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text: Ali: Boxing needs US commission Muhammad Ali asked Congress yesterday to create a US Boxing Commission, saying oversight by the federal government is needed to protect boxers from exploitation and injury. Ali's testimony before a congressional panel was read by his wife, Lonnie Ali , because he suffers from Parkinson's disease.  quot;Reform measures are unlikely to succeed, quot; Ali said,  quot;unless a US Boxing Commission is ...