Why is Hugging Allowed in Boxing? I believe most viewers think hugging makes the sport a bit boring to watch.

  • Mark_is_on_his_droid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Maybe the fight doesn’t need to be a marathon if it can safely be a sprint.

    Watching padded fast guys score points with speed. Less rounds means more speed attacks if it was computer judged instead of the current system.

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      1 year ago

      But then you would have knock outs happen in under a minute. That would provide less value for the people who spent money to either watch the fight or be there in person. I think it’s structured in 12 rounds so that the viewers can betterbbe entertained, even though I feel like that doesn’t really show who’s the better fighter, rather who can hold out the longest.

      • Mark_is_on_his_droid@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Why would more protective padding lead to more knockouts?

        I’d propose that with better head protection, you could have three, four-round fights in the same time span as a twelve-round fight, with more guaranteed boxing.