https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Only_the_referee_can_stop_the_bout 2026-06-17T21:35:54Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.38.2 https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Only_the_referee_can_stop_the_bout&diff=65715&oldid=prev 2006-04-30T19:57:32Z

<p>did I get origins of rule correct? other reasons for the rule?</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>* &#039;&#039;&#039;Only the referee can stop the bout&#039;&#039;&#039; refers to the rule in some jurisdictions that a bout cannot be stopped by a [[corner]] [[throw in the towel|throwing in the towel]] to signify defeat--if their boxer is hurt, helpless, or otherwise unable to continue; only the referee can decide if and when the bout should be ended. <br /> * The rule originally was created to prevent the abuse in the past where a bout had been [[fixed]] by gamblers or others to end in a pre-determined [[round]].<br /> * &#039;&#039;See also&#039;&#039;, [[Rules of Boxing]]</div>

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