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Boxing judges are a travisty, they are a joke, they make about 1 bad decision a week and those are just the ones we see, 1 a month is too much, i mean these boxers sacrafice there whole life to this sport and can have it ripped away by 1 incompitant judges scorecard, these boxers spend months away from there family training putting there bodys through things ive never experianced, its insane that these boxers can have all that hard work thrown back in there face by judges, WHAT CAN WE DO! there has to be somthing to stop this problem. As fans is there anything we can do to help these boxers who sacrafise to much for our enjoyment is there anything we can do to stop bad judging? any people we can call, petitions we can sighn letters we can write?
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You make some good points.
Judging a fight is no walk in the park though.
I watched Mayweather-Castillo 1, the first time I watched it I scored it for Floyd.
I watched it again, scored it for Castillo.
Judges don't get a second chance.
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"I thought Ultimate Robot Fighting was real like Wreslting, but it turns out is fixed like Boxing" - Phillip J. FryeComment
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I realize bad decisions do happen. But FAR more often than not, fans claiming robbery weren't actually up close watching a match. TV and especially Sopcast is no way to judge a fight, especially if it's anywhere near close.
Take for instance Malignaggi v Ngoudjo. All the judges had Malignaggi as did the "press judges", and all "professional" post fight writeups that I've read. A tough and close fight for Malignaggi, but not a robbery.
Same with Floyd v DLH. Watching the fight on TV or from far away at the match it could of looked like DLH won the fight with his effective aggression, but in reality most of the shots were not landing flush, or were bouncing harmlessly off Mayweather's shoulders. The only judge who had it for DLH was something like a geriatric 78 years old.
I'm not saying they don't happen, but not nearly as much as claimed by fans.Comment
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Boxing judging is a travesty based on fluff and hot air guidelines. Unfortunately we can do nothing.Comment
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I agree but some idiots on here need to learn the difference between a close decision and a flat out robbery.
Mayweather-Castillo I was a close victory for Floyd(IMO) or a close victory for Castillo(if thatz what u believe)
Who cares what the judges scorecards said it was a close fight. Castillo got his 2nd chance and lost. The End.Comment
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Also, to add to this.. I think much more important is how a ref runs a fight. I think bad refs who make early stoppages, and take points when they shouldn't or don't take points when they should, or don't treat both fighters fairly is more detrimental to the sport.Comment
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