Should judges be allowed to score rounds even?

[-MEGA-]

What if there is no clear winner in a round. Why do you have to declare one? Why can't you just 10-10 it or even 9-9.


Thoughts?

[Infamous]

What if there is no clear winner in a round. Why do you have to declare one? Why can't you just 10-10 it or even 9-9.


Thoughts?

Wouldn't this more than likely result in more draws?

[jas]

yea if there is very little activity

[SlySlickSmooth]

no. i think we should just have 13 rounds.

[jas]

no. i think we should just have 13 rounds.

good idea.....

[The Ninth Layer]

What if there is no clear winner in a round. Why do you have to declare one? Why can't you just 10-10 it or even 9-9.


Thoughts?

I agree with you in principle, but in practice people don't like seeing even rounds scored and it makes judging the end result of a fight more confusing. If a fight is 116-112 then at a glance you know that the winner won 8 rounds to the loser's 4. If the fight is say 116-114 then some of the clarity in the final score is lost.

I think the only time a 10-10 score is warranted is if absolutely nothing happened in a round. If there's action then there should be enough to score for one guy or the other, but if nothing happens then nobody really deserves the round.

[Dr Rumack]

It's more of an American thing to never score even rounds isn't it? The argument being that a competent judge should always be able to find a winner over three minutes of action.

I think drawn rounds are appropriate. There should be some distinction between toss-up rounds and rounds where there's a clear winner. Some judges will use them as a cop-out, but it's not like judges don't cop-out of tough calls anyway.

[bojangles1987]

It's more of an American thing to never score even rounds isn't it? The argument being that a competent judge should always be able to find a winner over three minutes of action.

I think drawn rounds are appropriate. There should be some distinction between toss-up rounds and rounds where there's a clear winner. Some judges will use them as a cop-out, but it's not like judges don't cop-out of tough calls anyway.

Maybe it is an American thing, because I hate even rounds. Like, really hate them.

[LouIE G]

Even rounds have no place in professional boxing.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Even rounds are for indecisive puzzies.