By Carlos Acevedo of The Cruelest Sport.

One of the interesting byprodcuts of the "Cintron Affair" last Saturday is seeing how clueless many people are about boxing rules and regulations. For the rabid forum barkers, this is a prerequisite for being a "fan." Too often, however, analysts, participants, and self-appointed experts are also in the dark. You can still hear broadcast commentators say, when two fighters trade knockdowns during a round, "I scored that round 9-8!" as if no one has figured out yet that the fighter tabbed the winner in any given round is automatically given a score of 10 unless a point has been deducted for a foul. A baseball announcer knows how many balls it takes for a walk and how many runs are scored when a grand slam is hit. But boxing? Forget about it. And this despite the fact that boxing has fewer rules than any other major American sport. Read the rest here...