“There’s two sides to this,” said Ali Walsh, grandson of Muhammad Ali. “One, the fighters that are speaking out on it don’t have the platform that I have. Obviously, I’m an Ali, so anything that I say about the Ali Act will reach front news. Just because my grandfather put that act in place and that’s close to me; that’s close to my heart. That’s my family. So that’s one. And then, two, a lot of fighters don’t want to speak on it because these guys that are changing the Act could eventually be giving them an opportunity. As a fighter, you have to be in the position to say something. When you stand for something as a fighter, you’re cutting out a lot of potential money or a lot of potential opportunities that you could be making in the future. But something that my grandfather has always done is he stood on what he believed no matter what repercussions there were. That’s what I want to do. That’s what I’m doing. So anything that I believe in, I will say something. And I don’t care if it makes me lose opportunities or money in the future. I don’t care. I truly don’t believe in the changes to the Ali Act. I think it’s horrible for the sport. It’s horrible for the fighters. And I will always speak my opinion on that.”
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