I am reading this book called "To Die in Mexico", the book is about the drug cartels in Mexico and how it is a multi billion dollar business. The government of Mexico is also apart of the drug cartel. Whatever government is elected they are hooked up with a drug cartel and they use their resources to kill off the competition. The reason why the international global economy did not collaspe was because the drug money from Mexico kept the banks stable: We see a lot of Mexican fighters out of Mexico, from the streets of Mexico, I wonder if any of these boxers are finaced by these cartels and how much of a debt do these boxers have to pay to these cartels in order to become successful. If drug cartels are promoting these boxers does the US government and boxing commissions have a legal right to ban these boxers if drug cartels support them? Because of these cartels are some of these Mexican fighters mules for these cartels... and lastly do these cartels have enough power to fix fights? We know Arum has his connections as well as Don King but the Cartels are in the shadows... just wondering any thoughts?

This thread should be closed due to excessive homosexuality...

I actually stopped reading once i hit the word POSSIBLE in the title.

u bring up a lot of valid points that i believe no one in boxing will address for fear of retaliation. i remember hearing stories of chavez being tied to cartels...but i don't know for sure. if a guy like margarito can get his license back when he should have been banned for life...then he gets not one...but two title shots afterwards. it makes one wonder.

i don't know if cartels are in with boxing like the mob used to be, i really doubt they back fighters though. if anything they would want a % of their earnings or to kidnap them for ransom. i don't see how the cartels are in the shadows either, the spot has been blown up for a long time.

If cartels are involved i'm sure the process to actually banning a fighter could be extensive, as far as proving that there involved with cartels....unless the fighter is High profile, i doubt anyone would pursue an investigation to ban them...

I stopped reading at the end of this sentence. Sweetheart, you are so fucking ignorant.

Personally I don't think its an issue. As long as the fighters don't inject PEDs then they don't have any performance advantage over their rivals in the ring.

One boxer could be supported by the mob, but he's clean, while on the other hand another boxer may not be supported by the mob but uses PEDs to win fights... I'd rather choose the former than the latter.

What really matters is what they are all about in the ring, and not really how they got there or who supported them to get there. That's how I see it.
The place is dirty (I mean the world is dirty). Even in other lines of business, the mob is very active in many things. So I wouldn't be surprised on the extent of their involvement in sports. But as I said... as long as their fighters (if any) don't use PEDs then that's cool.

Yup. Floyd got that thing in him.

Yeah cos of course fighters backed by the mob wouldnt get involved in anything like fight fixing or any shady business like that. Mob involvement is fine for the sport.

Oh I forgot, you dont care about the sport. Just Floyd.

Dick.

Instead of calling me names do some research if you want i can point you in the right direction. Mexico makes more money off of drugs then their oil.

Id like you to point me in the right direction to find credible information to back up that the world economy collapsed because Mexican drug cartels stopped holding up the banks.

Go read what I post. I said it was because of the Cartels that the international economy DID NOT COLLASPE.

Thats not what it looks like to me.

Try reading your posts before you post them

Touche, apologies. I actually did read my post before posting I missed it. Thanks for pointing it out.

cartels aren't small time organizations like the italian mafias who ran boxing back in the day. these guys are seriously paid in comparison and would not need to tax a fighter the way the italians did. if anything, they'd support/sponsor a fighter simply because he was from the same state or they had some kind of affiliation. cartels aren't worried about the law. they make the laws.

when barrels were going for $100 the u.s. was still getting them for $35 a barrel from mexico.

if anything they would want to use him, not sponsor him.

That is what I think. You see the fighters from Mexico coming from very dire situations and you ask yourself how are they sponsored and when the book this is what came to mind... Cartels are the machine behind it.

I walked into this thread, and now Im stepping out in an extreme state of "puzzledness". Guess I may just drink myself into a stupor after all, then I will come back and completely understand what's going on in this thread.

Huh?

Please do. Oh, that's right, you have since jammed your foot in your mouth...yet again.

Be careful what you wish for. Method & financial matters is a slippery slope. He may just pull a Papa Johns on you.

Somebody bring back that thread...

http://www.fighthype.com/community/index.p...mp;hl=financial

Damn I just read that thread...crazy! I also read some of the Monkey Business thread too...whew!

lol wtf...now im wonderin how method knew that dude was a pizzaman.

good guess i guesslol

Read "To Die in Mexico" by John Gilber. Its a quick read. It may take a week to read. My foot isn't jabbed in my mouth, I'm not that flexible. There you go with assumption, Making an ass out of you again. I am not financial wizard but I read a lot and from I read, Mexico's drug cartels are a bigger profit then the oil. Go read the book then holla at me. But you won't because you rather call me names its easy I get it.

YES!

Go read "The Big Short", and get back to me.

What was my "assumption"? That you might have actually posted something accurate, credible?

You are the primary carrier of 'Foot in Mouth' disease at fighthype.com. I haven't seen ignorance of this magnitude since Mayorgaisdangerous.

Where's Plush1 when you need her?

Ignorance? Interesting. Ignorance means that you lack knowledge in certain subjects, and if that is the case we all are ignorant to something. Now what are you calling me ignorant in, I have no idea. You have "Asshole, I think I know every fuckin thing in the world" syndrome. Your opinion carries for little weight with me, If I am so ignorant why waste your time? Ridiculous. Though you make good points and seem to be knowledgeable on certain issues, you are still come across like an asshole. Calm down that gangsta Internet warrior keyboard mentality. Not a good look.

I vote that it is spelled Pete Samprass

Oh hold on............fuck I'm dumb.

Yes you are. The truth has set you free.

alright seriously post a picture of yourself

...and the world awaits!!!

No man, you got it right. Plus, you've heard of Dennis Roddman, no?

You just figured that out? Meth is like a attack dog & once he smells blood he can't help himself. We have had disagreements previously & I find that provided the topic is not Hopkins Meth is one of the best posters we have had. Even with Hopkins he always makes sense even if he is a lil biased.

Those are two things that don't seem to happen for you making sense & being a good poster.

Sure have. I've also heard of Buster Douglass. What is it with ALLman and the letter S?