Watching a boxing fight can be both exciting and intimidating. Most people nowadays would spend hundreds of dollars just to get a seat at the most prestigious boxing match. Has it occurred to you once how the winners are determined and how would one know if a hit makes a score or not? Knowing the basic boxing terms would give you an edge over the other spectators. A “bout” is a match consisting of a minimum of 4 3-minute rounds with a one minute break in between. A “down” or a “knock down” is a position of a boxer whenever he touches the floor with anything other than his feet after receiving a punch. The referee’s warning signs are “break” and “warning”. Three breaks are equivalent to one warning. The famous term “saved by the bell” pertains to the situation when a boxer is continuously receiving hits and the game was interrupted because of the bell which gives the boxer another minute to gain composure.