How to combat these dodgy/corupt judging decisions?

Nothing is wrong with these judges, it's just that *****s are ******ed. First they praised Ross for doing an excellent job in scoring for Bradley vs PAC. Suddenly when Ross did the same thing and scored it for Drainelo they're out to hang her.

 

I tend to agree with this. Not the ***** part. But the general sense that the whole "it's corruption" thing is overblown. Boxing is left to judges to decide who won, and fans get irate when it doesn't go their way. Just in the last few weeks I thought Chavez won, and Danny Garcia lost. Most of ESB would disagree with my opinion, and no one paid me anything to think that way.

If you want more finality to fights, go back to 15 rounds, or figure out some other way to score them. Personally, I think being more willing to score close rounds "even" would help. If you want to clean up the institutions, that would be a good thing. But it's not going to eliminate unpopular decisions.

 

Although it wouldn't completely deter corruption, I'd say add judges, get a greater consensus. I also think they should adopt an aggregate scorecard, meaning, there is one final card which renders the official score.

So, you have 5 or even 7 judges. Each one scores a particular round. Majority rules. Do this for 10 or 12 rounds and you have your official card.

This serves to weed out the outliers, but on a round by round basis. It basically renders their scoring of that round obsolete. Also serves to shine a light on a guy or gal if they should somehow manage to score a clear round wrong. Opening them up for scrutiny.

 

I have said this for football for years, A league table get all the big decisions in a fight right get 3 points get them wrong 0 points, Average most decisions right with the odd mistake 2 points

Then when it comes to big fights the ref at the top gets the fight while those at the bottom would be in charge of journeyman v prospect fights see how many bad calls you make if your career is on the line you will see less home town decisions

 

Make a list. Promoters and fighters must agree/approve judge selections.

 

Surprised judges haven't pelted with worse considering some recent decisions.
Would be a great idea though, and fans would get their moneys worth

 

Just ask Teddy Atlas...

 

An option would be increase the judges to 6 perhaps, 2 on each side instead of 1 but separated from communicating with each other...then 3 judges cards are randomly selected by computer, and use a computerized scorecard system that cannot be changed after the round/fight is over.

 

There's enough bickering with promoters/fighters squabbling over gloves, refs, ring sizes, weights, etc......giving them choice of judges just adds to it, and doesn't prevent corruption at all.