What are the rules for clinching?

[12TRIBEsRiSe]

It was a low blow, didn't you see the replay?. Maidana was always conscious in the fight, at the end of the third when the punch lands, Mayweather's lights flicker out.

that was a good shot that would have put out alot of WWs and floyd recovered but he was definately buzzed

[radioraheem]

and in the 10th Chino damn near ****ted himself from that ******* left to the body and faked a low blow recover

The gif of that will be coming shortly.

[DoktorSleepless]

Both holding and clinching is illegal according to the Nevada Atheltic Comission rules. There's no need to differentiate.
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-467.html

NAC 467.675 Acts constituting fouls in boxing.
The following acts constitute fouls in boxing:
3. Holding an opponent with one hand and hitting with the other.
4. Holding or deliberately maintaining a clinch.

What annoys me the most is when people complain about the ref breaking apart fighters too early. "Bayless isn't letting Maidana fight inside by breaking them apart too early! He still had one hand free!"

The ref should absolutely break them apart. Always. There should be zero holding and clinching period. Maidana should not be fighting when he's being clinched or held because the clinching/holding shouldn't be happening in the first place. Ref needs to break them apart, warn the clinching fighter, and take points off if they keep on doing it. "Breaking apart too early" shouldn't even be a thing because the ref should have taken points off by then.

If Maidana wants to work on the inside, he should be able to without being held. If Mayweather doesn't want to fight on the inside, he needs use his legs and move the fuck out of the way, not hold.

[torosboxing75]

hes 37 and getting older and chino has a great trainer and a hard style to fight against why are people downplaying that? styles make fights why cant "boxing" fans see this? chino is a better fighter with garcia its plain to see, is he an ATG? no but hes as good solid professional fighter, Ali and SRR struggled with opponents they were supposed to beat easily, even go Knocked down u guys are too much!

Yes but Chino's style used to be easy work for Floyd.

[SplitSecond]

that was a good shot that would have put out alot of WWs and floyd recovered but he was definately buzzed

it obviously didn't carry that much power or it would have moved floyds head more

im sure alot of guys could take that, esspecially at the end of a rd

[Sugar Adam Ali]

There is no rule book in boxing..

The rules are whatever everyone agrees to that night

[jas]

Both holding and clinching is illegal according to the Nevada Atheltic Comission rules. There's no need to differentiate.
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-467.html


What annoys me the most is when people complain about the ref breaking apart fighters too early. "Bayless isn't letting Maidana fight inside by breaking them apart too early! He still had one hand free!"

The ref should absolutely break them apart. Always. There should be zero holding and clinching period. Maidana should not be fighting when he's being clinched or held because the clinching/holding shouldn't be happening in the first place. Ref needs to break them apart, warn the clinching fighter, and take points off if they keep on doing it. "Breaking apart too early" shouldn't even be a thing because the ref should have taken points off by then discouraging the fighters from doing it again.

If Maidana wants to work on the inside, he should be able to without being held. If Mayweather doesn't want to fight on the inside, he needs use his legs and move the fuck out of the way, not hold.

Wow great post

Didn't know that because so many referees say "you got a hand free" and let them work for a little bit then jump in

But yea warnings should have been issued for the good of the spectacle

[torosboxing75]

Both holding and clinching is illegal according to the Nevada Atheltic Comission rules. There's no need to differentiate.
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-467.html


What annoys me the most is when people complain about the ref breaking apart fighters too early. "Bayless isn't letting Maidana fight inside by breaking them apart too early! He still had one hand free!"

The ref should absolutely break them apart. Always. There should be zero holding and clinching period. Maidana should not be fighting when he's being clinched or held because the clinching/holding shouldn't be happening in the first place. Ref needs to break them apart, warn the clinching fighter, and take points off if they keep on doing it. "Breaking apart too early" shouldn't even be a thing because the ref should have taken points off by then.

If Maidana wants to work on the inside, he should be able to without being held. If Mayweather doesn't want to fight on the inside, he needs use his legs and move the fuck out of the way, not hold.

Thank you for clarifying that and using actual proof.

[SplitSecond]

Yes but Chino's style used to be easy work for Floyd.

floyds stans for the longest time kept believing an aggressive fighter will just feed floyds offense, they will give him so much to work off that he'll eventually stop them if they didn't just back off after constant counters

despite the reality of even before maidana he could never really handle aggressive fighters

[MRCHOKEaMF]

Yes but Chino's style used to be easy work for Floyd.

Why couldnt Chino make floyd fight the same way he did in the first fight, cause remember Chino caused floyd to fight that way, and Floyd was shot and couldnt use his legs in that last fight.