New AIBA rules

[donnydarkoIRL]

The way I see it, generally the most scoring action ocurs in the last minute of a round as the fighters settle, become accustomed to one another and find their own rhythm.

With two minutes preceeding this final minute I feel there will be more "physical action," in amateur fights. Fighters who previously have fought in bursts over two minutes will now have to apply themselves both offensivel and defensively over a longer duration and conditioning will have to be reviewed at the upper levels.

[Chris Nagel]

That sounds good, I wonder if that's going to apply to national competition as well.

Times are changing, I'd like to see that amateur "throw a lot of punches" philosophy become more about pacing and selecting their punches.

[Youngblood]

That sounds good, I wonder if that's going to apply to national competition as well.

Times are changing, I'd like to see that amateur "throw a lot of punches" philosophy become more about pacing and selecting their punches.

Far as I know Chris, is any amateur sanctioned bout. So unless it changes, expect it at every level...thru to the Olympics.

[Sharla]

ok I'm meant to be offline doing job applications right now but i just couldn't resist sharing this when i saw it .... by accident while applying for jobs ......

A science paper on gender differences in sport:

Evaluation of gender differences in physiology: an introduction
Mark A. Tarnopolskya and Wim H.M. Sarisb

This gender bias is even more poignant given recent evidence that has shown that females may in fact be better suited to ultra-endurance sports compared with males [10]. A `®eld' study matched males and females for
performance times at the 56 km distance and found that the females outperformed the males at the 90 km distance [10]. Regression analysis has shown that males outperform females at distances up to *42 km, with an increasing performance advantage for females above an intercept of 66 km [10]. Another group reported that equally trained males and females performed similarly at 42 km, yet the females outperformed the males at the 90 km distance [11].

Sourpuss - I think i speak on behalf of both of us regarding this idea that we can't do rounds which are a minute longer like the guys - to those AIBA knobs who decided this:

[Youngblood]

Geebus, nevermind the 3x3. Guess I am stuck at 4x2 until I am old enough to drink and go to war?

These classifications are clear as mud and seem to overlap themselves.