Do you ever get the feeling people don't actually score fights?

[Cheek busting]

Absolutely. When Kovalev beat Ward, a very small percentage of people who try to rewrite history by saying Ward beat Kovalev lol...

They just say "he won," but when asked what rounds he won, you'll find them saying he won rounds where he clearly lost, and it wasn't even close.

[Porter's Dad]

Just to clarify something - I didn't mean everyone SHOULD score every fight, I just mean those fans who are so definitive about the decision in a fight. It doesn't always seem like they're actually scoring the damn thing round-by-round.

I must say I'm a little surprised people say scoring gets in the way of enjoying the fight. For me, scoring is fun, part of the process of absorbing a round. My scoring on repeat viewing is always more forensic, and accurate, though.

[boliodogs]

I know damn well many of them don't score the fight round by round and write down their score at the end of each round. They just watch the fight without scoring it. When the fight is over they decide who won and by how many points.

[boxfan82]

Absolutely

[Eff Pandas]

Clearly people aren't scoring fights. Or if they are they aren't being reasonable in close rounds & what that could mean with the scorecards. I mean just think about it. a 8-4, 116-112 scorecard going fighter A's way with 3 close rounds could end up being a 11-1, 119-109 for fighter A card or a 7-5, 115-113 for fighter B card depending on what why those 3 close rounds are going. That might sound crazy to some guys, but thats the boxing scoring system.

As far as myself & scoring I used to be a complete nerd with scoring fights. In recent years I've found it to take away from my enjoyment from fights doe so I'll rarely do it. If a fight is "controversial" I'll often check out the fight a day or two later just to see how I had it, but quite often you can make an educated play on the scorecards being close upon initial viewing that the fight could go either way so much of the drama seems silly the night of & only more silly when I actually do check out the alleged "robbery" as deemed by NSB dummies.

[LA_2_Vegas]

When I watch fights with others almost none of them ever score a fight but always have an opinion on the decision. Which is fine- I don't want to be that guy sitting there telling people they don't know what their own two eyes are seeing.

I think taking the time to score fights helps people to understand how easy it is to get a scorecard that is all over the map when there are 3 people looking at the same thing. How easy it is go from 115-113-117-11 if there are a close rounds..ie ebb and flow competitive rounds, tit for tat rounds, or rds where nothing is happening at all. Seeing it on a scorecard will allow you to see the deficit an early knockdown can create on a scorecard, where it takes almost 3 rounds to make up for a 10-8. On the one hand, scoring a fight will prepare you for the incoming controversy and buffer your anger--but on the other it can drive you nuts trying to score fights when really boxing is mostly about entertainment.


Personally, I end up scoring a lot of the fights I watch simply because I do not want to be told what to think about the score, I'd like to have my own card filled out while watching the fight live. If I don't score the fight live (or am not able to watch a replay without first knowing the result) then I am not as confident in my scores and wont really engage in heated debates over the decision

At this point it's very difficult for me to turn off because it's the way I watch fights. Even when I'm just sitting there for enjoyment I can't help but keep a running tally in my head

[future hendrixx]

nobody here is factoring the commentary. whether you admit it or not the commentary is swaying your perception of the fight. period. especially bogus "unofficial" cards flashed on the screen. during fights at times I get too caught up with what they're saying instead of focusing on the action. the best way to erase this is watch the fight with foreign commentary. if they tell you a fight is boring you will also say it. if they say it was a robbery you will say that. to score a fight objectively watch foreign commentary.