Acknowledgment of sanctioning bodies: The decision of the WBC to strip Timothy Bradley of his junior welterweight belt and sanction the Erik Morales-Jorge Barrios as a title fight was resoundingly criticized, which was appropriate. Change will never take place unless we continue to expose the disgusting underbelly of boxing. Here?s the thing, though: We all continue to play along. The corrupt sanctioning bodies rig the rankings to maximize their profits, the promoters push them to do so for the same reason, the boxing commissions give tacit approval by working with the sanctioning bodies, the fighters willingly pay sanctioning fees to become ?champions? and improve their marketability, members of the media give the bogus titles validity by making reference to them and fans accept titleholders as champions. We all know exactly what?s going on ? it?s all a load of garbage — but we continue to take part in it. We?re all guilty of perpetuating this farce.
