Comments Thread For: Daily Bread Mailbag: Jermell Charlo, Jaron Ennis, Tyson Fury, More

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I dont think the whole 5 judge thing will work. I mean if three judges were giving it to Canelo 4-0 from (we'll write bias in lieu of any corruption charges) then why would two extra judges be any different.

If someone REALLY wanted to solve this issue they need to establish baselines of what each judge favors. We have enough film of fights these judges have worked just review them and see what judges usually look for; mind you not just compubox stuff (landed, thrown, power punch, jab) but track partially landed punches (those that hit some glove and target), track time spent coming forward, time spent on the ropes (or giving the center of the ring), where punches landed, time between punches landed (combos), etc. I'd also include how they scored previous rounds as I bet many mean regress

If you do this round by round with for judges you will soon see a picture of how they actually score fights (yes, I know the articulated criteria, but many interpret it differently). I'd let this data be available to all, then if you have a case where you suspect bias you just compare how they scored the fight to their consistent baseline; or at the least you'd learn if some judges are just all over the map and have no consistency.

Problem is, there is no motivating force to make this work. The commissions have no reason to do this, it would just mean more work without a payoff as they regulate themselves (which is a shame because they SHOULD be the ones to do this). Sanctioning bodies make more $ when A-sides consistently win, so they don't need this. Media members could do this, but that may anger sanctioning bodies and commissions; and media members want to stay on their good side.

This would be HUGELY beneficial, but the powers that be have the benefits of $$ without it.

Old Confucian saying: "When one has three blind bankers watching the vaults and is in on the take, one has much gratitude to the man who calls for two more blind bankers to stem the tide."

As usual DeeMoney your post makes a lot of sense. I would dovetail and only add, as stated humerously above... the judges do not welcome scrutiny as to how they score fights. Boxing welcomes the smoke and mirrors which is why we have them. JUST AS YOU SAY.