Some judges do take into consideration a boxer's aggression when scoring a round, even ineffective aggression, but most judges these days score for effective aggression only.
If "Ineffective Aggression" was regarded as a staple scoring criteria, would it actually make for more entertaining fights and perhaps level the playing field a little between boxers and brawlers?
In other words, imagine if Ineffective Aggression attained almost the same status as "Effective Aggression", it would mean that the more aggressive and active a fighter is, the higher possibility he has to win a fight, even if he's outgunned, over-matched, out-sized and out-skilled!
Oftentimes, the fighter which the audience finds most entertaining is the one who is being aggressive, it's that fighter who usually provides the activity, the motion and movement, the action, while the measured boxer bides his time waiting patiently to counter. So that "ineffectively aggressive" fighter is actually the one entertaining the paying masses and it might make sense to repay him more appropriately by acknowledging his efforts officially on the scorecard?
If "Ineffective Aggression" was regarded as a staple scoring criteria, would it actually make for more entertaining fights and perhaps level the playing field a little between boxers and brawlers?
In other words, imagine if Ineffective Aggression attained almost the same status as "Effective Aggression", it would mean that the more aggressive and active a fighter is, the higher possibility he has to win a fight, even if he's outgunned, over-matched, out-sized and out-skilled!
Oftentimes, the fighter which the audience finds most entertaining is the one who is being aggressive, it's that fighter who usually provides the activity, the motion and movement, the action, while the measured boxer bides his time waiting patiently to counter. So that "ineffectively aggressive" fighter is actually the one entertaining the paying masses and it might make sense to repay him more appropriately by acknowledging his efforts officially on the scorecard?
Comment