Human behaviours associated with dominance in elite amateur boxing bouts: A comparison of winners and losers under the Ten Point Must System

Autor: Clare E. Humberstone, Emily C Dunn, Anthony J. Blazevich, David T. Martin, K. Fiona Iredale
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Physiology
Social Sciences
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Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Material Fatigue
Running
Material fatigue
Mathematical and Statistical Techniques
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Materials Physics
Medicine and Health Sciences
Psychology
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Fatigue
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Multidisciplinary
Animal Behavior
Physics
Classical Mechanics
Sports Science
Dominance (ethology)
Competitive behavior
Physical Sciences
Regression Analysis
Notational analysis
Sensory Perception
Amateur
Social psychology
Statistics (Mathematics)
Research Article
Sports
Adult
Competitive Behavior
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Materials Science
Research and Analysis Methods
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
Signs and Symptoms
Diagnostic Medicine
Humans
Assertiveness
Statistical Methods
Championship
Behavior
Damage Mechanics
Biological Locomotion
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Biology and Life Sciences
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Boxing
Elite
Recreation
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Zoology
Mathematics
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Neuroscience
Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 12, p e0188675 (2017)
PLoS ONE
Popis: Humans commonly ascertain physical dominance through non-lethal fighting by participating in combat sports. However, the behaviours that achieve fight dominance are not fully understood. Amateur boxing competition, which is judged using the subjective "Ten Point Must-System", provides insight into fight dominance behaviours. Notational analysis was performed on 26 elite male competitors in a national boxing championship. Behavioural (guard-drop time; movement style [stepping/bouncing time]; clinch-time; interaction-time) and technical (total punches; punches landed [%Hit]; air punches [%Air]; defence) measures were recorded. Participants reported effort required (0-100%) and perceived effect of fatigue on their own performance (5-point Likert scale) following bouts. Differences between winners and losers, and changes across the duration of the bout were examined. Winners punched more accurately than losers (greater %Hit [33% vs. 23%] and lower %Air [17% vs. 27%]) but total punches, defence and interaction-time were similar. From rounds 1-2, clinch-time and guard drops increased whilst bouncing decreased. Perceived effect of fatigue increased throughout the bout while perceived effort increased only from rounds 2-3. %Hit and movement index together in regression analysis correctly classified 85% of bout outcomes, indicating that judges (subjectively) chose winning (dominant) boxers according to punch accuracy and style, rather than assertiveness (more punches thrown). Boxers appear to use tactical strategies throughout the bout to pace their effort and minimise fatigue (increased guard drops, reduced bouncing), but these did not influence perceived dominance or bout outcome. These results show that judges use several performance indicators not including the total number of successful punches thrown to assess fight dominance and superiority between fighters. These results provide valuable information as to how experienced fight observers subjectively rate superiority and dominance during one-on-one human fighting.
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