go to 5:54 and you will see hamed get warned for a back hander.
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boxing = hand combat...why is back hand, slapping, hammer punches illegal?..
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boxing = hand combat...why is back hand, slapping, hammer punches illegal?..
go to 5:54 and you will see hamed get warned for a back hander. -
Boxing does not mean 'hand combat', boxing means boxing. And within the rules of boxing, there are set definitions of what constitutes a legal punch. A strike with an open glove, the back of the hand, or the side of the hand is not regarded as legal.
The key point is that boxing is a sport and not unrestricted 'hand combat' as you suggest. And in any sport, the rules are constructed in a manner that places emphasis on what people regard as the primary skills of the sport. Letting people do stuff that undermines the value of those skills in a contest only undermines the sport as a whole.
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is there an official rule that states slapping, back hand or hammer punching is illegal? cause calzaghe slapped his entire career and it was never an issue with the refs.
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I would venture a guess that the rules don't allow open glove punching due to the interior lacing and associated risk of severe (if not permanent) eye injury.
I would also venture a guess that the rules don't allow backhands because they look feminine and ******ed.
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Originally posted by ßringer View PostI would venture a guess that the rules don't allow open glove punching due to the interior lacing and associated risk of severe (if not permanent) eye injury.
I would also venture a guess that the rules don't allow backhands because they look feminine and ******ed.
I just resaw the Lennox Lewis - Michael Grant fight. Take a look at the effect of a LL uppercut combined with him holding down Grant's head - that greatly increased the effect of the punch.
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