How many clinches can a boxer do before he gets DQ?????

**Eladio-Mor** · 03-26-2012, 01:42 PM

I guess everybody likes hugging lol

**Bombs** · 03-26-2012, 01:44 PM

It depends ultimately on the ref pretty much. Each state has a difference tolerance for it but it comes down to if the ref likes them or not. Fokk hopkins, fokk floydina joyce, fokk Molina and all the clinching hugger chickens in the world. This is killing our sport period.

**Bermuda** · 03-26-2012, 01:49 PM

molina should have at least been deducted a point or two for the holding he was doing...he was also lunging in a lot of times using his head like a spear..

**Doctor_Tenma** · 03-26-2012, 01:57 PM

It only bothers me depending on the way it's employed. If he's throwing then tying up (Mosley) then I can cope with it. If he's also able to fight in the clinches, work some hooks and uppercuts inside (Ward, Hopkins, Floyd) the better. Now when he's mostly looking to clinch, not run his offense first, spoiling/ running the clock...don't expect me to enjoy that. I liked Molina's performance against Lara and Cintron by the way, but the Kirkland fight was godawful.

**Carpe Diem** · 03-26-2012, 01:59 PM

I don't think i've seen any other fighters clinches more than Hopkins and Holyfield. If I'm not mistaken, they haven't been disqualified for overly utilized clinches in any of their professional career bouts.

**Roman Moreno** · 03-26-2012, 02:00 PM

5 times and it should be DQ. Doesn't matter how you employ it. You're responsible for 5 clinches then you should be DQ'd.

And, everybody can stop crying.

**FeFist** · 03-26-2012, 02:05 PM

I think referees should have the option of just deducting points in a way that wouldn't lead to the fighter getting disqualified. As things stand I think refs are reluctant to penalise fighters for clinching because it would be a horrible contributing factor for a stoppage.

**The Gambler1981** · 03-26-2012, 02:13 PM

Watch Lennox Lewis-Henry Akinwande you will have your answer~

**4Corners** · 03-26-2012, 02:24 PM

If they really wanted to impliment a new rule to stop it, they should do this....

Use a COMPUCLINCH counter. When a fighter holds or clinches more than 10 times in a round, that's a point deduction. If a fighter holds/clinches more than 10 times a round in more than 3 rounds, automatic DQ.

It would stop if that happened. There's natural clinching and holding and then there's the Akinwande, Molina, Ruiz excessive holding. And if you are going to hold and clinch, at least try to work the body and fight on the inside to fight your way out of the clinch. Don't hold the others arm underneath your armpit and hit him, let go and punch, and than hold again.

How many clinches can a boxer do before he gets DQ?????