What would be your reaction to permanent open scoring

[Tony Trick-Pony]

Every other sport has a score board for everyone to see. Boxing should be no different. This whole idea of being a niche sport means a dying sport. This would help with the main stream which is what the sport needs. And this would add a whole new level to the event. When the scores are posted, the crowd can react.

[-Kev-]

Have there been any examples of this?

Open scoring has been used enough times to have the data necessary to make a proper conclusion if good or bad. Based on the dozen or so times I've seen open scoring live, I can't think of a single example where it made the fight better.

Austin Trout admitted that when he heard the scores at the end of the 4th round vs Canelo, he stopped boxing and started pushing the fight. He said it hurt him, because it got him out of his game. But he admitted to becoming more aggressive.

It's no coincidence that Trout was throwing 8-16 power punches a round through rounds 1-4, then the scores were announced at the end of round 4, and voila, look at the increase in power punches thrown by him. From 19 to 26 the very next round, 47 in round 6, and averaged around 40 power punches thrown per round the rest of the fight. So he went from throwing less than 20, coasting, crusing, throwing little jabs to more than doubling his power punch output after the scores were announced. This made the fight more competitive in my eyes, Canelo was toying with him in the first 4 rounds. I thought Canelo clearly won but if Trout didn't pick it up it would have been ever worse for him.

[BrometheusBob.]

I like the announcement to some degree but think that I'd prefer open scoring.

[Jc8804]

Id be in favor of open scoring . A scoreboard for the fans and for the scores to all be turned in by 30 seconds into the break via computer and paper. With scores being announced every round.