While thinking about recent fights, it seems most of the split decisions are awarded to the fighter who won on the first card. For example, Judge X scores the bout for fighter A Judge Y scored the bout for fighter B Judge Z scored the bout for... It's usually fighter A. This is probably done intentionally when reading scorecards for dramatic effect. Here are some recent SDs the followed this trend: Williams/McDermott, Pacquiao/Marquez 2, Campbell/Diaz, Witter/Bradley, Diaz/Katsidis, Calzaghe/Hopkins, DLH/Mayweather, Spinks/Latimore I also think, but am not certain of: Leonard/Hagler, Taylor/Hopkins 1 Can anyone remember bouts where the winner was fighter B, as in one of the fighters won on consecutive scorecards? Surely it happens, but seemingly not as often as the 1-2-1 pattern.
But then it produces the opposite effect. You know who won after the first scorecard is read. The drama is gone. I seem to be the only one that cares lol. But really if this trend holds true, it eliminates the tension entirely.
I thought it was the opposite. DLH was called against Mayweather, and I'm sure Hopkins was against Calzaghe. But Hopkins beat Calzaghe...... :nut
I also think Hop beat Zag lol. Are you sure DLH and Hop were announced first? My mistake then. I might have a few others wrong, I wasn't paying attention at the time. Mundine won an SD this morning, and was announced first. I'll start being more mindful from now on. Hopefully I'm wrong here.
The losing fighter is always 1st or second announced when the decision is split. There would be no drama and no point saying fighter x fighter x fighter y. It is probably a tension building tool. It doesn't always happen but it does seem that way a lot of the time. When the decision is split it makes sense to do it that way. You've called them on it now though so maybe it's time for a rethink!
Well obviously I get what you're saying though, it just sounded funny :good What I'm saying is that the scorecards are read out of order intentionally in SDs order to have the winning fighter announced first. As in: X 113-115 Y 115-113 Z 115-113 Buffer and Co will intentionally announce it Y, X, Z, so the first scorecard announced sides with the third scorecard announced. Rarely is it X, Y, Z.
