How important is the timekeeper? Dove tail thread.

[BoxingChaos]

This will dove tail off the thread about was it, or was it not a knock out?

How important is the timekeeper?

The timekeeper keeps track of the time and sounds a bell to signal the beginning and end of each round. This person also begins the knockdown count that the referee picks up and continues.

So, who starts the count? The ref or the time keeper?
Have you ever seen this? I have and in many fights, there is a guy outside of the ring who is counting with the ref, so who is leading the count?

"This person also begins the knockdown count that the referee picks up and continues."


So does the timekeeper begin the count and the ref looks for the timekeeper to see where his count is? Or is it the other way around?

Discuss.



Or is that not the time keeper and just some other ref or judge who is sitting closest to the action?

[JAB5239]

This will dove tail off the thread about was it, or was it not a knock out?

How important is the timekeeper?

The timekeeper keeps track of the time and sounds a bell to signal the beginning and end of each round. This person also begins the knockdown count that the referee picks up and continues.

So, who starts the count? The ref or the time keeper?
Have you ever seen this? I have and in many fights, there is a guy outside of the ring who is counting with the ref, so who is leading the count?

"This person also begins the knockdown count that the referee picks up and continues."


So does the timekeeper begin the count and the ref looks for the timekeeper to see where his count is? Or is it the other way around?

Discuss.



Or is that not the time keeper and just some other ref or judge who is sitting closest to the action?

The time keeper is an important factor in letting the ref know what the count is AFTER the other fighter is in a neutral corner. It should never affect how a fighter responds though. A fighter should respond to the ref and the ref only. Anything outside the ring is a distraction. If the time counter starts the count before the other fighter is in the neutral corner he's wrong. Fighter always has to go by the refs count and no other. Im not sure if thats an exact rule, just my opinion.

[BoxingChaos]

The time keeper is an important factor in letting the ref know what the count is AFTER the other fighter is in a neutral corner. It should never affect how a fighter responds though. A fighter should respond to the ref and the ref only. Anything outside the ring is a distraction. If the time counter starts the count before the other fighter is in the neutral corner he's wrong. Fighter always has to go by the refs count and no other. Im not sure if thats an exact rule, just my opinion.

Right on Cowboy. I just wondered this since the subject came up in another thread. But I guess your interpretation makes enough sense.