Do you think "running" should be disqualifiable?

Go to love these morons that still play the "sport is declining" card. We just had the biggest event in the sports history this year which broke all records, yet the sport is declining. Ironically too, one of the stars in that mega-fight is a pure defensive fighter and literally everyone(casuals included) knew this prior to purchasing the event.

 

This is correct, mate.

 

Using ring generalship, movement and defensive tactics while also throwing/countering is not running. It's also very difficult to be able to fight that considering the stamina, intelligence and timing required to successfully apply it. Idiots like the thread starter will never understand this.

Running is when a fighter simply moves away without throwing much or anything at all. A good example of running is DLH vs Trinidad's championship rounds.

 

Cheers. :good

 

Anyone who claims that the sport is declining in the past decade doesn't know what they are talking about. more PPV's have been purchased in the past 5 years than at anyother time in the sport, it just came back to network television. in 2015 we had the highest viewed fight in the history of the sport. the 2 biggest live gates of all time. Bro, you really with that statement opened your mouth, and stuck your foot right on in there.

 

Cheers!, carry on mate you're making some fine points!

 

What could possibly go wrong?

 

You meant my second point yet idiotically used Wladimir's performance against Fury as an example. How was Wladimir, who was clearly the aggressor for the most part, running from anyone?. He was pursuing Fury and Fury, using movement and counter punching, never gave him the right position to throw anything. Even when Wladimir did throw, he just threw ineffective shots to look like he's still there because he was never given the right positioning to unload effective shots. Wladimir was mostly desperate in this fight and the reason behind that was Fury.

No, you don't mean "the second part" because your example has absolutely nothing to do with running and reluctance. The inability to throw punches isn't always due to running, it can be due to the defensive opponent's ability to nullify your attacks using movement and therefore reducing you to a frustrated confused position you have no idea how to get out of. If you expected Wladimir to charge brainlessly and swing wildly to keep the sport "in a good state" to morons like you, then I suggest you head off to YouTube and start watching street fights. You can judge the greatness there all you want without worrying about that type of activity ever being in a bad state.

Running is rather basic and easy to spot, even to clueless fans like you. It's simply one fighter running around the ring without throwing anything at all. Fighters do get warnings for that.

 

Yes, and he paid for it on the scorecards.

 

It would never work chap.

 

I'm sure it can be done. Doesn't mean it should be. Doesn't mean it offers the same structural integrity and safety. The sport also isn't only about the larger events. Smaller cards with small budgets and venues won't be able to afford it. Fighters will then be fighting in one size coming up and then possibly another when they hit the bigger venues. Uniform throughout eliminates that.