Why does the winner of a fight get his hand raised?

June 28, 2010 - 8:48 am 2 Comments

When a fighter wins he/she usually raises their hand in victory and often when a professional fight comes to a decision the referee will raise the hand of the winner in the air. Where does this tradition come from? How did this start?

Just a guess here but I would say that it goes back to the days before pa systems and so the people in the back of the arena would know who won.

2 Responses to “Why does the winner of a fight get his hand raised?”

  1. dashadow452 Says:

    Just a guess here but I would say that it goes back to the days before pa systems and so the people in the back of the arena would know who won.
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