What would be your reaction to permanent open scoring

[Jc8804]

Would you stop watching boxing?

Would you be upset ?

Would you be happy about it?

How would it change the sport for the better in your opinion?

How would it hurt the sport in your opinion?

[Bram]

I kind of like the surprise of it. At the end of the fight, they announce which judge had which score anyone, so they can be held accountable in that way. I can remember years ago in a Mark Johnson fight when he said that he had literally took a round or two off at the end of a fight against Vorapin, because he knew that he was winning because of the open scoring. I think you'd see A LOT more of that.

[bojangles1987]

Open scoring hasn't really curtailed judges from being corrupt, which is the only reason I would have liked it. So ultimately open scoring doesn't do much except suck the drama out of fights when we hear the underdog who is probably winning the fight is somehow down 8-0 or 7-1.

[HanzGruber]

Sure helped trout vs canelo

[Larry the boss]

I think we will have more fighters quitting

[Chrismart]

I'm not a fan at all. Sucks all the drama out of the fight.

[Fury4daWIN]

I can't believe people are choosing the "no surprise" option. Have we not seen enough robberies that you want to see more? At the very least, it'll let a losing fighter know he needs to press the attack more. If fighters choose to coast when they're comfortably ahead on the cards it's up to the other fighter to try to close the show. Sure, there'd be no drama at the end, but anything which reduces robberies is OK by me.

Judges aren't being called to account as it stands, so what's the alternative?

[Tom Cruise]

Dont like it.

I think we will see more fighters choosing the 'amateur style' cruise to the finish if they know they just need to not be ko'd to win.

[FeFist]

I think the ref should know the scorecard so that they can stop the fight if one guy is getting pummelled and has zero chance of winning. I don't think the fighters should know as it would result in more fighters coasting from the mid-late rounds.

[Tom Cruise]

I'm not a fan at all. Sucks all the drama out of the fight.

Yep. Waiting for the final decision is one of the most tense moments in boxing.