Why are boxing judges incompetent?

A lot of you are saying that they are bought, which is the obvious conclusion to jump to. But, if you think about it, it seems dubious. Why would a promoter, for example, put their entire career and company on the line by bribing a judge? If word of bribery reached the public, that promoter would be ruined. It doesn't seem worth it.

But then again, these organizations are not above corruption. In fact, there was some corruption in the Pavlik match. One of the high ranking officials in the WBC (lead secretary or something) asked Pavlik before the match if he could have his trunks if Pavlik won. Pavlik declined. After the match, he asked again, and Pavlik again declined. But then he asked the right people, and somehow, got the trunks. When word reached the public, Pavlik got his trunks back, because making a request like this is illegal for a sanctioning body. The guy could have gone to prison for a year and had a $30,000 fine if prosecuted. The trunks are worth an estimated $25,000.

 

This defiinitely is a factor. Last season an old ref got suspended from the NBA because he disqualified a basket that was before the buzzer. I don't see it being a big enough factor to completely explain the problem though.

 

This could be the $$ answer. If you "feel" that someone is making the fight, it may cloud objectivity. That is, you may not score based on connecting shots if one fighter "looks" better to you. It's hard to see what shots connect flush on tv in real time, and only when you slow the fight down to about 1/4 speed can you see everything that happens. It must be damn near impossible ringside.