SouthpawStephen wrote:Does it seem right if a longer guy was doing this with a closed fist for a good portion of the fight to a shorter guy? I mean, it's a closed fist... Should be cool, right?
I have a problem with this "a good portion of the fight" language. If something's prohibited, it's prohibited. You can't do it. How long you do it for doesn't matter if the activity is forbidden by rule.
Or does the rule allow it only for a certain portion of the fight?
SouthpawStephen wrote:This is a bit of an exaggeration of course, but it's basically what Wlad was doing to an extent. But if what Rover is saying about it being a closed glove, it is legal.... as absurd as that sounds.
Its like fighting a midget innit lol. You just hold them with one hand whilst they wale away but there arms are too short haha
SouthpawStephen wrote:This is a bit of an exaggeration of course, but it's basically what Wlad was doing to an extent. But if what Rover is saying about it being a closed glove, it is legal.... as absurd as that sounds.
Maybe there's some rule prohibiting a fighter from holding a fist in his opponent's face. (He wasn't holding Pianeta with it, right?) I've never heard of that. I've heard many times that you can't measure somebody with an open glove.
SouthpawStephen wrote:Rover, do you think Jameel was making it up when he said it was illegal?
Maybe he thinks it is. Apparently the ref didn't. AFAIK you can put your fist wherever you want as long as you don't hold your opponent or hit him in an illegal area.
SouthpawStephen wrote:Does it seem right if a longer guy was doing this with a closed fist for a good portion of the fight to a shorter guy? I mean, it's a closed fist... Should be cool, right?
Who cares if it seems fair or right, it doesn't break the rules. So your calls for the ref to do something should be directed at the athletic commission because the ref isn't going to call it.
dajuggernaut wrote:
Who cares if it seems fair or right, it doesn't break the rules. So your calls for the ref to do something should be directed at the athletic commission because the ref isn't going to call it.
What are you, a robot? You sound like a German bureaucrat with all this crap about rules and regulations.
I, as a fan, do care very much about how fighters conduct themselves in the ring. If a guy is spoiling, he should be warned by the ref, end of story. It's not fitting behaviour for a champion to hold his arm out like that, and you don't need a rule book to tell you that.
dajuggernaut wrote:
Who cares if it seems fair or right, it doesn't break the rules. So your calls for the ref to do something should be directed at the athletic commission because the ref isn't going to call it.
What are you, a robot? You sound like a German bureaucrat with all this crap about rules and regulations.
I, as a fan, do care very much about how fighters conduct themselves in the ring. If a guy is spoiling, he should be warned by the ref, end of story. It's not fitting behaviour for a champion to hold his arm out like that, and you don't need a rule book to tell you that.
Oh, but it's okay for a challenger?
What relevance does his being a champion have?
Yeah, rules are important. That's what the ref's there to do--enforce rules. Where is it stated a champion should be treated differently in terms of referee treatment?
dajuggernaut wrote:
Who cares if it seems fair or right, it doesn't break the rules. So your calls for the ref to do something should be directed at the athletic commission because the ref isn't going to call it.
What are you, a robot? You sound like a German bureaucrat with all this crap about rules and regulations.
I, as a fan, do care very much about how fighters conduct themselves in the ring. If a guy is spoiling, he should be warned by the ref, end of story. It's not fitting behaviour for a champion to hold his arm out like that, and you don't need a rule book to tell you that.
Again, your problem is with the athletic commission not the ref.
