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...Rule 7. Each competitor shall be entitled to the assistance of one second only, and no advice or coaching shall be given to any competitor by his second or by any other person during the progress of any round...
...Rule 8. The manner of judging shall be as follows: The two judges and referee shall be stationed apart. At the end of each bout each judge shall verbally give to the announcer (or master of ceremonies) the name of the competitor who in his opinion has won. In case the judges agree, the master of ceremonies shall announce the name of the winner; but in cases where the judges disagree, the master of ceremonies shall inform the referee, who shall thereupon himself decide. There must be a decision in all cases in favor of one or the other...
...Rule 9. The referee shall have power to give his casting vote when the judges disagree; to caution or disqualify a competitor for infringing rules, or to stop a round or bout in the event of either man being knocked down; to decide the competition in the event of either man showing so marked a superiority over the other that a continuation of the contest would serve only to show the loser's ability to take punishment...
...Rule 10. The decision of the judges or referee, as the case may be, shall be final...
...Rule 11. In all competitions the decision shall be given in favor of the competitor who displays the best style and obtains the greatest number of points. The points shall be: For attack, direct clean hits with the knuckles of either hand on any part of the front or sides of the head, or body above the belt; defence, guarding, slipping, ducking, counter-hitting, or getting away. Where points are otherwise equal, consideration to be given the man who does most of the leading...