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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
My understanding is that the rule is basically of the "safety" variety. The FED didn't want fists flying; fists that could possibly hit another player. The same rule applies under NCAA rules. I doubt very much that anyone at that level would ever make that call either if there were no players in the vicinity of the punch.
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This makes a lot of sense. So it's more of a safety issue than an advantage, disadvantage, issue.