Other than being 'dirty', where's the downside to fouling

[nveleven]

As I understand it, a one-point deduction occurs when a fighter head buts, hits low, rabbit punches, spits out the mouthpiece to buy recovery time, etc...In a cost-benefit analysis, it seems that one of these illegal moves can give a fighter a significant enough advantage over the point loss to make it worthwhile. Where's the downside?

[STEELHEAD]

well what do you want them to do--------take 2 points off?
what some call dirty fighting may not be dirty to others.

for example i think its proper to hold on after youve been decked.
i think their are occasions where a low blow is a legitamit tactic.

[FeFist]

1) If the fighter is unable to continue as a result of the foul, the fouler will get disqualified ( See Dirrell v Abraham).

2) The other fighter will be less inclined to do you favours ( See Mayweather v Ortiz).

3) The other fighter might foul you back ( See Hopkins v Echols).

[nveleven]

well what do you want them to do--------take 2 points off?
what some call dirty fighting may not be dirty to others.

for example i think its proper to hold on after youve been decked.
i think their are occasions where a low blow is a legitamit tactic.

Not sure what the appropriate point deduction should be, but the idea of hitting low or rabbit punching when you're hurt, then getting a point deducted, and now seconds later you have a hurt/dazed fighter in front of you. It seems a win-win.

[boliodogs]

It certainly worked out well for Corrales in the Castillo fight. Not only did spitting out the mouth piece give him the recovery time to avoid an almost certain KO loss but the ref. taking an other 15 seconds to take a point from him right after a hard knock down gave him even more badly needed recovery time.