A theory on why refs tolerate so much clinching

Wrestling and hugging IS NOT the same as clinching. That's what you're not understanding.

 

Uh no.

 

Its like saying Rabbit punching isn't illegal, excessive Rabbit punching is....Both are illegal tactics. Don't tell me that's what your teaching in the gym over there to your students ???????/

 

Not nearly as bad as Grabimir Clinchko. That level of fouling will likely never be seen again in the sport

 

pmsl, film says otherwise.. Imagine Ali cupping the back of his opponents head with his MASSIVE hands, you wouldn't be able to pull away !

 

Here comes the agenda boys, feeling threatened muhahahahaha. Ali was that keen on it people worldwide started thinking he was a homosexual FACT.. Bundini didn't help matters either !

 

No. A rabbit punch is a rabbit punch - no grey area.

A clinch simply is not a clinch. Most of the time fighters are allowed fight in and out of the clinch. There are multiple different forms of clinch.

 

Rigo...Didn't have to wait too long blood !

 

Thats correct. The film does show otherwise.

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Mills Lane DQ'd Henry Akawandy for excessive holding against Lewis.. WK would never have won a fight in Lane was the 3rd man in the ring.

 

All fights are different and fouls are acted upon depending on severity. Typically a ref will warn a fighter a couple of times in running while he his breaking them apart. If after that the same boxer continues to hold the ref should call stop and give him an official warning. Most times you will get away with at least 2 official warnings before a point is taken. No one is ever dqed after 1 point and will only ever happen after 2 pts are taken if it does happen at all. You are right about refs being reluctant about dqing boxers and even taking pts because they don't like to influence the outcome of fights.

 

The problem isn't even the clinching. The problem is that the referees will break the fighters up when they clinch instead of making them fight out of it. Outside fighters use the third man in the ring as a bodyguard to keep inside and medium distance fighters at range. So the referee is doubly wrong. He's wrong for allowing the behavior, and then wrong for becoming an accomplice. As long as outside fighters are allowed to clinch they don't have to learn how to fight on the inside and will always have an advantage against inside fighters who won't even be allowed to fight.

 

Akinwande didn't want to fight, he was petrified. Ref done him a favour. With Ali and Wlad its tactics