Official 2012 Olympic Boxing Discussion Thread

i believe it is the five judges though.


**** im looking at the aiba rules .... the amount of bollocks on there is unbelievable.

 

He doesn't know. He thinks a standing 8 count gives an extra point.

 

So you're against people talking about robberies but you don't know how to score? :huh

 

I just made this thread as a spur of the moment thing.

Sue me. It's a god damn boxing forum

 

They gave a really detailed explanation with visuals yesterday on NBC. Scoring the fight individually is relatively easy. It's averaging the final judges scores that is ridiculous and makes no sense.

 

Nah I don't sue honest people :good
All good

Still strange...

 

http://www.aiba.org/default.aspx?pId=183


im looking at the website and they have nothing on count back or there on.


http://www.aiba-london2012.com/

 

The headgear isn't what stops KO's. It's the size of the gloves. If you've ever worn Amateur Contest Gloves you'll know that it's nearly impossible to get your knuckles properly into the punch. The headgear stops cuts.

 

Wow, the Ukrainian appeal should overturn the decision then.

 

this is amazing really. no information to the general public on this. i hate this ****ing cliqueness.

 

Where are all the threads questioning Luke Campbell's win?

Have you ever considered the possibility that you are not 100% objective when it comes to UK amateur boxing.

Take your time.

 

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anyone have any ideas what happens now?

 

From the Guardian:

Wu has grand plans to get AIBA involved in the professional and much more lucrative side of the sport. That means scrapping blow-by-blow scoring and bringing the professional "10-point must" scoring system to the amateurs. Under that system, boxers are subjectively judged on who wins a round, with the winner receiving 10 points and the loser nine or less.

That is not the only modification coming to amateur boxing for Rio 2016. Professional boxers will be allowed to compete for the first time and headgear will be removed from the men's competition. It will be a big change, no doubt greeted by spectators and the boxers themselves.

But allowing the pros to compete, overhauling the scoring system and removing the headgear signal a seismic shift in the ethos of Olympic boxing. Headgear is now acknowledged not to protect the brain but it does protect the face from gruesome cuts. Amateur referees protect boxers from any punishment, while their professional counterparts only step in once a boxer has accumulated so much punishment that they cannot possibly continue. That kind of brutal, ruthless struggle can be satisfying to watch but it turns many off and does not fit with the Olympic ideal.


http://www.g***dian.co.uk/sport/blog/2012/aug/02/olympic-boxing-controversies-failures-scoring-system

 

Khytrov was gracious in defeat, saying: "I'm not disappointed. Life will go on. I'm not angry. It was a good fight, good luck to Ogogo."

Classy guy