Should they deduct points for running/not engaging?

[White Briton]

Yes or no? I personally think so. We are always seeing in-fighting being scuppered these days, so why not the same treatment for fighters at the other end of the spectrum? It's like, who's right and who's wrong, the guy trying to hug or the guy trying to run away from engaging in a fight?

[武士道]

Give an example of what you consider running?

NB: I think ref's can deduct points/DQ for non-performance.

[Spray_resistant]

If its to an extreme like excessive holding yes.

[ghost deini]

Give an example of what you consider running?

NB: I think ref's can deduct points/DQ for non-performance.

you seen Andre Dirrell fight?

i just think as a fighter they should be proud enough not to go in and fight like a coward

easy for me to say though im not taking any shots in the ring lol

[White Briton]

Give an example of what you consider running?

NB: I think ref's can deduct points/DQ for non-performance.

Say like, for example, a prime Ricky Hatton and Andre Dirrell are the same size and weight. Imagine how ugly that would be, Hatton holding etc trying to get in close and Dirrell wriggling free and running away. How ugly would that be? Say Dirrell in the Froch fight, and Dirrell in the Abraham fight.

[V.WEBB]

They should deduct points for not being able to cut off the ring.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Say like, for example, a prime Ricky Hatton and Andre Dirrell are the same size and weight. Imagine how ugly that would be, Hatton holding etc trying to get in close and Dirrell wriggling free and running away. How ugly would that be? Say Dirrell in the Froch fight, and Dirrell in the Abraham fight.

Dirrell didnt really "run" in the Abraham fight

[sigrab jr]

It's called boxing. Not MMA.

In MMA when fighters take too long to not fight, the ref tells them to fight. Just in like in Boxing, the ref tells you to fight if you're not fighting.

If your rule was put in to play, Haye and Harrison should have been DQ'ed and we would have missed Haye's 3rd round KO.

So no, anything can happen in boxing.

[Rockin']

a referee can deduct points for passive boxing I think they call it, not engaging...........Rockin'

[T.Horton]

you seen Andre Dirrell fight?

i just think as a fighter they should be proud enough not to go in and fight like a coward

easy for me to say though im not taking any shots in the ring lol

I wouldn't really call what Dirrell does as running. He's a phenomenal boxer in my opinion. One thing that I do hate is excessive clinching. Akinwande v Lewis. Tyson v Bonecrusher. Bahhhhhhhhhhhh!