Is use of the Forearm Illegal or not?

[Spicoli]

It can be pretty flagrant.In an ideal world refs would enforce the rules right down the middle.And John Ruiz would have 20 DQ losses for excessive holding

[sumkalambay]

it's not like PBF swings the elbow.

it's up to the refs to catch that shit. anyway, hatton-tszyu was downright disgraceful.

at the end of the day, PBF doesn't win b/c he uses forearms. it's because he's better than his opponent.

[Kel]

it's not like PBF swings the elbow.

it's up to the refs to catch that shit. anyway, hatton-tszyu was downright disgraceful.

at the end of the day, PBF doesn't win b/c he uses forearms. it's because he's better than his opponent.

Whats the need for it then? It must help him or he would never do it. Floyd ducks below the belt a hell of a lot and uses forearm/elbow often but it's up to the ref to pick up on it. To be fair it's not like he is butting and throwing low blows in there he is just bending rules rather than breaking them. If that makes sense.

[sumkalambay]

it's not like PBF swings the elbow.

it's up to the refs to catch that shit. anyway, hatton-tszyu was downright disgraceful.

at the end of the day, PBF doesn't win b/c he uses forearms. it's because he's better than his opponent.

Whats the need for it then? It must help him or he would never do it. Floyd ducks below the belt a hell of a lot and uses forearm/elbow often but it's up to the ref to pick up on it. To be fair it's not like he is butting and throwing low blows in there he is just bending rules rather than breaking them. If that makes sense.

all great fighters have a dirty trick up their sleeve

[Althugz]

it's not like PBF swings the elbow.

it's up to the refs to catch that shit. anyway, hatton-tszyu was downright disgraceful.

at the end of the day, PBF doesn't win b/c he uses forearms. it's because he's better than his opponent.

Whats the need for it then? It must help him or he would never do it. Floyd ducks below the belt a hell of a lot and uses forearm/elbow often but it's up to the ref to pick up on it. To be fair it's not like he is butting and throwing low blows in there he is just bending rules rather than breaking them. If that makes sense.

all great fighters have a dirty trick up their sleeve

So true, my favourite dirty trick is used by Ricky Hatton -- Keeping his laces loose so that when he is close to being knocked the fugg out by a light fisted puncher (i.e. Lazcano) he can catch a breather

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Floyd ducks below the belt a hell of a lot and uses forearm/elbow often but it's up to the ref to pick up on it. To be fair it's not like he is butting and throwing low blows in there he is just bending rules rather than breaking them. If that makes sense.

yeah i forgot about that one.

I dunno... it just gets to me how the ref never pick's up on these things even though he always does it so blatantly.

If i were his opponent, i'd make suc a meal out of it. In fact, id pre warn the ref during the pre-fight breifing.

[killersheep]

Just about all of top fighters in boxing do something illegal as part of their strategy. Holding and hitting, headbutting, low blows, arm locks... you name it someone using it as part of their technique.