Scoring fight's; aggression

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Jacko, Jul 28, 2008.


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  1. berserkafied

    berserkafied Active Member Full Member

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    I also think that scoring fights on aggression is a good incentive for fighters to put on an entertaining fight as opposed to a technical chess match. (i believe this has been put in place to bring in casual viewers back into boxing) - Although I can appreciate solid defensive work, i do prefer to watch a good old fashioned slug-fest!
     
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  2. charlievint

    charlievint Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Bull ****! Fitz isn't that ****ing blind to have something as crazy as a 8:2 score card for Cotto after 10 rounds. I refuse to believe it!:bart
     
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  3. Jacko

    Jacko Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Granted, it wasn't the best analogy i have ever come up with but it does have some merit.

    American football and rugby are both high impact games but rugy is more aerobic than AF and AF is more anaerobic so is more explosive i would say.

    Basketball whislt it is a non-contact sport (technically it is but in reality it isn't) it is one of the most explosive and fast paced action sports around. Far more so than football/soccer.

    Baseball and cricket are similar but i would say baseball is slightly more explosive than cricket.
     
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  4. Jacko

    Jacko Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Thats a great point, but should defensive minded fighter's be at a disadvantage just to bring in more viewer's?
     
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  5. berserkafied

    berserkafied Active Member Full Member

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    That's a fair point, but what I'm trying to say is that boxing should have more emphasis on trying to land punches as opposed to not getting hit. If every boxer fought defensivley it would become a tiresome spectacle, and IMO boxing would miss out on the casual viewer. And at the end of the day it's the spectaters that pay the for the PPV and they expect entertainment for their £20 (or $50 whatever)
     
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  6. mgal7414

    mgal7414 Member Full Member

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    Bull**** my arse! He really did. Absolute lunatic that bloke.

    Don't believe me, please refer to:
    http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80069.

    Among his highlights were:
    I had Cotto winning on my unofficial scorecard 8-2 ... ;
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    Cotto was landing the more effective punches ... alot of Margarito's punches were getting blocked or weren't landing clean.
     
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  7. daredevil1989

    daredevil1989 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i do too because judges always go in with a subconcious predisposition to scoring for aggressive fighters a fighter shouldnt be penalised for their styles
    also who is to say what is a minimum or enough punches to throw and land in a round if there punches catch your eye and you're more impressed with them you'll score for them whether its just two or three good punches or 20+ good punches thats why boxings open to interpretation...the reason i score hopkins-calzaghe for hopkins is because at the end of a lot of rounds i thought what did calzaghe actually do in that round except flail his arms in hopkins direction...thats not boxing
     
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  8. charlievint

    charlievint Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :patsch :-( This takes the cake.......Yeah....cotto did well but 8-2 by round 10 is laughable to say the least. Wow! Thanks bro.
     
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