why are they illegal? Why can't you pick up and run with a football? Thats the game, thats how it is.

I personally think throws stop the action. I think goping for throw often slows/stops the action. It looks good if you get it...then you have to wait to continue...and often when the throws don't work the guy looks silly trying to get something off that doesn't work. He's all bent over and not in a position to fight. If you have throws why not just go in and clinch and try to throw all the time?

Or you see fighters just taking shots to try to get a throw. Of course theres skill in the throw etc and balls to walk through a hit. But i like to see some deffensive actiona and offensive action.

Basically 'throws' are illegal. You can do little pushes/pulls/twists and if you can make the guy land on his ass or off balance in to strike him you're doing great.

Some sports like SS and NHB have throws. MuayThai doesn't allow them in the ring. Thats the way it is.

In tennis you cannot kick the ball. In swimming you can't try to pull the other guy down. Its just the sport it is.

Because its fighting our egos want to try to see what is best or what is better or why not do this and that. MuayThai is a sport(amoung other things) it is how it is.

I would imagine that the rules of MuayThai were mostly developped around the time of adding gloves/ring/rounds etc.

Why don't boxers throw? Cause its boxing.

I would guess that the taking out the throws got the fighters to strike more which was many possibly thought had a higher entertainment value, It allowed the action to be continue throught the fight. Maybe some safety issuse...like guys getting dumped on their heads...I don't know.