Is Half-Point Scoring The Solution For Boxing?

[Drunken Cat]

Alot of good points there.. however I disagree with the arguement that the scoring is bad because it may confuse judges. The judges need to be held to a higher standard than that, whether or not they at times seem not to deserve it.

I like the idea of scoring half-points, I can see where it is cause for concern, but hopefully it'll turn out to be positive

[ElGranLuchador]

the solution to boxing is 10 judges so no one gets robbed or at least have to pay more for it

[hotshoes]

No. One extra deciding round is the solution. They fought 15 before, so don't gimme **** about 13 rounds being too much. TRAIN, Goddamnit!

yup that sounds good to me. if its a draw then fight another round

[ophqui]

if theres a problem with scoring (which im not convinced there is) adopting muay thai style scoring could be the answer. Muay thai, whilst still using the 10 point must system also has a 'star' system which is basically like a secondary scoring system for close rounds only. For example if the round is won clearly, the score is 10-9 as usual, but if the round is very close but with a slight edge either way the score may be 10*-10 (so the fighter that gets the star was the better fighter, but not enough to warrent a 10-9.

[OptimusWolf]

Some good info in this article, but i disagree with a few of the key points.

First off, having a pilot over regional title fights is exactly the eay to explore these ideas, rather than having open scoring in title fights straight off as the MM-Bell debacle (open scoring ruined a potential FOTY there). As it is, there can be a year or so of piloting the concept, improving it without affecting anything too important.

also, the judges have to be able to decide how a round has gone - it isn't rocket science. and variation is hopefully controlled for in having three judges.

[Feint]

Half-point scoring sounds like a great idea, but I would have to read more about it before giving my full endorsement. However, having said that I think a better solution would be to add two extra judges.

This may surprise you but people watching a match at home often have a much better angle of what is going on in a fight more so than any one particular judge. There are many "blind spots" in the ring where even a good judge misses scoring blows. I believe adding a couple extra set of eyes would help remedy this problem.

[Toddy]

No. One extra deciding round is the solution. They fought 15 before, so don't gimme **** about 13 rounds being too much. TRAIN, Goddamnit!

Exactly!! and even well before that boxers fought far more rounds. Bring it back up to 15.

[doofdaddy]

a few ideas

Instead of making hald numbers, why not jst use the full range of 10 points?

• No even rounds.
• Close rounds 10-9
• Decisive rounds 10-8
• KD 10-7 and down

Make all fights have odd number rounds.
If they made no other changes, create majority round ranking for draws. Thus, after each round, the fighter who got 2/3+ judges gets a point for the round. If the fight is a draw, go to the majority rounds to determine who won.

It would be interesting to see how this stacks up to some of the recent draws.