Handwrap suggestion! YOUR THOUGHTS!

After the Margarito incident i read a poster on this forum suggesting that
handwraps should always be checked after the fight, by the referee, to make
sure they were legal. IMO , while this might catch illegal wraps, this catches
them too late when the damage is already done.

As I understand it, at the moment the boxers have their hands wrapped while
the trainer of the opposing camp and an official are present, but in the
Margarito fight the official completely missed the alledgedly illegal substances
in the wraps and only because Mosley's trainer thought the wraps looked or
felt fishy, Margarito was caught.

My suggestions are the following :

Why don't we make the wrapping of the hands part of the whole show? Just
like the weigh-in is part of it? I am thinking along the following lines : Why
don't we have the opposing parties submit the brands of gauze and tape and
gloves they want to use to the officials before the fight, so they can be
approved and aquired by the officials.

Then prefight, the fighters would have to have their hands wrapped with the
material provided by the officials, in the presence of the officials and the
opposing camp, WHILE either in the ring or integrally televised from
backstage, so everyone can see what is going on. Same would go for the
gloves : bought by the officials to specifications of the fighters and checked
prefight on camera with officials and the opposing camps trainer.

In my mind this would reduce the chances of tampering with gloves and wraps
to nearly zero. And keeping in mind what plaster wraps can do (Billy Collins)
to me these precautions are worth it.

Any thoughts?

 

Please explain?

 

Agreed, sadly we do not live in a perfect world though.

 

Interesting first post ever. Ludicrous too.

 

Yeah that's part of my suggestion as well, why not show the wrapping on tv?

 

If we all followed the rules at all time we didn't need referees, doping tests or even police for that matter, my suggestion is aimed at upholding the rules.

Is this seriously a weird proposal?