16. Irresponsible Commissions
Every U.S. state has its own sports commission to regulate professional events and ensure athlete safety. However, another result of the Jake Paul era is that they are failing people. There is no way that the California Athletic Commission should have sanctioned Nate Robinson to fight as a pro. He fought Jake Paul in 10-ounce gloves with no headgear and the commission didn’t see anything wrong with this.
However, they refused to sanction Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. to fight to an official result. Where are their priorities? Robinson never even had an amateur fight and it looked like he learned his skills from playing Street Fighter on a dusty Sega Genesis. Allowing him to fight professionally on a global card without any combat sports experience is a dereliction of duty by the commission.