Should harder punches count for more?

Yeah everyone why disagree with you is an idiot...

You don't automatically lose because your opponent his harder.. That would either make hard hitting guys only being able to get other heavy hitting guys to fight them, and/or a lot of sloppy fighting because everyone would just throw haymakers to steal rounds...

 

Cleaner , harder shots should count for more

 

In boxing you're SUPPOSED to score for an ambiguous skill called "ring generalship" as well as "effective aggression ". If you don't consider defence like good head movement, blocking punches then every fight might as well be Gatti-Ward 1, 2or3.

Like this Saturday I thought Canelo was simply following Cotto around the ring not effectively cutting off the ring while certainly throwing harder punches. I gave more credit to Cotto than most people because he was scoring and not running but I'm definitely in the minority with that fight.

 

I agree with Franklindallas.

In the UK these rounds dont always get scored 10-8, but i see in America they usually always do.

For me, the benefit of knocking your opponent over gets them the extra point deducted, so it is 10-9. You then decide who won the round. To just give it a 10-8, therefore, totally disregarding the rest of round, is just lazy judging.

TJ, you have pointed out that power is what interests you most and that you fast forward fights when two guys fight that dont appear to be able to hurt each other, but you can't just score a fight on what you personally find exciting. There are certain criteria to scoring a fight. Yes, it can be open to interpretation, but, there is still a core set of principles to follow.

The aim of boxing is to hit your opponent more times and inflict more damage than your opponent does on you. One punch does not necessarily win a round.

 

I love you almost (but not quite) as much as my 2yr old English grandson. :good

 

If boxer A is putting leather on boxer B for most of the round, then boxer B lands one haymaker, and hurts boxer A bad, but doesn't knock him down. Boxer A still wins the round.

 

If you hurt a fighter you should win that round period.

 

Disagree. Its professional boxing. PRO boxing. Hurt a guy you win the round.

 

Ask this question 60 years ago and see what the responses are.

Boxing has undergone pussification, but people don't even realize.

Pro boxing has always been at its core one man hurting another. To hurt you must hit flush enough to do it.

 

What is boxing? It's a combat sport is it not?

What is the objective of combat? It's to physically destroy.

Look man boxing is a savage, savage thing.

 

Yall trying to change the scoring for select guys who's style you like..

Running backs don't get extra yards for running the defender over.. NBA players don't get an extra point for dunking on someone, boxers don't win a whole round/fight for hurting his opponent.. It's just his approach to the ultimate goal to knock your opponent out or win on points.. Some guys can't punch hard but that don't mean they lose because they got hit...

 

You don't have to punch like a mule to stun or make them back off.

Vast majority of pro boxers when they land a clean properly thrown punch will do damage.

Is boxing a combat sport or is it not?