Time To Change Scoring!!!!

401Tank · Jul 25, 2008

We Need A Different Way Of Scoring A Fight As We All See Time And Time Again U Get A Favorite Winning A Fight Because One Judge Gave Them A Crazy Score (jeff Lacy Got That 97-93 Rnd)

Would Boxing Ever Consider A Computer Type Scoring Like In The Ammys? EveN If They Keep The 3 Judges And Not Have 5.

Have Them Push A Button And Instead Of Scoring Points They Are Doing The Best Out Of 3 To Win The Round

2 Out Of The 3 Judges Have To Give It To 1 Person And Im Sure They Could Work Out A Way To Add Knockdowns In There

Its Just A Thought And Wanted To See What People Had To Say

sdsfinest22 · Jul 25, 2008

ccikulin said:

I hear what you're saying man. I hate the way fighters get robbed. Everytime I see an underdog come to fight and teach the favorite a lesson only to lose a horrible decision I swear I'll never watch boxing again, but of course I keep watching because I love it.

The problem with judges is not really the scoring system, but the judges themselves. Even in the amateurs with computer scoring you still get robberies. I think the open scoring system was an attempt to try to keep judges honest, but that has it's drawbacks too with fighters just giving up when they're hopelessly behind.

However, I do believe it's possible to improve the current scoring system to make it more fair. I admit that I don't have the answer to how, but I think there a few things that could be done to make it better. For one, they be a little harsher on judges for coming up with extremely bad scores. Perhaps holding back the pay of a judge who unfairly scores a fight (but even that is hard to actually prove since there is no certain line to determine what is a bad score and what is still arguable)

Another problem is that there is no national boxing authority in the U.S. (where most major fights are held) and the boxing organizations in different countries rarely correlate with each other. So that makes it even harder to implement a new scoring system if one is thought of.

Time to change scoring? Yes!

How to do it? ???
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agree...the Lacy fight was a good example...but how do we do it???

401Tank · Jul 25, 2008

ccikulin said:

I hear what you're saying man. I hate the way fighters get robbed. Everytime I see an underdog come to fight and teach the favorite a lesson only to lose a horrible decision I swear I'll never watch boxing again, but of course I keep watching because I love it.

The problem with judges is not really the scoring system, but the judges themselves. Even in the amateurs with computer scoring you still get robberies. I think the open scoring system was an attempt to try to keep judges honest, but that has it's drawbacks too with fighters just giving up when they're hopelessly behind.

However, I do believe it's possible to improve the current scoring system to make it more fair. I admit that I don't have the answer to how, but I think there a few things that could be done to make it better. For one, they be a little harsher on judges for coming up with extremely bad scores. Perhaps holding back the pay of a judge who unfairly scores a fight (but even that is hard to actually prove since there is no certain line to determine what is a bad score and what is still arguable)

Another problem is that there is no national boxing authority in the U.S. (where most major fights are held) and the boxing organizations in different countries rarely correlate with each other. So that makes it even harder to implement a new scoring system if one is thought of.

Time to change scoring? Yes!

How to do it? ???
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IT MAY STILL HAVE ITS DRAWBACKS BUT I WOULD FEEL A LITTLE BETTER ABOUT THE OUTCOME IF AT LEAST 2 JUDGES SCORE FOR ONE GUY AND I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR A CRAZY ASS CARD LIKE IN THE LACY FIGHT AND I ALSO AGREE WITH THE AMMYS I FIGHT IN THE AMMYS AND I DID GET ROBBED BUT WITH ME I HAVE MORE OF A PRO STYLE THAN AMMY AND THAT DONT HELP ME AT ALL BUT I ONLY SPAR WITH PROS SO I AM HAPPY ABOUT THAT I JUST WANT TO SEE A CHANGE AND A FAIR ONE !!!

vargasfan1985 · Jul 25, 2008

judges should use 10-10 rounds in close rounds. seems like judges never do that. or it should be mandatory you score the closest round 10-10. you would avoid 6-6 draws assuming no points taken or knockdowns.

401Tank · Jul 25, 2008

ccikulin said:

I hear man. I've been robbed in the ammy's one time too. Quite honestly I got schooled in the first round because I started too slow and my head wasn't in it, but I hit the guy with some really good body shots in round 2 and was chasing him around the ring hitting him for the rest of the fight while he held on every chance he got. Almost had him gone at the end of the 3rd and they gave him the decision. By the way, it was an open division fight and was supposed to be 4 rounds, but it was his hometown and he asked for 3 rounds because he was not in the best shape.
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SAME HERE I DROPPED THE GUY 30SECS IN AND GOT HIM FOR THE FIRST TWO RNDS AND THE 3RD I WOULD SAY I LOST ON POINTS NOT BY MUCH BUT I KNOW HE GOT ME AND THE THING IS HIS TRAINER ALSO PUT ON THE SHOW SO WE ALL KNOW HOW THAT GOES

WhataRock · Jul 25, 2008

There has to be more accountability for a start. Also judges, organizations and the boxing fraternity in general need to clarify what the criteria are for scoring a round. It is to subjective.

I wouldnt be against one or all of the judges watching the fight on a feed independent of the networks so they can see all angles.
Because often you can see a round where two guys just fight it out in the inside in one corner, so how the **** could all 3 judges see all the same thing in that instance?

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