From steroids to Bowl championship invitations, there are manycontroversies in sports, and commentator Frank Deford believes he has pinpointed the most serious of all.
The history of women's boxing is somewhat different from that of many other sports, which may account for some of the controversies which have surrounded it.
Many funds already keep a close watch on how firms deal with a variety of controversies, from genetically modified foods to third-world labour standards.
But the sort of animosities and controversies generated by last weekend's elections are reminiscent of a past that many had hoped they had finally left behind.