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Okay guys. This might stir things up a little. I was reading something about protecting oneself at all times in a boxing match and its the refs resposibility to let guys know the round is over. Maybe @RR or a couple of other trainers on here can shed a little more light on this subject.
First a little background of where "Protect yourself at all times" came from:
Back in amateurs I believe started the phrase, "protect yourself at all times", in reference to keep fighting until the referee breaks you up, because there may be other outside distractions, sounds, bells, whistes, that may lead you to lower your guard, but the only thing you can trust is the Ref in your ring to tell you when to relax and go to your corner.
This was prompted by the fact that many times in prelims in amateur tournament format there are other fights going on in the same gym or arena, (3-4 rings in the same vicinity). Even in the Olympics. And there would be bells goings off in other rings signaling the end of the round in the fght next to yours, while your round is still live. And the command was to protect yourslef while in the ring at all times until told by the ref by stepping in between both fighters. Essentially don't think about what you hear, pay attention to what you see. I've read also that the bell at the end of the round isn't for the fighters, it's actually for the referee to know that the round has ended and to physically step in to stop the round. That tapping 10 seconds before would be for the ref to prepare to stop the round. I've even heard a ref counting down from 10 to himself getting ready to jumpin on the bell..
And if you notice in the amateurs especially, the bell would ring but the kids stay right there with their arms up until the ref signals round is over.
With that being said, who is more at fault?:
Rigo for the late punch; when it didn't look egregiously intentional with intent to be dirty?
The referee for being out of position to step in quick enough at the bell, after he was warned by the 10 second tapping of the wood board before the bell?
Flores for not protecting himself until the referee stepped in?
First a little background of where "Protect yourself at all times" came from:
Back in amateurs I believe started the phrase, "protect yourself at all times", in reference to keep fighting until the referee breaks you up, because there may be other outside distractions, sounds, bells, whistes, that may lead you to lower your guard, but the only thing you can trust is the Ref in your ring to tell you when to relax and go to your corner.
This was prompted by the fact that many times in prelims in amateur tournament format there are other fights going on in the same gym or arena, (3-4 rings in the same vicinity). Even in the Olympics. And there would be bells goings off in other rings signaling the end of the round in the fght next to yours, while your round is still live. And the command was to protect yourslef while in the ring at all times until told by the ref by stepping in between both fighters. Essentially don't think about what you hear, pay attention to what you see. I've read also that the bell at the end of the round isn't for the fighters, it's actually for the referee to know that the round has ended and to physically step in to stop the round. That tapping 10 seconds before would be for the ref to prepare to stop the round. I've even heard a ref counting down from 10 to himself getting ready to jumpin on the bell..
And if you notice in the amateurs especially, the bell would ring but the kids stay right there with their arms up until the ref signals round is over.
With that being said, who is more at fault?:
Rigo for the late punch; when it didn't look egregiously intentional with intent to be dirty?
The referee for being out of position to step in quick enough at the bell, after he was warned by the 10 second tapping of the wood board before the bell?
Flores for not protecting himself until the referee stepped in?
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