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Originally posted by mick
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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
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Originally posted by Texas Aggie
I'm going to warn on a fake jab or punch, and then T it if it happens again. This is one of those areas not specifically covered by the rules that I have discretion on.
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A "fake punch" isn't covered under the rules? It sureasheck is. A "fake punch" is considered "fighting" as per rule 4-18-1, and it is an automatic flagrant technical foul and disqualification as per rule 10-3-9. There is no discretion at all involved in that particular call. If you call a "fake punch", somebody better be heading for the bench- permanently.
You guys are getting completely carried away on this one imo. You're trying to kill a gnat with "Weapons of Mass Destruction". 
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JR,
To me 4-18-1 more describes a miss than a fake. Where does the fake morph to a miss? Cocking it or pulling it? 
mick
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A "punch" is a judgement call. However, if you do label something a "punch", then it now becomes bye-bye automatically. It doesn't matter whether you faked it, cocked it, pulled it, made contact or missed it. If you say it's a punch, then you gotta toss whoever threw that punch.
It's completely different than faking "contact".