Official 2012 Olympic Boxing Discussion Thread

Basically Olympic style scoring in boxing is why many Olympic fighters can't fight for **** in the pro ranks, have no ability to throw good body shots and have no power. Look at Andre Ward, a great technician but he can't break an egg. Amateur boxing is not really boxing any more IMO. And a long amateur career doesn't really prepare you, as it used to do, for the pro ranks. The whole thing should be scrapped and it should be pro scoring with headgear and bigger gloves. That's boxing. Not a tickling contest which is what it is now, and which takes no account of the power of a blow, good bodywork, or who is actually controlling his opponent or hurting him. Stupid.

 

Don't ever say that to pro trainers....

 

Isn't there five judges? Then high and low score thrown out and the other three counted!

 

Honestly, i haven't got a ****ing clue about amateur boxing and i wouldn't be confident in scoring a fight. It's rubbish imo. Ridiculous stoppages, odd decisions etc. Can't stand it.

I haven't seen any of the Olympics due to a lack of time (work) but have heard the scoring has been shambolic.

 

Yeah I tried to stay polite....

 

Punches are scored if they land with force and are clean with the scoring part of the glove. Glancing blows and blows landed with parts of the glove which are not considered "the scoring part" of the gloves neither are punches with out "force".

Problem is that this is hugely subjective and done similar to compubox which, as we all know, is totally shite.

 

Don't understand it.. And after reading this thread I'm still confused because of the number of different answers. Looking forward to the changes they make. For now I just watch and say to myself who I think was better, not taking Olympic scoring into consideration... :yep

 

I don't understand the system clearly enough to score for myself. I believe that a clean blow landed gets the same credit no matter how hard it lands. To me, it seems to favor a more slap boxing style, so it doesn't really appeal to me.

 

I love listening to Teddy Atlas and that idiot he's partnered with bob papas complain about every fight. Good for a laugh.

 

Ukraine's appeal was just rejected. Farcical.

 

this is amazing incompetence by someone.