Is there really such a thing as a 'split draw'? (EDIT: Yes, there is - I just ignored them)

It does seem slightly redundant, doesn't it?

Sure, I suppose you could technically get a unanimous draw where all three judges call a draw, but I can't remember ever seeing it?

 

Unanimous draws aren't very common in 8 round fights and above. They do happen though, as I can remember there was one not that long ago, as we discussed how uncommon that was if it wasn't due to referee (one man) scoring.

But when called after the fight and documented, it has to be accurate. Otherwise just call it a draw.

 

Wtf are you talking about? There are three possible kinds of draw - split, majority, and unanimous.

Split draw:
Judge 1 scores to Fighter A
Judge 2 scores to Fighter B
Judge 3 has it even

Majority draw:
Judges 1 & 2 have it even
Judge 3 scores it to Fighter A or B

Unanimous draw:
All judges have it even.


This is pretty straightforward, elementary stuff and shouldn't be the least bit controversial. Whether you are used to hearing it spelled out in fine detail like that or not. Of course in all three cases you can skip the qualifier and just say draw, but specifying whether split, majority or unanimous is never 'wrong'. That's ridiculous.

 

End of discussion right here

 

Damn.

Damn. You hit'em with the high facts.

 

That’s a good explanation.. I actually never think about it.

I’m a little annoyed with how the announcer usually said it though..
Usually they will say we have a split decision, and this make me think we have a winner..
And then announce the third scorecard as even DRAW..

I do understand, they did that to create suspense.

 

In hindsight rereading the wording of the OP that might have been a little heavy-handed of me; @Jel was merely inquiring, and generally is a good egg, not some doofus newb...which makes it all the stranger that he wouldn't be very familiar with hearing results announced either as split or majority draws. But yeah, if you've watched the sport for any period of time you've heard it countless times, even if you've maybe tuned it out.

It actually irks me when emcees just declare 'this bout is a draw' with no higher degree of specificity but then I'm kind of a stickler for exactness.

 

Definitely a bit strong handed imo.

 

Yeah welll, like I said it didn't even occur to me to look and see that it was an established and respectable poster and not some clunkhead newb, because it never occurred to me that someone like Jel would be so mystified by such a commonplace and sensible thing as the naming convention for different types of decisions applying to draws as well. My response would've been more gentle ribbing, a`la "Dude, really? What do you, start dissociating when Michael Buffer is handed the scorecards? " rather than my patented sweep of the broadsword to decapitate the rabble (the sort that crop up every few months with an inane thread like "I don't get it; why do we have a ten point must system? We should use this bonkers thing I thought up instead..")

 

Floyd Jr now is even older than Povetkin and still not enough old & very big name in Vegas to rob him on cards by at least 2 judges.
Therefore Clen didn't had fought vs Floyd Jr again.

 

See, now ^ that's how you take a constructive note classily.

For he's jolly good Jel-la...