Is boxing really just about hit and not get hit?

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so is this what ur getting at star....eg it was tysons fault cause bonecrusher ran and held the whole fight? lets not forget it takes 2 to tango

it's both of their faults. Why would tyson be any different

tyson tried to make a fight off it but every time he got close smith held on for dear life

You're not talking about "running" you're talking about holding. In which case thats up to the ref.