You get a point if

at least 3 judges out of 5 rule that within one second a blow with sufficient force has landed with the impact being with the correct part of the glove. Not any old blow.

Why there isn't many KO is two fold.

Firstly, every single competitor in the Olympics is pretty elite. It's not like the pros where a good neo-pro will easily rack up an array of stoppages because the guys he's in against are over-matched.

Secondly, there isn't actually that many KOs in professional boxing. Stoppages a-plenty but not KOs. Stoppages usually take time and are accumulations which you don't get time for in the amateur game.

What you will see in the Olympics is stoppages in the early rounds for the few overmatches from boxers getting a twenty point lead by the end of the third.

Posted By: Johnny Comecardiff on May 16th 2011 at 09:26:50

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anyone had olympic ticket money come out? (Other Sports) - SCC 28, May 16, 08:40:19
- nope, not yet (n/m) (Other Sports) - Al NCFC4life, May 16, 09:20:44
- They were just talking on BBC News about a guy (Other Sports) - Klobo04, May 16, 09:00:10
  - The ?35,000 guy was on BBC Breakfast (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, May 16, 09:16:04
    - ?36k and it was on credit card - but ?36k is more than his limit (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, May 16, 10:14:21
  - That's not exactly splendid news for the rest of us that are awaiting on news (n/m) (Other Sports) - Dandy Highburyman, May 16, 09:06:01
    - Keep your parts on. Money might not go out of your account until June 10th. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, May 16, 09:16:41
    - in a not got tickets yet or likely to get bankrupted way? (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, May 16, 09:09:12
      - The former (n/m) (Other Sports) - Dandy Highburyman, May 16, 09:10:39
        
        ah well they've only started today (Other Sports) - SCC 28, May 16, 09:14:07
        
        I'm not worried at all (Other Sports) - norway, May 16, 10:00:16
        
        if you get any for the darts final and you don't want them (Other Sports) - Tombs, May 16, 10:18:18
    - ^^^ I may have OD'd on "news" in that post ^^^ (n/m) (Other Sports) - Dandy Highburyman, May 16, 09:08:07
      - Over Doseded shocking (n/m) (Other Sports) - harry boulders, May 16, 09:26:42
- nope (Other Sports) - Tombs, May 16, 08:42:09
  - once in a lifetime chance (Other Sports) - SCC 28, May 16, 08:45:14
    - it's just people that have done fuck all for years but train hard (Other Sports) - Tombs, May 16, 08:50:09
      - there's archery (Other Sports) - SCC 28, May 16, 08:53:12
        
        that's just cheating at proper darts really (Other Sports) - Tombs, May 16, 08:56:00
        
        haha (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, May 16, 08:56:28
      - wish I'd applied for some boxering (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, May 16, 08:51:52
        
        sometimes a big lump gets sparked out (Other Sports) - Tombs, May 16, 08:54:37
        
        they have head guards don't they? (Other Sports) - SCC 28, May 16, 08:53:58
        
        I think it's more that it's very short (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, May 16, 08:55:39
        
        You get a point if (Other Sports) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 16, 09:26:50
        
        god knows how audley harrison won gold then! (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, May 16, 08:57:08
        
        Because he had the perfect game for the amateurs. (Other Sports) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 16, 09:31:00

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