What's worse - punch punch hold or punch punch push?

Is this a trick question?

 

Holding.

It thwarts the action far worse. Pushing only momentarily halts it - a mere second or two - in an attempt to at least keep the fight at a reasonable range. Whereas holding straight up stops the other man from punching. It involves locking the arms and smothering; forcing the action to come to standstill for large portions of a sequence.

 

This. :good

Holding is so negative and kills the action whereas with a push you can create space to bang and can keep the fight flowing.

 

jab jab grab

 

Holding . . Pushing doesn't stop the action in the fight really. . . The other guy can take one step and be right back in his chest, or in punching range. . Action keeps up

 

Pushing is allowed. I do it all the time on Fight Night to create space and i never get deducted points.

 

Holding is the worst. This is not MMA.

 

punch, punch, hold.

Boxing would be a totally different sport when the referees actually acted against holding.
Can you imagine the difference in Ward, Wlad, Ali and Hopkins fights that way?!

 

holding brings the action to a total halt, unless you enjoy seeing men in the clinch (wink)

 

Holding.

At least with a push, both fighters hands are free and able to continue throwing. It's not as frustrating as being hugged with both arms trapped.

 

Wlad is the worst

 

Holding is ****ing horrible to watch. I don't really have an issue with pushing, but holding is constantly the reason behind bad fights.

What annoys me is that referees refuse to punish it. Fighters should start getting disqualified for excessive holding.

 

It does make you think. Alot of the great technical fighters have been able to dominate tronger inside fighters by having good spoiing tactics on the inside.

Foyd is the master at tying boxers up if they get too close.

Boxing would be a better sport IMO if it was punished more severely