Hatton holds a ridiculous amount, and if there was a ref in there warning and deducting points early in the match it would do a GREAT thing for boxing.. Taylor held a LOT in the second hopkins fight, i didn't see all of the first one so i can't talk about that one.. But Hatton is probably the one who i've noticed it the worst in... Calzaghe also does that little hold and punch thing.. he holds one of your arms with his right hand so that you cant use it, and hits you with his left while clinched.
What are the exact rules? what is allowed and what is not?.. i mean when you look back when the heavyweight division was the big thing with Tyson/holyfield/lewis etc.. you only saw holding after a few flurries of punching as a clinch, and then towards the end of the fight when fatigue set in.. you didn't see it used as a tactic. Refs NEED to take charge.