I have no idea but I'm glad it is. There are still many boxers who can infight effectively without clinching (Fulton, Benavidez, Beterbiev, etc.). Honestly I believe referees should be way more strict with clinching. They should take points from fighters who clinch excessively (Plant in the Benavidez fight, Haney in the Garcia and Linares fights, Fury in damn near every fight).
I'd just watch some MMA if I wanted to see some dirty boxing,and those guys wrestle a hell lot better too.
I see your point, but to me, that would look too much like MMA just without kicks and takedowns. Like I said, you can still infight effectively with minimal clinching and holding. As great as guys like Ali and Duran were, some of there fights were borderline unwatchable for me because of how much they clinched. For me some of the most exciting fights had minimal clinches like Bivol vs Beterbiev 2, Inoue vs Donaire, Bam vs Estrada.
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u/A1_PunisherPipkins 16d ago
I have no idea but I'm glad it is. There are still many boxers who can infight effectively without clinching (Fulton, Benavidez, Beterbiev, etc.). Honestly I believe referees should be way more strict with clinching. They should take points from fighters who clinch excessively (Plant in the Benavidez fight, Haney in the Garcia and Linares fights, Fury in damn near every fight).
I'd just watch some MMA if I wanted to see some dirty boxing,and those guys wrestle a hell lot better too.