Round scoring

hmm says....
I would go with B but it depends on your definition of hurt..... do you mean the opponent staggers, becomes dazed/ stunned, cut, bruised,nearly floored? (edit) If not, then I would go with A.

10 light shots vs 3 hard shots..... key word is hurt
1 hard shot can be more taxing than 10 light shots..

 

its the judges who score the fight, not the ref

but if i am to score this hypothetical round, then i'd rather give it to the fighter who lands a hurting punch than the fighter who punches in volume without making any damage..:tired

 

A connecting punch is a scoring punch no less, surely?

Just because one guy is hurt more than the other it shouldn't affect the scoring of punches should it?

I would score the higher quantity of clean, connecting shots personally.
If the bombs are truly hurtful then the "bomber" should win by stoppage within the next few rounds anyway if he's doing his job properly.

 

If not being marked up by technical punches is all there is to winning rounds, then Librado Andrade would be #1 pound-for-pound on everyone's lists.

Landing 10 punches and receiving 3 implies that the boxer with more connects was controlling distance, the pace, and whatever "ring generalship" is supposed to mean. If those 3 clean hard punches weren't enough for a knockdown, then it's not "effective aggression," because the other guy took the best he could throw. Those 10 light punches, however, are likely to show up as a slow swelling around the eye in a round or two.

 

WTF is a technical punch ?




I would score the round for A (all else being equal).

It's neither possible to determine that the ten 'technical clean punches' did no damage, nor that the three big punches , in your terms, "make rival hurt"


If a boxer wants to be rewarded for the superior quality of his punches, then he should prove their superiority by either KOing or at least KDing the opponent.


If boxer A were to land thirty clean shots and boxer B were to land three, one of which resulted in the only KD of the round, I would score the round for boxer B.


And by a score of 10-8.

 

If the "big" punches don't cause a KD or seriously stagger/stun the "technical" guy (fighter "A"), then the round should be scored for fighter "A".

How much damage punches do has a lot to do with the chin of the guy on the receiving end which isn't something which is counted in scoring.

 

If a fighter is knocked down but clearly wins the rest of the round, then by the rules it should be scored 9-9.

 

It should, but when's the last time you saw that on a judge's or commentator's scorecard?

 

Exactly.

I'm kind of surprised how many people are saying the round should be scored for fighter B.

Maybe that's the natural gut reaction from most fans, but by the rules it should be scored for fighter A.

People forget this is the sport of boxing, not a couple of guys fighting in a bar. A boxing match should be scored based on the boxing merits of each guy, not who you would think won if the fight was taking place in the parking lot.

 

But it's how close the boxer is to winning the fight. If you'll excuse the comparison - Joe Calzaghe vs Mike Tyson. Joe would land a high volume, ten pitter patter punches and Mike would land 3 devastating bombs. After takings Joes shots Mikes head is clear legs steady - he is in perfect health. As for Calzags he is badly rocked and nearly hitting the canvas after taking three power shots.

It is the same principle as to when a fighter falls. Although Joe would have landed more punches on mike all round, when mike drops him he wins the round. Because he is closer to winning the fight.

I know by this point we have now discussed a 12 round fight with joe calzaghe and mike tyson but we are directly comparing 10 light punches with 3 bombs and the idea you have to refer to is how close are you to winning the fight.

I thank you, I thank you:hey

 

I take your point and you are dead right. All I can say is that the judges are wrong based on the rules, but boxing being the messy swamp that it is, no governing body will ever pull them up and tell them to re-read the rulebook.

In the ten-point must system, you give 10 points to the guy who "won" the majority of the round, 9 to the "loser". THEN you are supposed to apply point deductions for fouls and KD's to those totals.