Originally posted by pbftxrs316
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Muscles require oxygen to function. Oxygen enters the body through the lungs, which are supplied via the throat. A fighter placing his forearm in your throat and pushing restricts your air intake, and effectively asphixiates you.
Tired fighters make more mistakes.
Pushing on a fighters neck fatigues the neck muscles and reduces the amount of punishment a fighter can endure.
Both pushing on a fighters head and pushing your elbows and forearms into a fighters neck are both illegal in the sport of boxing.
Fouls in the sport of boxing are few and far between. Most rules in the sport of boxing are in place for the safety of the fighter. Hitting behind the head is illegal because of the potential for damage to the base of the skull and the brain. Punches to the kidney are illegal for the potential for kidney damage. Low blows are illegal for obvious reasons. Elbows and headbutts are illegal for the potential to cause cuts and other serious damage.
Rules are there to protect the fighter. Floyd Mayweather demonstrated with great effectiveness why those rules are in place.
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