Might sound stupid but i'm not too clued up on the rule book. People seem to be accusing Froch of rabbit punching but the way i saw it was Dirrell ducking below the belt line coursing Froch to hit the back of his head. A good example of this is in rugby with the 'hight tackle' rules, which is its not considered a high tackle if the openent ducks into the tackle. Are there rules against ducking? if so is Dirrell guilty of this? lets try and not make this into a Froch/Dirrel fans ***** fest...
Yeah there are rules against ducking think someone got a warning for it recently in a big fight. This is going to torture me thinking about it Edit: might have been Witter vs Alexander? probably not though
You are not allowed to bend at the waist so low that your backline/head is below the waistline of your opponent. Neither are you allowed to jump into a clinch around the waistline of your opponent rugby tackle-style, like Pascal and particularly Dirrell have done in their fights against Froch, to stop Froch from using his uppercut or hook or to fight on the inside, generally. The referee gives warnings for such offences and takes a point off after repeated warnings. The opponent is not allowed to take advantage of his opponent's infringement (cheating) by hitting him to the back of the head. The referee gives warning for such offences and takes a point off after repeated warnings. A DQ can follow repeated warnings and point deductions.
cheers guys, seems like alot of fighters get away with this. suppose if u can get away with it... is a good tactic
It's cheating and the fans will stop respecting you as a fighter if you do it, so you lose £s in your next fight. On the other hand, it's not dangerous to your opponent. Hitting a cheat to the back of the head is a way of discouraging him from cheating, but it is very dangerous. One good punch in the right place and the guy could be a vegetable for the rest of his life. I agree that most referees do not punish cheats and rabbit-punchers early, often and sufficiently enough.
Agreed. But most people tend not to compromise because a rabbit-punch is more debilitating and scares off future opponents much more.
