Does shaking your head no while getting hit sway the judges?

[Zaryu]

Uh, NO it's the macho game, to get a psychological edge over your opponent, like he's fighting Godzilla .

It has other uses, as a boxer can play possum after he's REALLY been hurt. The toughguy act can throw an opponent off, and buy some time to recover. Sometimes a boxer will try that head shaking invulnerable act, while his unsteady legs are telling a different story

Some guys have shaken their head, and got knocked out on the NEXT punch ! So it can hilariously backfire!

This is it. It's not about the judges, it's the mental battle between the fighters going on inside the ring.