Should there be a MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE for Judges?

[-PBP-]

But who are some of the younger judges that are employed right now that would be a better fit to score a fight?

[The Tase]

But who are some of the younger judges that are employed right now that would be a better fit to score a fight?

I bet if you do some research & look at all the crooked fights, you will see plenty of john mccains...

[hhs661]

the commission is full of old people.

there really isnt any argument here. You cannot fight father time.

Arum seems to be beating father time. maybe promotions should have an age requirement as well

[The Big Dunn]

how in the world are you suppose to properly judge a boxing match;something that is already somewhat subjective on its own, when you are in your 70s?

YOu have different angles to see, fast combination punching, quick counter shots, pitty pat shots to see if its effective or not, even if you are in the prime of your life you would have a hard time judging.

How much more if you are in you 70s & 80s?

This is notorious judge Gale Van Hoy:



need i say more?

Harold Lederman is that old and noone seems to be complaining about his scorecard. Its not age IMO. There have been horrible scores across the planet that didn't involve old judges. Thats why I disagree with your premise.

Judges can be old or young, as long as they follow universally accepted scoring methods every time they judge a fight.

[The Tase]

Lets take a look at the robberies this year:

Rios vs Abril

Glenn Trowbridge:



Jerry Roth, 71 years old.....

[The Tase]

Harold Lederman is that old and noone seems to be complaining about his scorecard. Its not age IMO. There have been horrible scores across the planet that didn't involve old judges. Thats why I disagree with your premise.

Judges can be old or young, as long as they follow universally accepted scoring methods every time they judge a fight.

nobody is questioning harold lederman because he got the scores right.

YOu cannot argue with father time. The older you get the slower your mental capacities get.

how are you suppose to keep up with world class athletes?

[The Tase]

Arum seems to be beating father time. maybe promotions should have an age requirement as well

is arum a boxing judge?

wait nevermind, take that back....

[Light_Speed]

Harold Lederman is that old and noone seems to be complaining about his scorecard.

A lot of people complained when he had Alexander winning nearly every round against Kotelnyk. And even more people complained about his scorecard in the 3rd Pac/JMM fight and his justification for scoring it this way.

[The Big Dunn]

nobody is questioning harold lederman because he got the scores right.

YOu cannot argue with father time. The older you get the slower your mental capacities get.

how are you suppose to keep up with world class athletes?

The point is you assciated bad judging with age when its clear there is no direct correlation between the two. You need judges that are professional. Besides, Ive disagreed with Harold several times, just not here.

[The Big Dunn]

A lot of people complained when he had Alexander winning nearly every round against Kotelnyk. And even more people complained about his scorecard in the 3rd Pac/JMM fight and his justification for scoring it this way.

Yeah I know. People complain when Harold doesn't score the way they see it. IMO, Harold was right on this one and floyd/cotto. DO I always agree with him, no., nor should I.

Its judging. Its subjective.