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In what was the most anticipated fight of the year last month, Jermain Taylor (24-0) defeated undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins (46-3-1) to capture the title. The fight between Hopkins and Taylor went the 12-round distance and came down to the judges score cards. Two of the judges saw the fight 115-113 for Tayor, the third scored it 116-112 Hopkins. The fight was close and it could've been scored 7-5 /115-113 for either fighter.
The best case for Taylor winning is that he may have won more rounds than Hopkins, which is how fights are scored in professional boxing, round-by-round. What best supports Hopkins case for victory is, the rounds that he won were more convincing and clear cut. On top of that Hopkins never appeared hurt once during the fight and Taylor was hurt at least twice. The flaws in the 10-point must scoring system used in professional boxing today surfaced once again in the Hopkins-Taylor fight. Adding further proof why the rounds should be weighted under as system that is viewed a round at a time to arrive at a final score in bouts that go the distance. [details]
The best case for Taylor winning is that he may have won more rounds than Hopkins, which is how fights are scored in professional boxing, round-by-round. What best supports Hopkins case for victory is, the rounds that he won were more convincing and clear cut. On top of that Hopkins never appeared hurt once during the fight and Taylor was hurt at least twice. The flaws in the 10-point must scoring system used in professional boxing today surfaced once again in the Hopkins-Taylor fight. Adding further proof why the rounds should be weighted under as system that is viewed a round at a time to arrive at a final score in bouts that go the distance. [details]