Clinchers should either lose points, be disqualified, or judges should not give them close rounds, mentally treating a clinch as a minus in their scoring the round for or against that boxer. Referees should not be too quick to break when two boxers are clinched, giving time for the aggressive boxer to work his hands free and to punch. Quick breaks, unless the agressor is being held in a vise grip, penalize the one who is trying to fight and not hold. Quick breaks penalize the fans because the bouts become less entertaining. Billy Madden, Feb 11, 1900, on the Marquis of Queensberry rules: "They forbid clinching or putting your hands on a man except to hit. ... If you make a rule that a boxer can't hit a man when he gets close to an opponent, with both hands free and the other man hugging, then you may as well put a rope across the stage and let them use blackened gloves for long-range points. Then there would be more fighters, as they would not be afraid of getting punched. Breaking clean means, interpreted properly, no grab, no hug, but clean scientific boxing, not hugging like wrestlers. The clincher should be disqualified, as it is very hard for a fair boxer."
