Has there EVER been a decision by the WBC that was NOT Unanimous?

Everytime I read about the WBC making a decision, whether it's some Unobtainum Belt they're giving out, or they are re-upping Sulaiman's tenure as head of the WBC or whatever, it's always a unanimous decision.

What's up with that? Am I missing some decisions that were a split decision or majority decision?

Hmmm......

Good question,

Jose always talks non-stop about how everything he does for the WBC is "for humanity, and the betterment of boxing, how we can do no wrong..." Blah...blah....blah. However, I do applaud the WBC's commitment to fighter safety and international awareness for boxing on the world stage. I think they do a good job at keeping the public informed.

I know that when the Delegates vote, Suliman normally does not vote unless:

1.) There is a tie
2.) He can break a tie with a deciding vote
3.) I think he can also vote to force a tie

But I believe that he can call to order votes of the Executive Council with amendments proposed by him or the other delegates. I do know that Jose Suliman and ONLY Jose Suliman decided to resurrect the 1-point deduction for cut producing headbutts from the "offending" fighter, (Adopted at WBC 1987 Convention) as well as resurrecting the 4th and 8th round Open Scoring in WBC title fights. (Optional Rule Passed at WBC 2006 Convention) My guess is that the voting delegates decided to make it an optional rule, based on the views of whether or not the commission wanted to use it. But it might have been Suliman who ok'd the "opt out" clause for Open Scoring, because I read an interview with him back in 1999 shortly after Holyfield-Lewis I. And he said he supported only partial open scoring (4th and 8th rounds only.) He said, they tried every-round open scoring on a card in Mexico many years ago and the spectators rioted. He said it, "proved to be very dangerous."

That's why initially they only identified the judges as "A", "B", and "C" to the public. I think the judges are now announced by name in jurisdictions that use Open Scoring, not sure though. He said, the WBC would never force Open Scoring on a commission that did not want to use it.

Jack

good info there...

some things I found with a quick google search...