Thread: New AIBA rules

available in PDF format. These rules have been effective as of September 1 2008, but changes coming Jan. 1 such as rounds per categories and round lengths are effective Jan 1. 2009.

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http://www.aiba.org/documents/site1/...on_rules_e.pdf


Also...here is the link to live time updates of World Cup in Moscow for anyone interested in following it over the next few days. They are scoring them point by point live, as it happens in 2 minute real time counting down rounds...which I think is kinda cool. It'll appear in the top right part of website when the fights are going on.

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3x 3 min rounds is going to be different, should be good though I hope.

They have shown the score in real time at bouts I've been to in Australia. I like it - makes it clear what is scoring and what isn't.

In a way though it is too honest when from bout to bout what scores changes a lot but i think that has to be seen so scoring if forced to be more consistent.

I like 3 X 3 too - that might just be me being biast though.

To be honest though I don't think many competitive people would be less effective over 3 minute rounds in comparison to their opponents.

I think those who are much fitter than others over 2 minute rounds will still be fitter over 3 minute rounds.

I'm not sure te difference will be significant enough to change the hierarchy of boxing fitness until you get up to bouts with more rounds - like your ten and 12 round pros.

I think those who are less successful with 3 minute rounds will be people who were successful due to other attributes and begin to struggle when people have a chance to work them out and wear them down.

I like it

3 x 3 min rds, going back to the old days.

I think it may really seperate those with good cardio, and those without.

We've sparred 3 minute rounds in my gym quite a bit, and then a week or so leading up to a fight....then bring it down to 2 minutes. I guess we won't be doing that any more, or atleast I won't. Not sure.

This again poses another problem for me in sparring with so many new members. Whereas they should be training and aiming for 2 min rounds pre comp....fighting in open class am going to be shooting for 3 min rounds.

I still have mixed feelings on it. Just got to 4x2. Suppose will know better after first real fight at 3x3.

I like how they've put so much effort into publicly saying that the females are equal and should be in the olympics etc etc....then they go and change the rules and pretty much say..."Oh yeah, women can't do the 3 x 3, we're going to keep them the same." Lame.

3 x 3's.....That's Great.

3 x 3's at 69kg could be a problem.

Originally Posted by hitmandonny

3 x 3's.....That's Great.

3 x 3's at 69kg could be a problem.

why is that Donny?

I don't understnd really why the difference. Why it is 69-75kg in Elite...but 70-75kg in junior. And am also not sure how it will play out, the 14 yr old age restrictions. I am hoping they don't put it there for youth to 69-75. It could pose a problem for nationals...as it is tough enough for me to get to 70, and I'm not at 75. Stuck right in the middle.

Originally Posted by Youngblood

Originally Posted by hitmandonny

3 x 3's.....That's Great.

3 x 3's at 69kg could be a problem.

why is that Donny?

I don't understnd really why the difference. Why it is 69-75kg in Elite...but 70-75kg in junior. And am also not sure how it will play out, the 14 yr old age restrictions. I am hoping they don't put it there for youth to 69-75. It could pose a problem for nationals...as it is tough enough for me to get to 70, and I'm not at 75. Stuck right in the middle.

Well I do some training all year round....and then escalate the difficulty when i want to be fit. This means I rarely fluctuate past 73-74kg. I haven't been 75 since my shoulder was hurt.

When the weight was 71 I made the weight alright, but the last kilo was slow because there's little to lose. I made 69 more than once and it was ok, but i needed to rehydrate and renourish.

If I enter a tournament now I'll have to be 69 each morning and I don't think thats feasible for me.

ok I see what you mean. Well this is likely my case too, unless I can get something at 75 and just go in light and try to bulk.

I can understand the prob. of trying to make 69 and end up in there weak. plus having to do 3x3 on top of it. So yea...it is a concern for me also...because we are just about exactly the same weight.

I'm walking around 158-159lb ...dead center of 69-75kg.

Originally Posted by Youngblood

ok I see what you mean. Well this is likely my case too, unless I can get something at 75 and just go in light and try to bulk.

I can understand the prob. of trying to make 69 and end up in there weak. plus having to do 3x3 on top of it. So yea...it is a concern for me also...because we are just about exactly the same weight.

I'm walking around 158-159lb ...dead center of 69-75kg.

Yeah, sounds like we're pretty similar. Daily I'm 158 and a half I think.

75 isn't a nice proposition for me really. If I enter any comps at 75 one of my best mates is there and being from the same county he'd be my first fight. That'd be pretty horrible, we train together and we only ever fight on the PS!

I have the exact same problem, too light for 75 but too heavy for 69, I need to shed muscle to get down to that weight. But I really don't want to be fighting at 75, kind of frustrating.

This time last year I was fighting weighing in @ 132. Crazy.

Originally Posted by Salty

I have the exact same problem, too light for 75 but too heavy for 69, I need to shed muscle to get down to that weight. But I really don't want to be fighting at 75, kind of frustrating.

Ive got a heavy weight with the same problem,he's been working out to much and got his weight up to 235,but he moves better at 220. His next workout,instead of going over tape the way we normally do we're going to have to sit down and figure how to tweek his diet and exercise routine. He's all muscle,but its too much slow twitch muscle.

Originally Posted by sourpuss

I like how they've put so much effort into publicly saying that the females are equal and should be in the olympics etc etc....then they go and change the rules and pretty much say..."Oh yeah, women can't do the 3 x 3, we're going to keep them the same." Lame.

I agree - what complete archaic s**t!

We can run 42 km marathons without dying but no way can we do 3 X 3 min rounds!