▲ 135 ▼ Why is Hugging Allowed in Boxing? (lemmy.dbzer0.com) submitted 3 years ago by counselwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 38 comments fedilink hide all child comments Why is Hugging Allowed in Boxing? I believe most viewers think hugging makes the sport a bit boring to watch.
[–] applejacks@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago (1 child) probably lets the fighters regain energy and keep going. otherwise they'd tire themselves out pretty quickly. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] counselwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com [S] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) but if they remove it or at least penalize to deter hugging, wouldn't the athletes just adapt? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago It's so that they can go to fight, then clinch when they can't do it any longer. By "adapt" they would just not do anything and walk around instead. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jscummy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago It would just be a huge change to the sport in general. You would probably see fighters losing all their power by round 3 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] counselwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com [S] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) but if they remove it or at least penalize to deter hugging, wouldn't the athletes just adapt? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago It's so that they can go to fight, then clinch when they can't do it any longer. By "adapt" they would just not do anything and walk around instead. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jscummy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago It would just be a huge change to the sport in general. You would probably see fighters losing all their power by round 3 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago It's so that they can go to fight, then clinch when they can't do it any longer. By "adapt" they would just not do anything and walk around instead. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jscummy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago It would just be a huge change to the sport in general. You would probably see fighters losing all their power by round 3 permalink fedilink source parent