## 4 Discussion  
### General Discussion of the Results  
The temporal structure in men's Olympic boxing can vary significantly depending on the weight category, due to differences in physical capacity and fighting style across the categories. In a previous phase of this research, we conducted a pilot study on three specific weight categories [12], selected for being widely spaced in terms of body mass (flyweight, middleweight, and super-heavyweight). Our initial study provided a methodological framework and enabled us to observe preliminary patterns in temporal structure. \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{l l c c c c c c c c} \hline \hline  & & \multicolumn{3}{c}{**Moment When the Bout Ends**} & & \multicolumn{3}{c}{**One-Factor ANOVA**} \\ \cline{3-10}
**Variables** & **Nor** & **Round 1** & & **Round 2** & & **Round 3** & & **o Kruskal-Wallis** \\ \cline{3-10}  & & **Mean** & **SD** & **Mean** & **SD** & **Mean** & **SD** & **F or H** & \(gl\)** & \(p\)** \\ \hline Total fight time & NO & 169.20 & 8.13 & 150.67 & 37.67 & 158.43 & 11.55 & 8.013 & 2 & 0.018 (d) \\ Total pause time & NO & 14.08 & 7.37 & 19.73 & 12.64 & 25.77 & 11.30 & 7.619 & 2 & 0.022 (a) \\ Total rest time & NO & 61.93 & 6.20 & 61.71 & 3.00 & & & 1.069 & 1 & 0.301 \\ Total fight sequences & YES & 3.40 & 1.59 & 4.47 & 2.10 & 5.36 & 2.10 & 3.699 & 2 & 0.033 (a) \\ Total pause sequences (w/o rest) & NO & 2.77 & 1.36 & 3.53 & 2.00 & 4.69 & 1.75 & 7.004 & 2 & 0.030 (a) \\ Total pause sequences (stop) & & 1.00 & & 1.00 & & 1.00 & 0.00 & 0.000 & 2 & 1.000 \\ Total pause sequences (inter.) & NO & 2.69 & 1.44 & 3.47 & 1.92 & 4.54 & 1.81 & 6.207 & 2 & 0.045 (a) \\ Total pause sequences (rest) & & 1.00 & 0.00 & 1.00 & 0.00 & & & 0.000 & 1 & 1.000 \\ Fight sequence time & NO & 68.13 & 49.39 & 39.20 & 19.57 & 41.43 & 41.49 & 8.445 & 2 & 0.015 (a) \\ Pause sequence time & NO & 5.31 & 2.53 & 5.53 & 1.81 & 5.69 & 1.89 & 0.994 & 2 & 0.608 \\ Pause sequence (stop) time & YES & 22.00 & & 12.00 & & 21.00 & 1.41 & 16.500 & 2 & 0.717 \\ Pause sequence (inter.) time & NO & 4.62 & 1.04 & 5.47 & 1.73 & 5.00 & 0.91 & 2.035 & 2 & 0.361 \\ Pause sequence (rest) time & NO & 61.93 & 6.20 & 61.71 & 3.00 & & & 1.069 & 1 & 0.301 \\ Total no. of 1 punch & NO & 11.40 & 4.53 & 9.47 & 6.93 & 9.38 & 4.01 & 2.400 & 2 & 0.301 \\ Total no. of short punches & YES & 29.27 & 7.73 & 25.27 & 8.20 & 26.00 & 4.85 & 1.331 & 2 & 0.275 \\ Total no. no. of long punches & NO & 4.07 & 3.47 & 4.86 & 2.60 & 4.79 & 2.04 & 2.602 & 2 & 0.272 \\ Total no. ROPE & NO & 6.64 & 3.89 & 7.00 & 3.66 & 5.71 & 3.15 & 1.158 & 2 & 0.560 \\ Total no. CENTER & NO & 38.00 & 8.79 & 31.40 & 13.56 & 32.50 & 8.80 & 3.078 & 2 & 0.215 \\ Total no. CORNER & NO & 1.14 & 0.38 & 2.86 & 1.57 & 2.57 & 1.62 & 7.402 & 2 & 0.025 (a) \\ Total no. of illegal punches & NO & 1.20 & 0.45 & 1.00 & 0.00 & 1.00 & 0.00 & 1.000 & 2 & 0.607 \\ Total no. of other parts & & 1.00 & 0.00 & 1.00 & 0.00 & 1.00 & 0.00 & 0.000 & 2 & 1.000 \\ Total no. of illegal move & NO & 1.29 & 0.49 & 1.64 & 1.21 & 1.63 & 1.06 & 0.272 & 2 & 0.873 \\ Total no. of open gloves & & & & & & & & & & \\ Total no. of fallen opponents & NO & & 2.00 & 1.41 & 1.00 & 0.00 & 1.000 & 1 & 0.317 \\ Total no. of ducking & NO & 1.56 & 0.53 & 1.63 & 0.74 & 2.08 & 0.90 & 2.421 & 2 & 0.298 \\ Total no. of No Break & NO & 1.33 & 0.58 & 1.25 & 0.50 & 1.60 & 0.55 & 1.131 & 2 & 0.568 \\ Total no. of Break & NO & & & 1.00 & 0.00 & 1.40 & 0.55 & 2.250 & 1 & 0.134 \\ Total no. of Preston count & & & & 1.00 & 0.00 & & & & & \\ Total no. of personal care & & 1.00 & & 1.00 & 0.00 & 0.00 & 0.000 & 2 & 1.000 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular} Note: abbreviations in Table 4. (a) Round 1 shows statistically significant differences with the other two rounds; (c) Round 3 shows statistically significant differences with the other two rounds; (d) Round 1 shows statistically significant differences with Round 2.  
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Table 9: Sequential, temporal, technical, and tactical parameters of the male heavyweight category in the different rounds of the bout.