Boxing scoring leads to confusion and room for corruption

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  • -Kev-
    this is boxing
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    #21
    Originally posted by The Big Dunn

    Kev, you do know 10-9 and 10-8 is the same as 1-0 and 2-0?

    I do like this idea though because I think scoring a fight 10 or 11-0 is easier for a lay person than 100-90 or 100-89.
    No it isn’t.

    Boxing’s scoring system is obviously flawed.

    How come there are no tied rounds?

    How come every round needs a winner, even if there is no universally agreed upon winner by spectators (or they pick their favorite fighter)?

    Why does each fighter start with 10 points, and are subtracted only 1 point if they lose, and 1 additional point if they get KD’ed?

    Boxing fans have been forced to try to make sense out of a non-sensical scoring system.

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    • BodyBagz
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      #22
      I also suggest, once boxing gives it's judges better viewing angles, they employ 3 more judges.
      3 judges keep score of one fighter while the other 3 on the opponent.
      Most sports have a plethora of refs and umps. Boxing has the least.
      This way, judges wouldn't be overwhelmed keeping track of the score.

      We at home can easily (I know I can) score a fight in this manner without much effort (again, thanks to superior viewing and replays).

      Edit -
      Also, with a standard scoring system, ROBBERIES can be reversed. Remove the subjectivity !!!!!
      Last edited by BodyBagz; 03-03-2022, 11:46 PM.

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