Open Scoring: Does it make fighters quit?

That's right. Boxing is one of the few sports where you don't know the score during the contest.

Imagine any other sport that uses scoring - say diving - if they said "we're not going to tell you how any of you scored in each of your dives - just do your best and we'll let you know at the end".

Surely, while it will make fighters in front "run" - it's better to know if you're behind, especially early on? You might think you're up, but you're not and vice versa.

Fighters run now when they think they're in front. What's the difference.

I don't see the problem with it. I think it will take some getting used to, but ultimately anything that stops the bull**** decisions that happen all over the place can only be a good thing.

To watch 2 fighters know in their heart who won and lost - and then have the judges pick it the other way, is farcical. (look at Mosley v ODLH. Mosley 'knew' he'd lost, Oscar 'knew' he'd won. )

A fighter that's losing - when he thinks he's doing all the right things - can change his game plan with open scoring. He can't without it.

 

i'm sure it hs an effect on some guys when their down big, but it could also help if the fight is close. sometimes guys think their they are in a fight when they aren't even close. i personally don't like it.

 

And then...? Where's the punch line? I'm not following how you're tying the two together? Fighters like teams, can chose to tackle that insurmountable lead or not. There wouldn't be players who've carved out careers defined by 4th quarter comebacks now would there? They don't all just quit.

Anyways, if you're getting your ass beat down, you generally know it. And if it's close you always push harder because you don't want to rely on a judge for a win. I'd reckon if anything, open scoring keeps fights closer, fighters willing.

 

the sport needs open scoring to save guys from further punishment. Open scoring is great for boxing.