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JOSE SULAIMAN, 36 YEARS AS WBC PRESIDENT, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! PhilBoxing.com Tue, 06 Dec 2011  On december 5 1975 Jose Sulaiman from Mexico , was elected as WBC Pesident in Tunisia, North Africa during the Annual Convention which was attended by 30 delegates representing the 23 countries affiliated in those years. This coming monday december 12 , the WBC will open its 49th Annual Convention in Las Vegas with some 1200 delegates representing the current 164 countries affiliated to our organisation . Jose Sulaiman reign as President has been a journey which has changed the sport of boxing, implementing many rules and procedures to make boxing safer for the boxers . Thirty six years as president equivalent to 432 months or 1944 weeks or 13140 days or 315 360 hours ....... Every single moment Jose Sulaiman has devoted to make our sport as best as could be. 1633 WBC World Championship fights have been sanctioned in this period of time. 371 champions have won the wbc title in this period ; the champions who held the WBC world championship on december 5 1975 were -Muhamad Ali heavyweight -John Conteh - light heavyweight -Rodrigo Valdez -middleweight -Elisha Obed -superwelterweight -Jose "mantequilla" Napoles - welterweight -Sansaek Muangsurin - superlightweight -Ishimatsu Suzuki -lightweight -Alfredo Escalera-superfeatherweight -Ruben Olivares-featherweight -Rodolfo Martinez-bantamweight -Miguel Canto-flyweight -Franco Udella-lightflyweight John H Stracey was the first boxer to win a WBC World title under Jose Sulaiman Presidency , capturing the WBC welterweight title on december 6 1975 by knocking out Jose Napoles in 6 rounds in Mexico City. The 36 greatest moments of Jose Sulaiman as President are: -Relentless fight against Apartheid for almost 20 years supporting the leadership of Nelson Mandela. -Reduction from 15 to 12 rounds in 1983. -Implementation of the official weigh in ceremony 24 - 36 hours before the fight . -Implementation of mandatory 30 and 7 day weigh in prior to the fight. -Chavez vs Haugen at Aztec Stadium , largest paid attendance in the history of boxing with over 136 thousand fans present. -Implementation of the mandatory antidoping tests after the fights , first sport to do so. -Implementation of the exemplary "Telmex" lifetime pension awarded to 27 former champions. -Initial funding to the ucla brain injury research program. -Opening of the "big egg", the Tokyo dome with Mike Tyson fighting back in 1990. -The abolition of 6 oz. Gloves in boxing. -The Muhamad Ali homage in Los Angeles in 1983. -Receiving the award from Guiness World records as the longest serving president of a world organisation. -Implementing the 4th rope in boxing rings to reduce head injuries. -Receiving his first humanis causa doctorate by the Newport University. -Establishment of the Friendly hand program to provide help to thousands of boxers,trainers,managers and boxing people in general . -Creation of the WBC Cares program to bring hope to the children of the world. -Introducing instant replay into boxing. -Introducing the partial open scoring announcing after the 4 and 8 rd the official scores . -Implementing the mandatory life insurance and medical expenses policies in all WBC fights. -The mandatory yearly medical examination by all boxers. -Promoting the first ever medical world congress in Aruba in 1986. -The thumb attached glove . -Introducing Thailand to the boxing world and creation of organised boxing in such country. -Introducing the WBC Muaythai program . -Introducing the mandatory challengers for champions once a year. -Creation of the purse bid procedure. -Creation of the ring officials guidelines and training programs. -The naming of the Jose Sulaiman avenue in Ciudad Victoria , Mexico , his hometown. -Being part of the Muhamad Ali era. -Being part of the Leonard-Hagler-Hearns-Duran era -Bringing back open television network weekly program to Mexico ( today 4 different networks show live boxing every week ). -The internet , social networks and WBC branding around the globe. -Creation of the world youth championship. -Prohibition of smelling salts. -Receiving from Pope John Paul II the blessing statement for the boxing community of the world . -My wife , 6 children and their couples ,14 grandchildren.  |
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