What is it called when boxers do the thing where they

Sorry for my ignorance, but is it so they won't get hit but can rest? Doesn't it make it confusing for the judges?



Clinch is the most common term for it. Sometimes it is also referred to as "tieing up". There are multiple reasons for it. Sometimes it's to rest, sometimes it to get a few seconds to recover from a damaging blow to the head. It can also be used as a defensive tactic to prevent a powerful but smaller opponent from landing a series of strong blows. Lastly, it's also something that just happens when you have 4 arms flailing away and there's not enough punching room.





I don't think it confuses the judges, but if there's a lot of it, it makes it harder for them to do their job because there's not enough fighting accomplished to pick a winner of any given round.




Clinch! One want rest after is hit much.