Clinching

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  1. Ph33rknot

    Ph33rknot etreuM aL Full Member

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    How do you feel about it I'm totally against more points need to be taken
     
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  2. JabbaTheGut

    JabbaTheGut Active Member Full Member

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    I'm fine with it when they're trying to fight there
     
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  3. MagicE

    MagicE Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You get the odd fight where it's a big issue or certain fighters that abuse it and it's definitely annoying, but I don't see many fights being ruined by too much clinching except in HW.

    Refs should penalise the hugging though, especially running hugs
     
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  4. JOKER

    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    Clinching is for ***gots and points need to be taken for excessive clinching.
     
  5. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    Like Fury did in his rematch with Wilder. Got a point taken away. Kept clinching and headlocking. Pathetic. Should have been disqialified.
     
  6. Ph33rknot

    Ph33rknot etreuM aL Full Member

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    If you clinching you ain't fighting
     
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  7. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I don't mind it unless it's excessive. But that's the problem isn't it, one ref won't allow it at all, another will allow it to happen constantly, there is no consistency in enforcement and it effects the outcome of fights. I guess it comes down to what you call excessive, some people have no problem with how much Wlad held Povetkin others are outraged by how much he held. There needs to be a clear and enforceable policy resulting in automatic point deductions.
     
  8. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't see a problem with a clinch every now and then but excessive holding is incredibly annoying and fighters should get penalized for it, they do sometimes although it doesn't happen enough. It happened in Lewis vs Akinwande, not only did Akinwande get points taken off, he was disqualified.

    Excessive clinching doesn't really happen too often though
     
  9. Surrix

    Surrix Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not in all episodes clinch had been initiated by Wlad. Some from these clinches had been initiated by Povetkin to avoid beatup from Wlad.
    Ofc it is good to claim that this fight was only some bad uncle in Wlad dirtyboxe.
    Povetkin also had questionable stoppage win vs Wach. Yeah, he had won vs Wach on cards for sure but stoppage here__________lol.
    Questionable win on cards vs Huck, then bulked up CW boxer in approx 209 lber.
     
  10. JabbaTheGut

    JabbaTheGut Active Member Full Member

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    So Duran was not a real fighter?
     
  11. sasto

    sasto Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I like inside fighting and except for all time classics like Vazquez Marquez 1 inside fighting will lead to some amount of clinching.

    What I really want is for referees to judge if the fighter intends to do anything besides clinching or if it's situational, that's a lot to ask though.
     
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  12. Bumnard_Hopkins

    Bumnard_Hopkins Burger King banned Full Member

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    Duran didn't lock the other guy's arms in place. If it is possible for the other guy to free his arms then it is alright.

    Compare Duran vs Leonard to Ward vs Bika.
     
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  13. kim_jong_un

    kim_jong_un Member banned Full Member

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    Fighters should learn real inside fighting then, if they have a problem with clinching. Inside fighting is sadly a lost art.
     
  14. Surrix

    Surrix Boxing Addict Full Member

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    There a lot of business impact too might happen. A side lad clinches : nothing wrong if this is good for his situation in this moment, B side guy if this is good for him, might get ref intervention pretty soon.
    Biased refs and A/B sides in boxing is curse for this business like strange judges cards.

    Okey, if they doesn't do rabbit punches and low blows etc ****, I think they might clinch and fight in clinch.
     
  15. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    It's a foul. First gets a warning. Second a point. Third two points. Fourth disqualification. This isn't wrestling or mma.