CLINCHERS Are DESTROYING Boxing (Should Be a HARD LIMIT on # of Clinches Per Round)

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  1. BlizzyBlizz

    BlizzyBlizz Loyal Member Full Member

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    There must be a reason why you keep mentioning Floyd.:rofl Let us in on this secret.:lol:
     
    BlizzyBlizz, Jun 21, 2015
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  2. Caimán

    Caimán Member Full Member

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    It should be penalized. When boxers abuse of this move a point deduction sounds fair, after all it's not anymore a last resource to protect yourself but simply refusing fighting (fighting includes: attacking, move around, feints, covering, etc).
     
    Caimán, Jun 21, 2015
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  3. BlizzyBlizz

    BlizzyBlizz Loyal Member Full Member

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    Let the refs do their job, and stop looking for a way to give the fighter you like some sort of fictional advantage. :lol:
     
    BlizzyBlizz, Jun 21, 2015
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  4. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    It's nothing to do with giving advantages, I'm convinced that most of the guys who do clinch would be as sucessful without it, however, clinching is against the rules, it SHOULDN'T be such a part of the sport.
     
    Cafe, Jun 21, 2015
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  5. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    wrong thread
     
    Cafe, Jun 21, 2015
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  6. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Clinching, per se, is not illegal.

    Most clinches happen is a fashion where both boxers have some degree of responsibility.

    If two boxers get close and one boxer extends his arm under the other guy's armpit or between the elbow and the body (see Bryant Jennings vs. Klitschko -- he did this repeatedly) ... the guy who extends the arm is the one initiating the clinch. The other boxer cannot punch with that arm and the only way he can avoid a clinch is to raise his elbow away from his body or raising his hand above his head, which would make him vulerable -- and he's not oblicated to do that.

    EXCESSIVE holding is illegal.
     
    Saintpat, Jun 21, 2015
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  7. dodong

    dodong >>PACQUIAO Full Member

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    unless referees start enforcing and deducting points for grabbing, young and up and comer boxer should incorporate this as part of their game. it's going to kill boxing but it's effective in stopping momentum and rhythm in fighters.
     
    dodong, Jun 21, 2015
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  8. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    Excessive clinching does need to be dealt with but we need to support refs when they have the ***** to call big nsne fighters out on it.

    Let's hope Wlad's point deduction against Jennings emboldens referees across the globe.
     
    Sugar 88, Jun 21, 2015
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  9. alexthegreatmc

    alexthegreatmc Sound logic and reason. You're welcome! Full Member

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    The other fighter should also be able to prevent it... Or he sucks lol

    Hit them coming in!
     
    alexthegreatmc, Jun 21, 2015
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  10. ElCyclon

    ElCyclon Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Bullshi_t.

    This content is protected
     
    ElCyclon, Jun 21, 2015
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  11. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    what's funny is that you complain so much about Floyd clinching and the most clinches he had in one round vs Pacquaio was 3
     
    bballchump11, Jun 21, 2015
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  12. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    It's an illegal tactic. So we need to keep it under control.

    Broner showed you can hug the whole fight and just get 1 point deducted.

    Stop the ****ers from clinching so much. Guys who clinch a lot are puzzies.
     
    tinman, Jun 21, 2015
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  13. canucks9314

    canucks9314 Iron Chinned ATG Warrior Full Member

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    Ref should've just docked him a point early. He would've stopped then.
     
    canucks9314, Jun 21, 2015
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  14. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Agreed. Refs need to let these guys know early. Cut the stuff out.
     
    tinman, Jun 21, 2015
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  15. DoubleEdge

    DoubleEdge The king of Kings banned

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    Not much you can do when the ref are paid to go easy on a network's fighter
     
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