Official 2012 Olympic Boxing Discussion Thread

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.


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

 

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

 

That's an old scoring system. Each judge can score what he wants and it counts. No need for "same time" anymore. The scores of the two judges with outlier scores are disregarded and the remaining three judges scores gets averaged for each round. No points awarded for knock downs or counts, other than if the judges score it as a hit. If you get a warning (pro boxing point deduction) the other boxer gets two points to his total score. three warnings is a DQ.
I think that's it.

 

HERE:

"Contests are won by knockout or on points.

A point is awarded for a scoring hit with marked part of the glove on the opponent's head (side or front) or body (above the belt).

A panel of five judges decides which hits are scoring hits.

Judges each have two buttons before them, one for each boxer, and they press the appropriate button when they believe a boxer delivers a scoring hit.

An electronic scoring system registers a point whenever three or more judges press the button for one boxer within a second of each other. No point is awarded for a hit unless three of the five judges agree.

When two boxers trade blows in a flurry of infighting, where no full-force punches can land, the judges wait until the end of the exchange and award a point to the boxer who got the better of it.

At the end of the bout, when each judge's points have been totaled, the boxer awarded the most points by a majority of the judges is declared the winner.

If two boxers end up with the same number of points, the judges decide a winner by assessing such factors as which of the two took the lead and showed better style.

If the judges determine those factors to be even, they turn to which competitor showed better defense.

Punches to an opponent's arms do not score points.

Punches that are judged to have no force behind them do not score points."

 

Outdated.

1. KEY FEATURES OF SCORING SYSTEM
1.1. The scoring system is based on the Individual Score.
1.2. There is no “one second window” for three Judges to score at the same time.

 

Really?

 

Yeah, they changed last year.

Hang on, I just had the rules pdf open.

[url]http://aiba.org/documents/site1/docs/technical_and_competition_rules_201207018.pdf[/url]
scroll to appendix L for the condensed version.
In there is also the rule about judges clicking a button in the case of ties on points and couint back. Didn't know that one.

 

London 2012 Olympics: boxing guide

"The fighter who knocks out an opponent or scores the most points wins. Boxers score one point for every punch they land with the marked part of their glove on their opponent’s head or upper body. If three of the panel of five judges hit electronic buttons within a second of each other the boxer is awarded a point.
Any boxer who moves more than 12 points ahead of an opponent automatically wins"

 

I believe it is, cause Hunter would have won against Beterbiev otherwise...

[url]http://www.london2012.com/boxing/event/men-heavy-91kg/match=bxm091402/index.html[/url]

...or should USA also file a protest?