The list of professional boxers who have now organized with others, promotional organizations to handle their ring affairs continues to grow.
Roy Jones, Oscar De La Hoya, Bernard Hopkins and Floyd Mayweather are some of the high profiled boxers who decided to find a way to chart their own destinies by having a major influence or total control over promotions they headlined.
Here in The Bahamas, Meacher Major has for several years considered that route.  It appears that he is now ready to head in a new direction with promotions that involve him for the remainder of his professional career.
At present, Major is not happy over certain issues that emerged when he performed on the August 13 show promoted by Charlie Major Jr. He is caught up in the controversy over purses agreed to by Major Jr.
The boxer has in fact stated that he is now more determined to "go a new route with a promotional group I can have confidence in, that every time out, agreements will be met.
"I am just as eager as anybody else for boxing to go on in The Bahamas. Boxing has been my life. Most of what I have learned has been because of the opportunities I have had to travel the world and interact in other cultures with other people. That has given me a big advantage over boxers and other people who can only stay grounded here at home.
"So I definitely will always do my part to boost boxing. I am satisfied also, after being guided by the Bahamas Boxing Commission for years now, that our rights will be protected. I have spoken to associates and we plan to firm up our position and become officially affiliated as a promotional group with the Commission.
"We want to stage a show before the end of the year. There is a nice group of boxers available here. There are those who have not been boxing because they didn't like what was going on. They are still young and can be attracted back to the ring. The ones who stayed with it, our new group will work with them,' said the talented super featherweight boxer.
Meacher is actually the most popular boxer in the country today. He has a solid following and is an inspiration to scores of young boys and girls in the Kemp Road area. He has been coordinating a youth camp for several years now and is a quality role model.
The view here is that Meacher will make sure that there is a high level of decency associated with anything that he does. He and his group will indeed be a welcome addition to the promotional side of boxing.
It is unfortunate that he has come to crossroads with Promoter Charlie Major Jr. They once had a good working relationship with Meacher using the Nassau Stadium as a base of operation. Hopefully, they will resolve their issues and with the Commission and others, help to rid the pro boxing scene of all that is negative.
 
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