Congress and Boxing: A Legislative History, 1960-2003

Congress and Boxing: A Legislative History, 1960-2003

Description

Since the 1960 Kefauver hearing on the influence of organized crime over the sport, there have been numerous hearings and bills introduce in Congress to regulate boxing. Finally, in 1996, Congress passed the Professional Boxing Safety Act designed to assist state boxing commissions, ensure greater safety for the boxers, and provide proper oversight for the professional boxing industry in the U.S. In 1998, the Muhammed Ali Boxing Reform Act was passed, which was intended to protect boxers from coercive contracts. This volume in the set, Hein's Sports Law Legislative History Series, v. 2, features an article written by Ed Edmonds detailing the history of the congressional hearings and the Acts. Also included in this set are all hearings, debates, and reports for both enactments, as well as a bibliography, legislative chronology, and a name index of witnesses. Source: Publisher

ISBN

9780837734453, 0837734452 (set)

Publication Date

2005

Publisher

W.S. Hein

City

Buffalo

Keywords

safety regulations, law and legislation, boxing

Disciplines

Law

Comments

HEIN’S SPORTS LAW LEGISLATIVE HISTORY SERIES, NUMBER 2

Congress and Boxing: A Legislative History, 1960-2003


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