Why no refcam

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  1. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    In this day and age of sport, why is their no refcam available in boxing. That would surely be worth catching, certiainly not the whole fight of course but to be able to switch to that stream.
     
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    Tomato(e) Can Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao. banned Full Member

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    I wonder this as well. The technology is GOOD. And CHEAP. Kenny Bayless wore one for the Garcia-Khan fight.
     
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    Maybe with ward out of the sport they can bring them in.
    It would be damning if they had a ref cam showing that the referee had a birdseye view of wards smashing in headbutts and low blows
     
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    Tomato(e) Can Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao. banned Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    No way Iran deserved that pentalty. Var is meant to prevent these blunders , not cause them. It might improve the game over time , but introducing it during the world cup was a mistake.
     
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    Pretty Boy Floyd Well-Known Member Full Member

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    LMFAO, never seen this before that's hilarious, this needs to be made into a gif.
     
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    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    i think you mean ballcam, unless your brains are somewhere other than your head, my friend.
     
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    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    Unfortunately it's still the human that has to make the decision. What VAR can do is highlight incompetent refs more clearly. Still a lot of work to be done but I think it's worked pretty well thus far

    On topic - I'm in support of ref cams. An extra angle to watch a KO from
     
  9. SnatchBox

    SnatchBox Boxing Full Member

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    The ****ed up part is bay less prematurely stopped it. Khan had his head in the game Garcia was fading. Only if King Smoger would have been the ref Khan UD Garcia:campeon:
     
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    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    There's still too many assistants and interference on the side lines. They need to strip it down to two people like they do in rugby.
    In theory it should be a great system to have and its long overdue , but it just needs some more tweaking imo.

    Refs in the ring should also have sound mics, so you can hear the tud and wallop of every punch. hehe!
     
  11. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I’m certain that Showtime has used one fairly frequently.