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I use the quotes in 'scoring' because what most people do is merely fabricate a number to lend an appearance of justification for their sporting allegiance. Here is a list of common errors, which I'll elaborate with illustrations later.
1. Scoring with respect to style expectation: it's irrelevant to say "so and so is a counterpuncher" to justify inactivity, or "fighter A fought fight fighter B's fight;" you have to score what actually takes place, without reference to what you expected.
2. Watching one fighter only: sometimes an ineffective fighter or round is said to be "setting up" something for later; this makes it clear the poster is only watching one guy, not the whole fight.
3. Scoring missed punches negatively: Ill quote one of my nemeses, Fuego (who scores well, though he's still a ****): "If you make someone miss without throwing back, it doesn't count for anything." Fuego is right about this, which is one reason he usually gets it right.
4. Giving style points: this error is indicated by the frequent phrase "fighter b showed better skills." A fight is not a skills demonstration; you can score ice skating or gymnastics that way, but not boxing.
5. Counting partially-landed punches as a misses
6. Emphasizing punch percentage: sometimes you throw a punch or two to land a different one. It doesn't matter if the first two miss. Total punches landed or partially landed is more important than percentage landed
1. Scoring with respect to style expectation: it's irrelevant to say "so and so is a counterpuncher" to justify inactivity, or "fighter A fought fight fighter B's fight;" you have to score what actually takes place, without reference to what you expected.
2. Watching one fighter only: sometimes an ineffective fighter or round is said to be "setting up" something for later; this makes it clear the poster is only watching one guy, not the whole fight.
3. Scoring missed punches negatively: Ill quote one of my nemeses, Fuego (who scores well, though he's still a ****): "If you make someone miss without throwing back, it doesn't count for anything." Fuego is right about this, which is one reason he usually gets it right.
4. Giving style points: this error is indicated by the frequent phrase "fighter b showed better skills." A fight is not a skills demonstration; you can score ice skating or gymnastics that way, but not boxing.
5. Counting partially-landed punches as a misses
6. Emphasizing punch percentage: sometimes you throw a punch or two to land a different one. It doesn't matter if the first two miss. Total punches landed or partially landed is more important than percentage landed
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