Inside The Boxing Ring

One might wonder how the judges score a boxing match. Is it by the number of punches landed out of the punches thrown? The scoring system which is widely used today is the 10-point scoring system. In this system if a boxer won a round, the judge will grant that boxer 10-points for that [...]

The boxing ring that we see during fights is not just a stage with 4 posts and rope around it. The boxing ring has different parts namely:
Platform – stage-like where the frames can be made up of wood or metal
Corner posts – used to attach the ropes and for platform support
Canvas or Vinyl – material [...]

There are 3 Judges in a boxing match with a score card where they keep score every round. The referee also has a scorecard, but it is only utilized when there is no clear winner from the judges. A boxer wins if he/she has most of the judges’ decision. A unanimous decision is when [...]

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Ø       Demonstrate super flexibility at the waist. Mayweather is an extremely difficult opponent to hit even when pushed into a corner or against the ropes, as he uses his exceptional torso agility to slip punches and weave from side to side.
Ø       Counterattack with your left hook. After dodging his opponents with his backwards waist [...]

Aside from the two important parties inside the ring, there is a man who is unnoticed but plays a very important role inside the ring. It is the boxing referee who imposes the rules to the boxers. He mediates between the boxers.
The referee’s role isn’t simple. His calls are critical because the victory of one [...]

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Bernard Hopkins won over Kelly Pavlik. He literally gave him a boxing lesson and a first loss that he will remember long after the aches heal. Hopkins employed lightning fast combos and an almost perfect defense that ultimaely embarrassed Pavlik in the 12 round [...]

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Oscar De La Hoya has just about wrapped up a deal to finish his boxing career Dec. 6 against Filipino star Manny Pacquiao, two people with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press.
De La Hoya’s long-stalled discussion about fighting Pacquiao recently revived when the sides found an adequate way to split the [...]

Boxing is a dangerous sport. Although several measures for safety and regulations have been implemented, there are still some instances wherein a boxer dies after a fight or during a fight. In the US, there are several fight bars that host unregulated boxing. Unregulated boxing is usually joined by non-professional fighters and thus increasing the [...]

In my previous blog, we say that Manny Pacquiao indeed changed or even revolutionized Philippine boxing and I’ve found some interesting picture to prove it. In this picture we can see how kids somehow see themselves in Manny or I should say that there is a Manny Pacquaio inside of us. This photo was taken [...]

As boxing viewers, we see different angles of the fight because television cameras are positioned in different angles. At the end of the fight, we can keep track of our scoring but it doesn’t necessarily mean that we have the same results as that of the judges. Flip Homansky explains some of the scoring basics [...]