A theory on why refs tolerate so much clinching

When a ref is officiating a high level fight he is more inclined to let the bout go its way because he is refing the most experienced boxers
Further down the bill I notice that refs intervene a lot more
It is very rare for a ref not to have the balls It is not like football where half the people in the stadium want to plant one on his nose As a rule they are highly respected in this sport and that is a good line to promote the sport

 

Maybe it would work better with the ref able to keep taking single points away rather than DQing on the second deduction??

 

It's a business and the ref wants to do his job but if he DQs people he will be working far less high paying jobs than he wants to, so he/she tolerates a high degree of clinching. Can't go back now after the "Klinch"ko's reign.

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Yes we can go back, i like Wlad personally but his clinching style was boring to watch and i dare say not good for boxing. Not that i blame Wlad, its the lack of enforcement thats the problem.

Who knows how horrid a fight Loma vs Rigo would of been if Rigo wouldnt of had a point deducted?

 

Yeah, Ward, Rigo etc clinch, its very boring.


Just like your posts and your sense of humor you pretentious *****.

 

SOB clinches more than any fighter I have ever seen, but along with clinching, well, not clinching, holding, SOB wrestles, elbows, land a lot of low blows, hits behind the head and is an expert headbutt cheater! As far as Vlad, after he started training with Steward, he started clinching, the same with Lewis, Lewis vs. Tua was like ball roon dancing!

 

It's usually the home/featured fighter that gets away with it. Even holding/clinching/clamping and hitting.
Which usually means the referee isn't afraid to take action, he just doesn't because he isn't impartial.

The Wlad vs Pov fight was one of the few examples where the home fighter was victim of a referee not doing his job.

 

I blame Manny Steward for that. Before Klitschko hooked up with him Klitschko was actually a hard punching pressure fighter. After Steward he was a boring second coming of Lennox Lewis.

 

Yep i know, Manny was into winning not always into taking chances.

 

Great idea! A warning then a point after that its 2 points, then 3 etc but it has to be enforced. No waiting for the 10th clinch to warn them

 

That Klitschko video is horrendous. That's not boxing. No idea why Wlad had so many fans here, dull out of the ring and a stinker inside during his reign.