Thread: **Questions on the unionization of Boxing (J.A.B.)**

Joint Association of Boxers

The unionization of boxing has been a topic that has been tossed around the sport for many years.

A boxing union should be one that protects the athlete's interests both physically and monitarily. Through the years we have seen many a boxer that would have bennifited from such a union. One that shoots into my mind is the G MAN, Gerald McClellan.

Gerald has been in bad shape for years being taken care healthwise and moneywise by his two sisters who are over the house in shifts.

Boxing, although not viewed this way, is still one of the safest sports out there. There are less deaths and serious injuries per year in boxing then say... American football(highschool, college or professional). But deaths and serious injury still happen. Ask Gerald. just one of scores of fighters

American baseball has a union... So that no one can f**k with the millions apon millions that these guys make per year.

Now, I am a big baseball fan. I live in boston and have been a RedSox fan my whole life so don't think I'm a hater cuz I love baseball season... But in all honestly... Who needs more help when the clapping ends... Manny Ramirez, who slaps a ball around a field and halfassed runs a few hundred yards or Gerald McClellan who has lost most of his functionality due to his sport he so valiently and wholeheartedly competed in?

I know what I think the answer is...

Why has J.A.B. not become more prominent in the sport? I have done some research on them but most of the information on both the website and the internet is so vague it's hard to even know what they're all about. When looking into it, it seems that only a few former boxers and some other fairly obscure boxers like Gary Balletto and others are part of it.

Are there other unions I am just not familiar with?

Why has this sport, of all sports been left behind in unionization?

Originally Posted by PRIDE OF BOSTON

Joint Association of Boxers

The unionization of boxing has been a topic that has been tossed around the sport for many years.

A boxing union should be one that protects the athlete's interests both physically and monitarily. Through the years we have seen many a boxer that would have bennifited from such a union. One that shoots into my mind is the G MAN, Gerald McClellan.

Gerald has been in bad shape for years being taken care healthwise and moneywise by his two sisters who are over the house in shifts.

Boxing, although not viewed this way, is still one of the safest sports out there. There are less deaths and serious injuries per year in boxing then say... American football(highschool, college or professional). But deaths and serious injury still happen. Ask Gerald. just one of scores of fighters

American baseball has a union... So that no one can f**k with the millions apon millions that these guys make per year.

Now, I am a big baseball fan. I live in boston and have been a RedSox fan my whole life so don't think I'm a hater cuz I love baseball season... But in all honestly... Who needs more help when the clapping ends... Manny Ramirez, who slaps a ball around a field and halfassed runs a few hundred yards or Gerald McClellan who has lost most of his functionality due to his sport he so valiently and wholeheartedly competed in?

I know what I think the answer is...

Why has J.A.B. not become more prominent in the sport? I have done some research on them but most of the information on both the website and the internet is so vague it's hard to even know what they're all about. When looking into it, it seems that only a few former boxers and some other fairly obscure boxers like Gary Balletto and others are part of it.

Are there other unions I am just not familiar with?

Why has this sport, of all sports been left behind in unionization?

Yea Pride of Boston , in P.R. the Boxing Comission of P.R. they legistate a Benefit for all incapacity boxers and who was the first to receive this benefit was Wilfredo Benitez , that have an traumatic conditions in his head....... Good post bro........

Originally Posted by Macho

Originally Posted by PRIDE OF BOSTON

Joint Association of Boxers

The unionization of boxing has been a topic that has been tossed around the sport for many years.

A boxing union should be one that protects the athlete's interests both physically and monitarily. Through the years we have seen many a boxer that would have bennifited from such a union. One that shoots into my mind is the G MAN, Gerald McClellan.

Gerald has been in bad shape for years being taken care healthwise and moneywise by his two sisters who are over the house in shifts.

Boxing, although not viewed this way, is still one of the safest sports out there. There are less deaths and serious injuries per year in boxing then say... American football(highschool, college or professional). But deaths and serious injury still happen. Ask Gerald. just one of scores of fighters

American baseball has a union... So that no one can f**k with the millions apon millions that these guys make per year.

Now, I am a big baseball fan. I live in boston and have been a RedSox fan my whole life so don't think I'm a hater cuz I love baseball season... But in all honestly... Who needs more help when the clapping ends... Manny Ramirez, who slaps a ball around a field and halfassed runs a few hundred yards or Gerald McClellan who has lost most of his functionality due to his sport he so valiently and wholeheartedly competed in?

I know what I think the answer is...

Why has J.A.B. not become more prominent in the sport? I have done some research on them but most of the information on both the website and the internet is so vague it's hard to even know what they're all about. When looking into it, it seems that only a few former boxers and some other fairly obscure boxers like Gary Balletto and others are part of it.

Are there other unions I am just not familiar with?

Why has this sport, of all sports been left behind in unionization?

Yea Pride of Boston , in P.R. the Boxing Comission of P.R. they legistate a Benefit for all incapacity boxers and who was the first to receive this benefit was Wilfredo Benitez , that have an traumatic conditions in his head....... Good post bro........

Thanks bro.

Well for a union to work, you really have to have everyone on board otherwise it doesn't work. Another thing, the people at the top in boxing, the promoters and managers, don't want these unions to succeed.

I'm not sure a strong union with ever come to fruition in boxing for a few different reasons. Mainly because the people at the top would fight so strongly against it, and a fighter trying to score a title shot and a big pay day isn't going to want to blow his shot at a title because of his union's demands.

I think there are ways to get benefits and fair pay without going to unions.

Honestly the commisions that exist only give a real stuff when outside pressure is placed upon them for changes.
If noone had said boo (the anti boxing doctors etc) we would in all honestly be probably still fighting 15 or more rounds.
These wankers place their own relatives into positions where they have mens lives in the balance and they do fail at times.
Refs should be for the most part ex fighters and refs should have to answer to a fighters union when they allow a fight to go too far and be banned if the vote comes in that way.
Judges need to have to answer for their way out scores too.
Like if one of them is more than a certain distance away from the known score they get a point deducted off their personal tally for instance 3 points down ,you havent a job for a year.

I think there needs to be a general oversight of boxing, some sort of commission that comes in and sets boxing straight. McCain has long talked about creating one but it was struck down when he tried to pass it through the house. He then revised it but I haven't heard about it since.

De La Hoya talked of this on the promotion trail for Barrera - Juarez II, also talked of putting on a giant boxing expo where EVERYONE from the boxing industry would get a ticket and draft some legislation to fix the sport. Never happened and while I like De La Hoya, this is very disappointing as he spoke very passionately about the idea. Of course he was retired at that time so maybe it gets back on the agenda after the rematch. I hope.

Originally Posted by amat

I think there needs to be a general oversight of boxing, some sort of commission that comes in and sets boxing straight. McCain has long talked about creating one but it was struck down when he tried to pass it through the house. He then revised it but I haven't heard about it since.

De La Hoya talked of this on the promotion trail for Barrera - Juarez II, also talked of putting on a giant boxing expo where EVERYONE from the boxing industry would get a ticket and draft some legislation to fix the sport. Never happened and while I like De La Hoya, this is very disappointing as he spoke very passionately about the idea. Of course he was retired at that time so maybe it gets back on the agenda after the rematch. I hope.

Well, Teddy Atlas spoke in his book about an overseer... A boxing commisioner... Like a boxing Tsar. Someone like Atlas, love him or hate him would be a good person in this possition.... The passion he has for the sport...