Tag Archives: boxing

White Paper: Regulatory, Legal, and Institutional Risks for Sanctioning Bodies in Approving High-Disparity Matchups (Case Study: Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua)

Posted on November 19, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Sanctioning bodies face substantial reputational, financial, legal, and political risks when approving fights that pair an elite world-class heavyweight such as Anthony Joshua with a celebrity-driven, unevenly credentialed fighter such as Jake Paul. While such contests can generate … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Short- and Long-Term Harms of Dehydration Clauses in Professional Boxing

Posted on November 17, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Dehydration clauses—sometimes labeled rehydration limits, rehydration caps, or next-day weight restrictions—have become increasingly common in professional boxing contracts. Under these clauses, fighters must weigh in at the official weigh-in (often 24–36 hours before the fight) and again on … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Belt Economy: How Sanctioning Bodies Distort Competition and Enable Corruption in Contemporary Professional Boxing

Posted on September 27, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Professional boxing’s competitive integrity is mediated—often distorted—by private “sanctioning organizations” (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) that certify titles, levy fees, and police rankings. Their economic incentives (fee extraction tied to title activity and marquee names) and structural opacity (control … Continue reading →

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One Less Day From Dying Young

Posted on October 13, 2021 by nathanalbright

For some people aging is a gradual process that comes on slowly where declining strength and energy are matched for a long period of time by growing savvy and wisdom. For other people the process is more akin to being … Continue reading →

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And The Hits Keep Coming

Posted on September 20, 2017 by nathanalbright

There is a saying that lightning never strikes the same place once, but that saying is even a bad one by the standard of bad urban legends.  Early in his political career, Abraham Lincoln made political hay of the fact … Continue reading →

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Father Figures In Rocky V

Posted on September 8, 2015 by nathanalbright

Last night I had the chance to watch Rocky V for the first time in a long time. The movie, which seems to have been designed to send off the Rocky series (which since has either two or three future … Continue reading →

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Going Down Swinging Like Zab Judah

Posted on December 14, 2014 by nathanalbright

A few years ago, there was a famous boxer named Zab Judah who was a regular contender for various boxing belts but was not considered to be quite on the same level as the best boxers in his division like … Continue reading →

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Running Scared

Posted on June 30, 2013 by nathanalbright

As is occasionally the case, this morning I found an odd connection between a humorous picture posted online by an acquaintance and a story about one of the sports I happen to follow somewhat closely (boxing). In both cases the … Continue reading →

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Games People Play

Posted on August 3, 2012 by nathanalbright

This year’s Olympic Games have been full of actions that have been contrary to the spirit of maximum effort and a desire to win, as well as full of corruption on the side of judges. These scandals and controversies are … Continue reading →

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Tastes Like Chicken

Posted on March 4, 2012 by nathanalbright

I may not look or sound like a “typical” fan of fighting sports, but I love a good boxing or MMA match, and I have long been a fan of a good fight. I suppose I have a bit of … Continue reading →

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