SUPPORT EXPANDING THE ALI ACT

Today, we’re taking an in-depth look at three versions of the Ali Act: the Muhammad Ali Professional Boxing Act, the Muhammad Ali Expansion Act, and the most recent bill proposal that was introduced to Congress this year, the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act. We discuss why they were formed, what their intended purpose was, what protections they offered, who they benefit, and more. It’s our most detailed, easy to understand explainer, built for those that want a crash course in boxing legislature. An excellent companion for this episode is John’s written post that can be found HERE. We’ve also included links to all three Ali Act bills we covered, so that you may peruse them yourself. Make sure to follow along with our outline as you listen:

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Episode 208 Outline

* Why are we going over the Ali Act?

* Can you give us some background as for why people back then felt the need to pass special federal legislation for boxing?

* What was the intent of the Ali Act?

* Can you give us a quick summary of what the Ali Act amendment did?

* Let’s go into more detail on some of the sections of the bill. What were the new contract requirements?

* Explain the section about protection from coercive contracts.

* What did the Ali Act require of sanctioning organizations?

* What does the required disclosure for promoters do?

* What are conflicts of interest and what does this section do?

* How are the bill’s provisions meant to be enforced?

* What was the impact of the bill?

* What was the Muhammad Ali Expansion Act?

* What changes did the Expansion Act seek to make to the Ali Act?

* What was the intent of these changes?

* Give us a quick summary of what the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act is?

* What are the additions it makes to Boxing industry Standards?

* What about the additions to the Professional Boxing Safety Act’s section of Referees and judges?

* Do you think these additions and changes are good?

* What is a UBO?

* What are all the requirements in order to be a UBO?

* Is a UBO really just an alternative to the traditional Ali Act?

* Do the other protections of the Ali Act apply to a UBO?

* Why should we be suspicious of the intent behind this bill?

* What is your worst case scenario if UBOs are allowed?

* What are you hoping the outcome is?

Here are links to all three bills/proposals we covered:

https://www.congress.gov/committee-report/106th-congress/house-report/449/1

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/44/text

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4624/text

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