DePaul Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law Volume 10 Issue 2 Spring 2000: American Association of Law Schools Intellectual Property Section Article 10 Meeting Time to Give Boxers a Fighting Chance: The Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act Melissa Bell Follow this and additional works at: https://via.library.depaul.edu/jatip Recommended Citation Melissa Bell, Time to Give Boxers a Fighting Chance: The Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act, 10 DePaul J. Art, Tech. & Intell. Prop. L. 473 (2000) Available at: https://via.library.depaul.edu/jatip/vol10/iss2/10 This Legislative Updates is brought to you for free and open access by the College of Law at Via Sapientiae. It has been accepted for inclusion in DePaul Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law by an authorized editor of Via Sapientiae. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Bell: Time to Give Boxers a Fighting Chance: The Muhammad Ali Boxing Re LEGISLATIVE UPDATES TIME TO GIVE BOXERS A FIGHTING CHANCE: THE MUHAMMAD Al BOXING REFORM ACT INTRODUCTION Once a recognized and widely respected sport, in the past decade Boxing has become, a "degenerated and callous" industry.1 In the past Boxers were adorned and decorated for their achievements, yet today athletic prowess is superseded by corrupt business practices rampant in the industry. 2 In an effort to curb the corruption and restore integrity back into the sport, The Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act3 awaits review in the Senate.4 The Act is named for legendary boxer Muhammad Ali5 in order to affirm the notions of integrity and sportsmanship that were once 1 Full Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Hearing on Reform of ProfessionalBoxing Industry, April 22, 1999 (Statement of Senator John McCain Chairman, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation).