January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

20210Dear Senator Reid:Writing on behalf of the American
Association for the Improvement of Boxing (AAIB) and The Jerry Quarry Foundation
for Pugilistica Dementia (TJQF), I have provided below additional comments on
your recently introduced legislation, S. 893, The National Boxing Commission Act
of 2001. As I indicated in my previous letter dated 19 January to you regarding
this introduced bill, both the Association and the Foundation believe that its
passage and implementation in a properly amended form could greatly improve the
sport in many waysBoth the AAIB and TJQF firmly believe that
professional boxing still lacks the unity, discipline, consistency, and
integrity exhibited by other sports, despite the passage and implementation of
The Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 and The Muhammed Ali Boxing Reform
Act of 2000. For that reason, the Association and the Foundation believe that
S. 893 must include provisions that provide for the establishment of a committee
that would draw up uniform laws regulating all aspects of professional boxing.
in all political subdivisions of the United States and their territories. Thus
this bill, when passed in its acceptable form, would appoint all members of the
Association of Boxing Commissions, five representatives of the American
Association for the Improvement of Boxing, and four members of The Jerry Quarry
Foundation to a rule-making group that would develop these regulations. The
agreed-upon rules would cover all aspects of equipment standards; health and
safety precautions; promotional guidelines; contractual regulations; pension
provisions; the deportment of the fighters and their staff members during all
public appearances to include the bouts themselves; the payment of the fighters;
the training, qualifications, appointment, behavior, payment, and appointment of
the referees; judges, timekeepers, cut persons, trainers, managers, inspectors,
and boxing commissioners; and any other needed rules and regulations. The
Federal Government’s Justice Department would organize and pay all the
financial expenses of those individuals carrying out such an enormous and
important undertaking. Finally, the results of such an effort would form the
basis of any laws imposed upon foreign countries that would stage and promote
professional boxing matches throughout the world. Without question,
professional boxing desperately needs such uniform standards and criteria in
every location where it occurs. Otherwise, the unsanitary traditions of staging
“back alley brawls,” “waterway barge fights”, and
unsavory spectacles will continue to haunt the sport and reinforce its already
dreadful reputation for underhandedness, illegality, cruelty, and consumer
fraud.If you want to provide feedback or ask questions concerning this
letter or any other related subjects, I can be reached at ehnpbsa@aol.com,
330.743.2898, or 142 Upland Ave., Youngstown, Ohio 44505. I
amSincerely yours,GEORGE OTTO, BCD, CCDIII, ESQUIRE, ICADC,
LISW, MSUSChief Counsel/Legislative Consultantcc. Mr. Stephen
Acunto, Sr., Co-Founder, American Association for the Improvement of
BoxingMr. James Quarry, President, The Jerry Quarry Foundation for
Pugilistica DementiaThe Honorable John McCain, United States Senate |
|3/16/02 02:04:40 PM|George L. Otto|Youngstown,
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INC.86 FLETCHER AVENUE, MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK 10552 914.664.4571THE
JERRY QUARRY FOUNDATION FOR PUGILISTICA DEMENTIA, INCORPORATED2255 EAST
OAKLAND AVENUE, HEMET, CALIFORNIA 92544 909.929.69773 March
2002The Honorable Harry ReidUnited States SenateWashington, DC
20510Dear Senator Reid:Writing on behalf of the American
Association for the Improvement of Boxing (AAIB) and The Jerry Quarry Foundation
for Pugilistica Dementia (TJQF), I have provided below additional comments on
your recently introduced legislation, S. 893, The National Boxing Commission Act
of 2001. As I indicated in my previous letter dated 19 January to you regarding
this issue, both the Association and the Foundation believe that the passage and
implementation of this proposed piece of legislation in a properly amended form