What Is a Standing 8 Count in Boxing? Rules & Why Refs Use It

Referee sending a boxer to a neutral corner during a standing 8 count

Two boxers exchange on the inside, and one of them gets hit clean. He doesn’t go down, but his legs buckle, his eyes lose focus, and the referee steps in between them. The crowd waits. The ref begins counting: one, two, three.. while the fighter stands there trying to collect himself. That’s a standing 8 […]