I didn’t see any of this fight. I see 2 115-114 cards yet one 117-111. How did Arthur get to 115-114 with no knockdowns or deductions being scored? A little help?
It means two of the judges scored one of the rounds 10-10. Which is understandable since most of the rounds were damn near 10-10.
How are we not operating on a 10-pt must system and will we ever get .5 pt scoring rds. We need it. 10-9.5 very close. 10-9 very clear but no KD. 10-8 KD. Is this hard? The honest answer is we dont have it because it will affect corruption.
Evidently that doesn't apply in the UK, I see 10-10 rounds on scorecards quite frequently, and I do most of the Brit cards.
The 117-111 card is an absolute farce. The other two make more sense. I had Arthur 2 up. You could only really make an argument for a couple of points either way. The right man won.
Arthur beat Yarde with one arm, Yarde only woke up in the 12th and Yarde's petulant Donald Trump style "I never lost" interview after the match was pathetic, yeah you have a six pack mate but you just ain't as good as you think you are but ummmm errrrr "LIONS IN THE CAMP"
I had it 115-113 Yarde, but could see a draw or close either way. No issue with the decision for Arthur O'Gatti. Yarde and his corner screwed themselves over with their stupid tactics and acting like they were up on the cards. Maybe they had a line with IJL, who scored the fight A. Byrd style.
A fight that illustrated why a fast, accurate jab with a bit of sting is still the most important punch in boxing! Yarde was lucky that Arthur didn’t have a right hand to follow the jab, whether it was injured or he just didn’t throw it we might never know. I had Arthur winning by a round or two
I had it for Arthur. I was concerned about some A side cooking as Yardes corner laughably seemed to think he was miles in front
So instead of making sure that judges have a universal understanding of how to score a fight, let´s just make the scoring more complicated. And whats wrong with even rounds? Or a fight ending in a draw? It´s a sport.
Because not every won round should be equal. Some are clear as day but without a knockdown. That’s a 10-9. Some are razor close. That’s a 10-9.5. I mean why should we treat judges as complete morons? This should actually make their jobs easier IMO. It gives them more wiggle room in their scoring IMO. If you aren’t sure about a round the .5 round scoring gives them leeway.
Again, instead of making sure that everyone scores the same way, under the same criteria, you suggest even more subjective scoring. And what will this achieve?
What will this achieve? Gee I dunno...better decisions?! Decisions that don’t hinge on the scoring of those super hard to score swing rounds? You can misjudge a couple of those really tight rds and it won’t matter because the clear 10-9 rounds will take more precedent?
So a round that is super hard to score, you would rather score it .5 for a fighter instead of just calling it even?
