WBC thinking of bringing open scoring to fights in the US

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  1. -endom

    -endom ~Manos de Piedra~ Full Member

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    In the the place where you get NEWS about FIGHTS
    Jose Sullaiman was proposing open scoring for future fights in the US
    He said problems from last weekends fight would've been avoided if open scoring was used
    What do you guys think???
    If I wasn't mistaken, didn't they use this for a J. Taylor fight before and it ended up as a disaster or something
     
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  2. unloco

    unloco Boxing Addict banned

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    this is a very taboo subject
     
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  3. megavolt

    megavolt Constantly Shadowboxing Full Member

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    They should have a TV scorer. Why do things archaically for the sake of tradition

    By TV I mean an official judge who's observation is through the broadcast that everyone is watching
     
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  4. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    Boxing has already tried open scoring... seems the idea is better then its realities
     
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  5. -endom

    -endom ~Manos de Piedra~ Full Member

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    I know it has its benefits
    But I think one of the beauty of our sport is that element of surprise
    That feeling of not knowing the outcome when a ko wasn't registered or when watching a really close fight
    That's a "spectators" perspective I guess
    I guess looking at it as the boxer in the ring, I wouldn't mind knowing how I'm actually doing in the judges' view
     
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  6. PrinceN

    PrinceN Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    bad idea
     
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  7. CoDer

    CoDer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Open scoring?!?

    Stupid as it sound.
     
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  8. Dr Gonzo

    Dr Gonzo Yo! Molesta La Breastas! Full Member

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    What would it achieve except being pissed off before the final decision?
     
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  9. DobyZhee

    DobyZhee Loyal Member

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    does pac even have a 147 WBC belt?

    so who the **** cares what suliaman thinks. Keep making those Diamond belts pendejo.
     
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  10. BeastsideBoxing

    BeastsideBoxing "The Thrill" Gavril Full Member

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    It takes away of the suspense. And the robberies are gonna happen in the close rounds.
     
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  11. thepower

    thepower Active Member Full Member

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    Im against open scoring. As others have already said, it takes away element of surprise when watching a fight.
     
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  12. FORMIDABLE

    FORMIDABLE Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm for it. It would take away fighters cruising the final rounds and then crying that they were robbed in a close fight. It would also allow for fighters so far down on the cards and with no chance of a KO to quit without taking unecessary punishment. It could act as a good deterrent to stop judges from giving dodgy scores knowing their scorecards will be scrutinised in real time by the everyone watching.
     
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  13. JohnAnthony

    JohnAnthony Boxing Junkie banned

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    What actually went wrong with it 1st time?

    It sounds like a great idea and would potentially get rid of cries of robbery.

    The amount of disasters that would have been avoided.

    Even this weekend. Marquez would cry robbery, and you could just say, but you knew you were down in the last round why didn't you throw more.
     
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  14. Ringnut

    Ringnut Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Instead it would end in a situation where fighters who know they are leading will coast during the final rounds. It will remove the crying after sure,but it might encourage coasting/cruising.

    And for some reason, encouraging quitting for a light hitting fighter behind on points seems a bid sad.

    TBH the only advantage I see is that it might prevent dodgy scoring.
     
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  15. JunitoJab

    JunitoJab Antagonist Full Member

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    **** Sulaiman
     
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