Andrade got robbed

Well compared with Athens, the scoring has definitely been gutted down in terms of quality punches. For example, you would have scores in Athens like 42-35. I don't think anyone has hit 25 points so far.

That said, scoring system sucks. The fact that a knockdown is only worth 1 point and hard punches to the body are not rewarded is just wrong. Then add the incompetence of the judges and you have a recipe for disaster.

 

The body punches I understand; they're hard to see. The KD thing I agree with because force of a blow isn't supposed to count, it's too subjective to judge.

 

I don't watch tons of amateur boxing so am definitely not qualified to score the fights. Did you think that Andrade won the fight?

 

From what I could see, I thought so. I did miss a fair bit of the fight so I can't accurately comment. What's pissing me off more is the favoritism shown towards Chinese fighters and in some cases Cuban fighters. While, as Campbell put it; they systematically have eliminated the US and Russian teams.

 

he'll be good in the pros, olympics is overrated anyway

 

Tell that to this guy who just missed out on what he spent 12 years of his life working for.

 

so did estrada...
and yanez had a lot of shots not counted for in the 1st round....

 

In 25 years as a boxing fan never found anyone who like the system amateurs are using now. You are the first one. Do you really like when a boxer gets three points ahead in the first round and then runs and holds for three rounds????????
I am not saying that happens to the american. He lost, period. But the system sucks!!

 

Do you actually compete as an amateur now?

 

Shawn didn't get robbed, he fought stupid against the guy. It was a miracle he even won the Olympic Trials.

 

:good

 

atsch atsch atsch atsch Do you know how to read????? I am a little too old for that

 

25 years following boxing. But I didn't follow boxing when I was in diapers

 

I'll say that boxing under this system, in the USA, makes perfect sense. It's a lot easier to follow these rules and box under these where the criteria is universal rather than under a system like 10 point must (or even 20 point must that used to be used in the amateurs) where things are arbitrary and subjective.

 

Andrade got jobbed.

How the **** anyone can argue against that can **** off.

The Korean got a point for just about every landed shot, Andrade got scored about 1 out of every 3 shots.

It wasn't really that close.