Slowly but surely, at least in the U.S., the four, ahem, major sanctioning groups have begun to see their influence wane. Major promoters are beginning to bill their title bouts as being for ?The World Welterweight Championship? or ?The World Heavyweight Championship? rather than as being contested for the WBC, World Boxing Association, World Boxing Organization or International Boxing Federation.
That?s progress.
But the time has come for Sulaiman to resign, for the good of the organization he essentially built, for the good of the sport and the good of the fighters who compete for its titles.
Pick one of the great leaders in world history and think: Would you want that person in charge for 37 years? Usually, when someone is in power that long, he or she is a despot.
