Why do we needed judges when we have compu box?

It's not as easy as it sounds. Just because someone landed more doesn't mean they automatically win because the fight is judged on a round-to-round basis and whoever wins the most rounds wins the fight, not who lands the most.

 

Because then boxing would be like the gay ass olympics.

 

What if someone lands 300 punches in one round & zero in the rest while the other guy lands 299 in the rest of the fight. The other dude should have won the other 11 but would have lost on compubox scoring.

What's needed IMO is a way to eradicate hometown bias but still have people judge although that's easier said than done

 

Because Compubox is just a couple of guys counting punches. Just as fallible and influenceable as anyone else.

And if Compubox chimps are working for HBO, the Compubox stats could favor the fighter that's in HBO's best interest.

 

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Because the number of punches landed doesn't equal who landed the best punches. You score on effective aggression - so, if you land ten shots in a round and each one has the opponent reeling, then that should outscore 20 jabs that did nothing.

Compubox is interesting statistically and can sometimes tell the story of a fight, but remember it's still just people pressing a button every time a punch is landed. They get it wrong at times too.

The subjective nature of scoring a fight, despite the guidelines, means some fighters get a better chance with different judges. Some guys like pure boxing, some like aggression. Sometimes a guy is outlanding, but he's getting pressed back and is really struggling - how do you score that?

 

Are you suggesting that effective aggression, ring generalship and defence should be discarded from the scoring system?

In my opinion, punch stats provide one single indicator as to who won a fight not a definitive guide.

 

Because Compubox is so inaccurate it's pointless. It's just two fat guys in suits clicking a joystick whenever they think a punch lands, it's highly subjective, inaccurate, and reductive. There's no science to it at all, it's the opposite of infallible. For instance, how the hell can a click of a joypad measure how hard a punch has landed, or how much it hurt the recipient? How can a click of a joypad determine who is dictating the pace of the fight, controlling the distance, forcing the other guy to fight his fight, etc etc etc? Boxing is about so, so, so much more than mere statistics. Compubox is a meaningless gimmick for the TV coverage. I think they should abolish it altogether, it's contrary to the art that is the sweet science.

 

Compu box is just an operator pushing buttons, and sometimes the numbers are totally wacked.

In addition, everything that is not a jab gets called a "power punch" which is ridiculous.

Compu box is very biased agaist certain defensive styles. If you have a fighter who likes to roll with punches, and stay out at the end of them where they're not effective, compu box numbers never reflect reality. The other guy gets credit for a lot of meaningless punches.

Compu box numbers are interesting, but they are far from perfect.

 

This is another great point. It's fairly common to see close rounds where one guy throws a nice combination that wins him the round, and it has nothing to do with who threw the most punches. It has to do with the quality of what landed; effective agression.

 

this :deal Compubox is bull**** for kids

 

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CompuBox is a joke.. it's not a computer.. it's people pushing buttons.

..and sometimes the numbers are so far off it's not even funny.