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

[Andre]

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.

[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.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

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...