{"id":87355,"date":"2023-01-31T11:15:55","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T17:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/?p=87355"},"modified":"2023-01-31T11:15:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T17:15:55","slug":"round-12-loyalty-what-a-sacred-and-wonderful-principle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/round-12-loyalty-what-a-sacred-and-wonderful-principle\/","title":{"rendered":"Round 12: Loyalty what a sacred and wonderful principle."},"content":{"rendered":"

Round 12: \u00a0Loyalty what a sacred and wonderful principle.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

By Mauricio Sulaim\u00e1n – Son of Jos\u00e9 Sulaim\u00e1n & WBC President<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Dallas Cowboys lost\u201d is what most say today, but had the Cowboys won, they would say, \u201cWe won.\u201d<\/p>\n

Such is life, as fans suffer defeats and enjoy victories. It will be a long drought of emotions until next season, when we will put on our team jerseys again, and start the dream all over again. It’s already been 28 years without a Super Bowl, without a championship. Something like this happened with my favorite Mexican soccer team Cruz Azul, and don’t even mention it, with my Cincinnati Reds in baseball; even so, I have never changed allegiance, ever since I was a child.\u00a0My loyalty is unwavering.<\/p>\n

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Loyalty: Feeling of respect and fidelity to one’s own moral principles, to established commitments or to someone. It is a principle that, basically, consists of never turning your back on a certain person or group that is united by ties of friendship or by some social relationship.That is the fulfillment of honor and gratitude in a relationship which stands the test of time. In\u00a0a group. It is a fulfillment of what the strength of fidelity and honor require.<\/p>\n

Loyalty was always the principle that my dad so valued in life. How easy it is to be loyal, when things are going well, when success is around! And in turn, how easy it is to see how that loyalty disappears and dissolves when everything is not going well, as it once was!<\/p>\n

In our sport it is very common to get confused and experience the disappearance of those who one thought were close friends, people or \u00a0companies, but this concept must be a 2 way street, otherwise it was never real. How nice it feels to live demonstrations of loyalty and how powerful it is to be loyal! It is not easy, it has to be based on principles and a strong conviction, respect and very deep values are required.<\/p>\n

Money and vested interests are what commonly lead people to change course. That is where maturity and empathy are required to understand if it was an act of disloyalty, or a necessary change. If it was a betrayal or it was something inevitable developing, so as to grow and excel. My dad used to tell me: \u201cMy son, there is always one version, the other and the truth. It is not easy to judge and everything related to that change or break, must be calmly and sensibly analyzed.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the WBC we have experienced countless times when \u00a0a boxer makes the decision to go elsewhere, to another organization, but it is always important to pause and understand why it happened? If a fighter who has been closely associated \u00a0to your organization for a long time, suddenly finds an opportunity to grow, go ahead, let it be for his own good. The only thing one expects is a courtesy call and not to find out from the media.<\/p>\n

If a promoter takes the fighter elsewhere, it is necessary to analyze and conclude what happened in that specific situation. There is a very fine line, between a decision for the good of his future or an ephemeral opportunity, simply due to ego or \u00a0money driven bad decisions.<\/p>\n

In the history of our WBC, as we celebrate 60 years of changing the course of world boxing and during these decades, we have had countless actions of loyalty that make this a great global family.<\/p>\n

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Julio C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez was one of the most loyal in history. He was crowned in the WBC, super featherweight division; He defended that championship 10 times, and it was then that a great opportunity arose for him, to fight against the then considered number one, pound for pound in the world, Puerto Rican Edwin Chapo Rosario.\u00a0The great Mexican champion visited Don Jos\u00e9, and asked his permission to take that fight, which would be the main event at the Hilton in Las Vegas, but for the WBA lightweight championship.Without hesitation, my dad supported him and he was there at ringside to see Julio triumph with a spectacular TKO, in 11 rounds. Immediately after, he then went on to win the WBC lightweight championship, he moved up to super lightweight to fight the rest of his career within The WBC .<\/p>\n

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Humberto Chiquita Gonz\u00e1lez and \u00c9rik Terrible Morales, both patiently waited with great loyalty for up to two years as mandatory WBC challengers, until their title fights took place. They built legendary careers always proudly fighting for the Green \u00a0and Gold Belt. Sugar Ray Leonard was crowned WBC welterweight champion, and at the time, the interests of the promoters wanted to take him to the WBA, and get the big fight against Roberto Manos de Piedra Dur\u00e1n out of the way. It was not quite like that, yet both met, in Montreal, to give us one of the most important fights in history; that led to a rematch, and spawned two legendary careers, both Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

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Mike Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in history at the age of 20. Tyson always fought for the WBC, and when he got out of that unjust imprisonment, he fought for the Green and Gold against Frank Bruno. I could go on with so many demonstrations of loyalty, and a book could be written, but each and every one of those fighters, managers and promoters who have been loyal to their principles and values, found in the WBC, a serious and loyal family full of love and affection forever.<\/p>\n

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Floyd Mayweather had the perfect career as a boxer always proudly representing The WBC. Floyd conquered WBC world championships in 5 different weight categories and in some divisions he did it multiple times, his throphy case on belts is all green and gold.<\/p>\n

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Tyson Fury is so proud of his WBC championship, he is always making sure the world knows he is WBC Green and gold, always wearing The WBC logo in his attire, regardless if it is a cap or a gala suit.<\/p>\n

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It is also with the judges and referees, commissioners and members of the boxing community in each of the 170 countries that are our World Boxing Council. The WBC is a great big Family !<\/p>\n

DID YOU KNOW…?
\nLennox Lewis emerged as a powerful prospect in the heavyweight division in the early 1990s. The champion was Evander Holyfield, signed by HBO. This network \u00a0put Lennox down and ignored him, trying to push him aside. They supported Holyfield’s fight against Riddick Bowe, in which the latter was proclaimed champion, and instead of making the fight with Lewis, he was forced by Rock Newman, his then manager, to throw the WBC belt into a trash can. The WBC \u00a0stuck with Lennox, who eventually became the most outstanding champion for over a decade.<\/p>\n

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Today’s anecdote<\/p>\n

In one of those situations of great conflict in which power, ego and greed called to commit an act of disloyalty and betrayal. A case in which I omit to mention names so as not to create negative feelings, I questioned my father telling him that my opinion was that he should proceed as required to keep the champion within the WBC, and his answer \u00a0marked \u00a0me as a principle of life with deep moral example\u2026 \u201cMy son: a Sulaiman never backs down, today we see how something terribly unfair happens and we cannot be part of it; today we lose a great champion, but whoever comes tomorrow and is crowned as our monarch will become the best in the world. Never let anyone manipulate you for vested interests, always fight against discrimination and abuse of power. That way you will always sleep peacefully and be proud of having done the right thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

I appreciate your feedback at contact@wbcboxing.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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