Half-Point Scoring

[raysan]

Half point scoring would only allow judges to more easily rob fighters. Half point rounds would be more explainable than a full round, a judge could just always say, it was close. Judges making a decision on who won the round, either 10 or 9 holds them more accountable.

[Fox McCloud]

Robberies are going to happen regardless of what happens to the scoring system. Judges aren't held accountable anyway.

I notice nothing ever came from the judges hearings of Casamayor-Santa Cruz...

It just seems like a useful tool for judges who are scoring fights correctly.

[ElGranLuchador]

i think this would make roberries more controversial if anything we need more judges like 5

[shadeyfizzle]

I think we should have a whole new scoring system altogether that rewards the real warriors and punishes the ballerinas that throw a quick flurry then run away for half the round. In the beginning of boxing the only way for a fighter to win was to knock his opponent out, even if it took all day. Today the sport's scoring system has de-evolved to reward lovetap fighters like malignaggi, mayweather and luevano simply by potshotting and running all fight It has to stop. This is why boximg is no longer mainstream. Because the scoring system allows for fighters to put up boringass fights like that and still win.

[AKATheMack]

It doesnt sound like a bad idea but it really doesnt matter how the scoring system is set up as long as the judges are incompetent. The reason I believe things need to change is that some rounds should be scored 10-8 before a knockdown but if there is a knockdown later the round is still scored 10-8 meaning that the knockdown actually didnt matter,that doesnt make a lot of sense in my book.

[HappyBoxingFan]

Even though Chad Dawson might have won more rounds, doesn't it seem like Johnson clearly beat Dawson up more than he got beat up?

A fight like this would have likely gone to Johnson had half-point scoring been in session, and since Johnson actually did more damage throughout the fight (and it was actually spread out over quite a few rounds), that probably wouldn't be a bad thing.

Other fights that would support half point scoring would be Taylor-Hopkins I and Williams-Margarito.

I seriously think this is a decent idea for boxing. Some sort of change for boxing is necessary IMO.

I'm with you. But your idea makes entirely too much sense for it to work in this sport.

[HappyBoxingFan]

It doesnt sound like a bad idea but it really doesnt matter how the scoring system is set up as long as the judges are incompetent. The reason I believe things need to change is that some rounds should be scored 10-8 before a knockdown but if there is a knockdown later the round is still scored 10-8 meaning that the knockdown actually didnt matter,that doesnt make a lot of sense in my book.

and more 10-10 rounds too.

[DiegoFuego]

Even though Chad Dawson might have won more rounds, doesn't it seem like Johnson clearly beat Dawson up more than he got beat up?

A fight like this would have likely gone to Johnson had half-point scoring been in session, and since Johnson actually did more damage throughout the fight (and it was actually spread out over quite a few rounds), that probably wouldn't be a bad thing.

Other fights that would support half point scoring would be Taylor-Hopkins I and Williams-Margarito.

I seriously think this is a decent idea for boxing. Some sort of change for boxing is necessary IMO.

If you hurt the guy, you win the round. If you outbox the guy, you win the round. The system awards boxing AND power the way it is now. No reason to change or people with no power could never win fights. Your logic is flawed.

[Bhopreign]

Half point scoring would only allow judges to more easily rob fighters. Half point rounds would be more explainable than a full round, a judge could just always say, it was close. Judges making a decision on who won the round, either 10 or 9 holds them more accountable.

Thats what I was thinking, it opens up much more debate and gives the judges more room to score a fight in a way where he could try and make a case for how he scored the round.

[Bhopreign]

Robberies are going to happen regardless of what happens to the scoring system. Judges aren't held accountable anyway.

I notice nothing ever came from the judges hearings of Casamayor-Santa Cruz...

It just seems like a useful tool for judges who are scoring fights correctly.

Santa Cruz should have won that fight, but if it wasnt fixed, I can understand why Casamayor got the win. He understands the psychology of judges, his composure never changed while Santa Cruz' did many times, Cruz, missed many punches and switched back and forth from southpaw alot, he showed discouragement, while Casa never did.