NATHANIELSZ MISSED THE WHOLE POINT
By Ed de la Vega, DDS
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 30 Dec 2011
After reading the latest article of my dear friend Ronnie Nathanielsz published on this website, I felt deeply disappointed.
It appears that Nathanielsz was more concerned about Jose Sulaiman than the welfare of women battered by pea-brained men.
His article centered more of Sulaiman rather than the sufferings brought about by abuse of women not only to the victims but to whole families as well.
I have a hard time understanding that!
I appreciate what Sulaiman has done for boxing although I believe that sometimes his decisions are tainted by bias.
Therefore with due respect to Nathanielsz and contrary to his request that we not extend the discussion on the ?Sulaiman issue,? I have to write this article, as Nathanielsz stated, so as to ?endeavor to weigh the realities and put them in proper perspective.? Then I can rest my case.
I felt deeply disappointed because Nathanielsz missed the whole point as to why I wrote the two articles about the issue. And, I feel equally bad that I have to write this one to clear things up.
I do not believe that there was a need as Nathanielsz stated, to put Sulaiman?s statements ?in proper perspective? because they rung as clear as a bell.
Translation has nothing to do with it and so does the ?Hispanic mindset? he mentioned, although those are superb smoke screens.
I believe that Sulaiman had reasons to say what he said and when people like me reacted he had to do damage control swiftly.
Unfortunately, that included sending ?emotional e-mails? that led Nathanielsz to react and write his article.
If the statements quoted by Nathanielsz were not as clear as I said they were, then I am sure a gifted and intelligent writer like him would have thought twice before he quoted them verbatim in his initial article (http://philboxing.com/news/story-64561.html).
My main beef was the fact that I believe the crime Mayweather admitted is being lessened by Sulaiman in an effort to protect him and the potential revenue he may bring to the WBC.
That in itself is an insult to women particularly those that have suffered from the hands of heartless and coward men who beats these helpless women.
As Nathanielsz has stated, perhaps Sulaiman was comparing the severity of the crime to such heinous crimes as murder, so to him it is not really a ?major sin or crime.?
What?
Domestic violence and abuse of women is a huge crime. It may not be murder, but many times it has led to it.
And since Sulaiman stated that "hitting a woman is not a major crime," I had to react to remind the old man that abusing women is indeed unacceptable and the guilty party regardless of status in the society must be punished according to the full extend of the law.
I could not care less what Sulaiman does with regards to Mayweather?s titles. The least I expect of him is to follow the rules he himself is trumpeting to show that his WBC is credible.
I only hope that he will apply the rules equally and more importantly, swiftly.
But I would not be surprised if Sulaiman and the WBC will sit on their butts and allow the issue to chill while Mayweather is in jail.
In so doing, as I have previously mentioned they do not have to strip a convicted man like Mayweather of his belt.
Therefore, when he fights after his stint in jail, he is still the belt holder. Ergo, sanction fees for WBC- be they the full 3% or less.
If WBC does not strip Mayweather of his belts as soon as he enters jail, then they will be in violation of their own rules.
What amazes me though is my friend Nathanielsz is suggesting that WBC rules should be amended.
Amended?
To protect Mayweather from losing his belt after committing a crime and being jailed?
Come on Ronnie. I am sure you did not mean that!
If I remember correctly, the rules call for rescinding the title in case the title holder is convicted of a crime and is jailed.
Do you what to amend this rule just to allow Mayweather to remain as the title holder?
I believe WBC should meet right away before Mayweather?s jail term expires even if they have to call an emergency meeting and discuss the issue.
Then they must make a decision.
It will be nice if they follow existing rules and strip Mayweather of his title.
Not because that is what I would like to see, but that is the only right thing to do per existing rules.
Along the way, I hope WBC will make an official statement condemning domestic violence.
Happy New Year ? I rest my case.
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