Replay System Needed In Boxing

[Kezzer]

Would seem sensible. Two calls today on the uk card which were actuall accidental headbutts and to be fair to the refs, on both occasions , you only saw it after replays in slow mo from specific view point.

That said Whyte won comfortably so if it had been a draw , it would’ve made for a good rematch shout , but it would have been and injustice

[MulaKO]

It shouldn't slow anything down since a neutral official will be over looking it and would relay it to the ref to let the judges/broadcasting crew know what really happened. The broadcasting crew is always able to catch it in between rounds and the official will have the same clips. Just makes too much sense for it to be implemented.

I can not argue you’re points which r as valid as the correct call
Call me old fashion , the same was said about the var replay in soccer , not sure if your a fan or not , but if you r then you noticed it during the World Cup
It didn’t take ten mins like in the NHL , but I do find it breaks the momentum and depending on the call a human will react differently
I’d rather we gotta live with the human error than going to replay
Just find it’s changes the game, this case the fight

[pittapatta66]

Do you mean in a boxing video game, or actual boxing? Because I fail to see how they can 'replay' a fight unless they invented a time machine. ******ed thread and put on ignore list, silly troll.

[Scopedog]

It might be a good idea to take a look at dodgy knockdowns in between rounds and then ask the judges to adjust their scorecards accordingly. I think this is the wrong sport to introduce in-play VAR to though, at least right now. It's not the kind of sport that really allows for lengthy interruptions in the action, with a couple of exceptions.

[yammy25]

Incorrect or contentious decisions allow for fantastic rematch opportunities and high publicity bringing in further revenue. If I a fight is that close or controversial.. no governing body, sanctioning body or promoter is going to vote for a system that allows further revenue to be userped by calling a winner a winner without controversy.

Boxing is a business .. and controversy breeds money

[Tony Trick-Pony]

I think it's a good idea. I remember in Pacquiao Barrera I when Pacquiao when down on a slip that was ruled a knockdown and thinking how illogical that it be scored 10-8 when the replay shows otherwise.

Yeah I remember that the same thing happened in Barrera-Morales I. Morales went down in the twelfth but it was clearly a slip. Barrera didn't even land the punch. Replays are used in all other sports. Makes sense.

[TheCleaner]

they have used it, wasnt it hopkins vs jsjr? he didnt make a call until he'd watched it back

[KTFOKING]

I can not argue you’re points which r as valid as the correct call
Call me old fashion , the same was said about the var replay in soccer , not sure if your a fan or not , but if you r then you noticed it during the World Cup
It didn’t take ten mins like in the NHL , but I do find it breaks the momentum and depending on the call a human will react differently
I’d rather we gotta live with the human error than going to replay
Just find it’s changes the game, this case the fight

But again the outside official will make the ref/judges/broadcasters aware in between that round or if need be the following round. A lot of these calls is easy to see in boxing compared to other sports where more judgment is involved.

[lizard_man]

They will never have a replay system. A replay system means there's less of a chance a fighter gets robbed. Do you think the promoters want this?

[E-Thug]

It's easy to do. Say in Golovkin V Canelo as an example, Golovkin drops Canelo but it's with a forearm/headbutt combo and not a proper punch and the referee doesn't see that. He assumed the knockdown is legit and starts the count against Canelo.

During the minute break at the end of the round, the ref reviews the knockdown on a small screen. If he is still happy it was a legit knockdown, he gives no signal/or a thumbs up to confirm it's legit. In this scenario, he'll give a hand signal overturning the knockdown due to it not being legit so the round would be 10 9 instead of 10 8, a lot like how FIFA used VAR in the World Cup