How do you score a fight?

Fight scoring basics, using the ten point must system, dictate that the winner gets 10 points, the loser 9 or less. After that, things become totally subjective. Its possible to give a guy a two point round without a knockdown, and its possible to score a round 10-9 even if somebody hits the deck.
Haye, at least you admit you're not sure about scoring a fight. Obviously, most professional boxing judges seem as bemused as you are.

 

The guy that punches the other guy in the face more often

Failing that, the guy that attempted to punch the other guy in the face more often

 

http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/How_to_Score_a_Fight

 

I like the simplicity of your answer :good

 

Scoring is a very subjective issue but here are a few of the main areas that judges use to award a round :1---effective aggression---2 clean punching---3 ring generalship------If you've got a tape--play a round of a fight with the sound off and without predjudice decide who of the 2 boxers showed the most aggression and landed the most clean [and telling] blows [effective punches ] even if the guy landing was punching in retreat & award for the control and obvious use of the ring to his anvantage----hope that gets you started..:smoke

 

Clean, effective punching is the most important to me. A guy could throw twice as much as his opponent, but if he's not landing with efficiency, I will not give him a round.

 

There are basically 5 scoring methods usually found in boxing-

1. The British method. Credit goes to high workrate, volume of punches, and ring generalship. Being signed to Frank Warren helps a lot.

2. The German method. This is similar to the amateur method: if the hometown boxer scores, give him one point. If the vistor scores, take one point away from him.

3. The Harold Lederman method. If a boxer is aggressive and misses punches, give him the round.

4. The Eugenia Williams method. Pick a number between 7 and 12, and take it away from the filthy foreigner's scores. Whatever is left out of 12, take that from the wonderful American hero.

5. The Mayweather method. Score the fight on a 10-points-must-minus one method. So, for instance, if one fighter wins 8 rounds and the other wins 4 rounds, subtract one round from the lesser score to give you a result of 8 rounds to 3.

 

Here are a couple of pointers that should help get you started---scoring is a very subjective issue-----1--effective aggression 2---clean punches 3 ring generalship-----practice on a boxing tape,with the sound off-----when judging a round decide which of the 2 boxers showed the most aggression-----the cleaner punches whether the boxer is going forward or punching as he retreats[if its telling clean blows it all counts----who is in control of the ring and maximises it to his advantage---theres a lot that can be added but try that for starters.....

 

What about body shots? Or effectiveness of shots?

 

Semantics

 

It's not about if the fighter landed more shots, because the other fighter might have landed the more effective shots and bloodied him up. I usually score a fight on clean, effective punches and agression.

 

Think of a boxing match as twelve separate fights, then decide who won each fight over the period of the three minutes.