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SUPPORT EXPANDING THE ALI ACT

Today, we’re discussing the CSAC committee meeting regarding the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act, as there’s a lot to unpack with what transpired. We also take a look at Thomas Hauser’s profile piece on Richard Schaefer, and Ilia Topuria’s comments about Bud Crawford. There’s more, so follow along with our outline as you listen:

Episode 186 Outline

* Ilia Topuria seemed to have a knee-jerk response to Bud Crawford saying he thought Cody Garbrandt was the best natural boxer in the UFC. He clapped back that he would knock Crawford out with his first punch. What do you make of that?

* Tommy Fury made headlines this week when he falsely made claims on social media that he’d finished a grueling 100km endurance triathlon in France called the “1100 French Riviera”. He received hundreds of thousands of likes and thousands of congratulatory comments but he never finished the race. The articles floating around highlighted this, as well as his older brother Tyson’s promise years ago to donate his entire, multi-million-dollar purse from his first bout with Deontay Wilder to homeless charities and then blatantly never following through on that promise. What are your thoughts on this?

* Thomas Hauser had a profile piece on Richard Schaefer for Ring Magazine where Schaefer said in order to make boxing more viable, the wage share going to boxers might have to come down, but would never come down to UFC levels. What did you make of this?

* The California State Athletic Commission had a meeting today to discuss and possibly take some sort of action regarding the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act. You listened to the meeting, what happened?

* My understanding is Andy Foster made a whole presentation. What did he say about the bill?