield both believe it would allow the Emanuel family to take over boxing the way they have mixed martial arts. This also led to USA Boxing, the national governing body of the sport in Olympic competition, to oppose the bill.
Mr. Holyfield notes boxers earn 80% of a boxer's announced payout, compared to 20% of a fighter's announced payout in the UFC. According to the former heavyweight champion, financial disclosure changes would push the leverage from the boxer to the promoter.
The bill, according to many combat sport experts, is designed to help Ari Emanuel. Bob Arum notes that specifically.
Good to see the focus is on pressing issues.
“Good to see the focus is on pressing issues.”
Exactly what I was thinking.
We are running into the icebergs of war, unlimited immigration and bankruptcy but our Representatives are rearranging these deck chairs.
Next topics high on the list include:
Bocce Ball
Ultimate Frisbee
Fly Fishing Championships
National Spelling Bees
You missed cornhole shooting competitions.
I thought I wouldn’t ever have to hear the name of that deceased boxer formerly called Cassius Clay again, but it seems I just can not get away from the media and government’s love affair with a man I considered to be not only an apostate but cruel as well.
Yep ban them all! j/k
Well, to be fair, the House has done its job with the Save America Act and with the DHS funding bill. Its the Senate that is the problem.
Sport regulation is one of the feral government's constitutionally enumerated powers.
Honest!
Same thought. As if they have nothing better to be doing...
Pickleball...you forgot pickleball!
THIS IS THE BS THEY GOT TIME FOR?
Pickleball is most certainly problematic, and the trend must be confronted sooner than later.
The ominous Trojan Horse of the new American Sports.
There is a federal boxing registry (from the 1996 Ali act) that in effect creates a boxing registry for all 50 states.
In effect, a proposal is one federal boxing licence instead of 50. A boxer’s ID is based on your state of domecile. Boxers, trainers, seconds, et al, are no longer required to have a separate licence for each state, they have one licence good for all 50.
In some ways, this would be a good idea for industry where a contractor needs 50 licences for 50 states.
On a recent Golden Boy Promotions contest, the following was listed for example:
Mario Thomas Barrios (San Antonio, TX, TX665878) vs Ryan Garcia (Victorville, CA, CA765995)
Bektemir Melikuziev of Uzbekistan competes with a California boxing licence (CA851162) competed in the same card against Sena Agbeko of Ghana, who competes with a Tennessee licence (TN574340). Brandon Colantonio of British Columbia competes with an Oregon licence (OR876473) because it was the first state in the US he competed.
These were in Nevada, but a Nevada licence is not required. However, boxers must comply with Nevada rules on age (a boxer may not turn 39 during the calendar year, must be 18, must have competed at least once in the past 36 consecutive months, and no more than 424 rounds of “unarmed combat”) must receive special permission to compete.
Ali was a nasty guy in his America hatreds, anti-Christian hatred, and racism, but in that era he was portrayed as likable and wonderful, wise and profound, and example to be followed.
Congress has two Constitutional tasks/duties: protect the Republic and make a budget.
Neither of these obligations have been completed for over 60 years.
Now our elected ‘representatives’ are entangled passing laws to protect a boxer from 50 years ago.
Over 500 underwear stains are the elected representatives of this country. They do not represent the citizens anymore. They’re sold to the highest bidder.
That’s not a representative republic. It’s an auction.
So Ari wants to control rasslin’, cage fights and now boxing. Nice monopoly.
As of early 2025, Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index officially valued Ari Emanuel’s net worth at at least $1 billion, marking his entry into billionaire status. Other estimates place it significantly higher — Quiver Quantitative pegged it at $14.4 billion as of September 2025, though that figure may include unvested or restricted equity. A more conservative and widely cited figure is around $1.9 billion based on his publicly reported stock holdings.
Where Ari’s Wealth Comes From
His fortune is tied almost entirely to his ownership stakes in two companies:
Endeavor Group Holdings (EDR) — He owns roughly 37.6 million shares worth over $1.1–1.2 billion, serving as CEO and ~10% owner
TKO Group Holdings (TKO) — He holds ~4.47 million shares worth approximately $785 million; TKO generated $4.735 billion in revenue in 2025, a 47% year-over-year jump in profitability
Live Nation — A smaller stake (~2,380 shares) worth around $358K
Executive Pay
On top of equity, his annual compensation is staggering. In 2023 alone, he took home $83.9 million — including a $34.65 million bonus and $43.5 million in stock awards. Back in 2021, he earned $308 million in total compensation, making him the third-highest-paid executive of any U.S. public company that year.
He’s also been a noted tech investor, including as one of the backers of Elon Musk’s $97.4 billion bid to acquire the nonprofit controlling OpenAI.
Yope, there are soo many things they should vote on, and they vote on boxing?!
Shame!
The Greatest....lol
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