I understand that the goal is to win and to make money no doubt, but as for the rules of boxing, there is one goal like it is in football/soccer for example, there the goal is to score more goals than your opponent. What about in boxing? As far as i see it, the goal is to outbox your opponent, so you get more points that eventually win you the fight. A knockout is merely a side effect if a fighter cannot finish the fight, or the predicted number of rounds. If a boxer cannot finish the predicted number of rounds, if he is knocked out or incapable to continue(same thing actually), the fight is over early than predicted. A knockout can be sort of a solution. In boxing, the fighter might not always finish the predicted number of rounds, due to the nature of the sport, so the fight is over early and the fighter than got knocked out loses because he has been outboxed. Of curse some boxers are taking advantage of this rule, especially the "big" boxers, because they can finish the fight early and more entertaining to the fans. But as for boxing the knockout is merely a side effect, in which a boxer is too outboxed to continue and complete the predicted number of rounds. Is my assumption correct?