{"id":332654,"date":"2026-05-11T03:08:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T21:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=332654"},"modified":"2026-05-11T03:08:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T21:38:18","slug":"roy-jones-jr-says-fighters-will-have-to-kiss-their-ass-under-zuffa-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/roy-jones-jr-says-fighters-will-have-to-kiss-their-ass-under-zuffa-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Roy Jones Jr Says Fighters Will Have To \u201cKiss Their Ass\u201d Under Zuffa System"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cShould you made the Muhammad Ali Act to avoid wasting or to look out for the boxers, why would you alter it for a promoter?\u201d Jones said to Fight Hub TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou principally change it back, saying, \u2018Okay, you set these security bars on the constructing so nobody can break in. But since he lives within the neighborhood now, we all know he likes to interrupt in stores, we\u2019ll give him the important thing.\u2019 Come on, bro. Really?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Jones repeatedly pointed to the UFC model as something boxing should avoid, arguing that fighters eventually lose negotiating power once one company gains an excessive amount of control.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of the fighters that retire from UFC, even ones that come to boxing to make their real payday, they construct up a reputation in UFC but they couldn\u2019t make a payday,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, you would like me to bring that very same old [stuff] to boxing? Why would I try this?\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hall of Famer then warned that fighters could eventually change into depending on one organization controlling title opportunities and profession advancement.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey going to be principally slaves. They going to be own sheep,\u201d Jones said. \u201cYou don\u2019t get to choose what you wear no more. You don\u2019t get to choose who you aren’t any more. You might have no identity.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Jones also criticized the opportunity of one system controlling championship opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cShould you piss them off, you\u2019ll never get a title shot,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou bought to kiss their ass or you may\u2019t fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones argued that boxing\u2019s history and structure would eventually disappear if sanctioning bodies lose influence and one organization gains full control over championship recognition.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHistory goes to be erased,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere going to be no such thing as WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO champ no more.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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