Why a knockdown MUST be scored 10-8

It is very unusual for me to score a round where one fighter was dropped a 10-9. You make some very good points. If the fighter who was dropped was dominating for 2:52 of the round, and I mean DOMINATING, then I would score it 10-9. That is very unusual though. I can't think of a fight off the top of my head where I did that.

 

no, you cant generalize every single fight to that standard because as someone else already said, there is 3 minutes in a round.

 

Floyd didn't do enough to win that round.

 

Agreed. But the key word is usually. I have no problem with it being a general rule of thumb, but in certain circumstances discretion can and should be used.

But I don't agree with the 1st rd being a 10-9 round in the Hopkins/Pascal fight. Although I had Hopkins ahead in the round before the KD.

 

I think the only time a 10-8 round should become a 10-9 round is if the fighter knocked down wins the rest of the round BIG. I mean, he dominates in ring generalship, clean effective punching and defense. The only time he should actually even up the round is if he either knocks his opponent down, or dominates him to the point where only the ropes or some luck is holding him up.

The two 10-8 rounds were well-deserved. No way did Hopkins win either of those rounds by a large enough margin to make it a 10-9. No way.

 

Awarding Points
For each round, judges determine the score using the ten-point must system. This means that (usually) the winner of the round gets ten points, and the loser gets nine points. There are exceptions to this rule. For example, when a fighter is knocked down, that fighter loses a point. So if the fighter that was knocked down loses the round the score would be 10 to 8 for that round. If the fighter that was knocked down wins the round (which is rare) the score would be 9 to 9.

 

No, they aren't, excluding point deductions for fouls.

 

i cant be bothered to go into it but u r very wrong.
yes its normally the case, but not always.

 

Fail

 

The rule should definitely be that if an American is fighting abroad and gets knocked down in a round, every possible efffort should be made by the judges to make it no more than a 10-9 round for the opponent.

For any other circumstances or fighters, it can simply be a 10-8 round.

 

Ain't happening. Fights are always scored on a 10 point must system, meaning you award 10 always to the winner.

 

IMO if you are knocked down your score immediately drops to 8, however if you dominate that round despite the KD the correct score is 9-8

 

I completely disagree with the TS.

 

What if a boxer get's knockdown, then stands up and dominates the rest of the round, will that still be 10-8?

 

No, but don't try to find any domination from a boxer the first round in Pascal/Hopkins.

Hopkins landed a couple more jabs that's it. They have been analysing each other for 3 minutes.

Domination = ass kicked