If quantity of punches is the only scoring criterion - perhaps the gloves should have pressure sensors covering the parts of the glove it is legal...
In that GIF clip, it looks like Froch's back foot slipped on something on the canvas as he retreated to try and find his range. Perhaps it was a...
I thought it was one of the better decisions of the year so far, especially if it signals the start of a trend of rewarding the kind of boxing I...
Isn't this all a matter of individual taste, i.e. what style of boxing you prefer? You could see Dirrell using the edges of the ring, making Froch...
Do judges have discretion to reduce a fighter's score if they see something they don't like, without the referee explicitly declaring a point...
So then, BenDirs voted for Dirrell? That makes sense.
Just because running and holding are not fouls (excessive holding is not legal btw), doesn't mean they are going to be looked on by judges as a...
I think he has a good chance against Kessler, since Mikkel doesn't run around the ring a lot, and he will hear the criticism of Dirrell's tactics...
Going to ground (for any reason other than a slip or the a result of a punch) is not legal. Excessive holding is not legal. Ducking below the belt...
Froch won, even Lennox Lewis said of Dirrell:
Roy Jones did that "shell" thing that AA does when he fought against Calzaghe, and we saw how that worked for him.
If the object of striking a person's face is to cause it damage, and one guy has visible damage at the end of a fight and the other guy does not,...
His face would tell a slightly different story, whereas Froch looked unmarked.
I guess I should never watch boxing again. To me, Froch won. He made Dirrell run away from him for the majority of the bout. He made Dirrell...
I noticed the punches. It seemed that they produced negligible progress upon the ultimate goal of knocking out Froch (except for the last couple...