Court Opinion

ID: 9699216
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 20:13:43.024274+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:20:47.530238
License: Public Domain

CONCURRING OPINION BY
Judge COHN JUBELIRER.
I agree with the majority that the Boxing Act does not give the Commission the authority to resolve contract disputes between boxers and managers. However, I write separately to express my belief that the majority goes too far in deciding that parties cannot voluntarily agree to allow the Commission to resolve such disputes. While the contract in this case did contain a provision allowing the Commission to intercede in any unresolved disputes be*703tween the parties and render binding decisions, such provision was part of the Commission-approved standard contract which the parties were required to use. Under these circumstances, I do not believe that the parties can be said to have voluntarily agreed to this provision. Therefore, because the facts of this case do not require that we do so, I would not reach the question of whether parties to a contract between boxers and managers can voluntarily agree that the Commission could resolve contract disputes between them. Because, in my opinion, resolution of this issue is not necessary to decide this case, I believe the discussion in the majority opinion purporting to resolve this question is dicta.