Why is Hugging Allowed in Boxing? I believe most viewers think hugging makes the sport a bit boring to watch.

    • ABCDE@lemmy.world
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      1 year 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.

    • jscummy@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year 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