How often do you score fights?

[TheMyspaceDayz]

I suspect that most people are like me where they just eyeball it. Score the fight later if it is razor thin. Is this the case?

[Citizen Koba]

I suspect that most people are like me where they just eyeball it. Score the fight later if it is razor thin. Is this the case?

Used to score most major fights live but these days I almost never bother even on the rare occasions I'll stay up all night for a big US card. I mean generally eyeballing is enough, but even if it ain't what use is scoring it anyway? It ain't gonna change the official score and trying convince other people that your subjective score is superior to their subjective score is an exercise in futility.

[TheMyspaceDayz]

Used to score most major fights live but these days I almost never bother even on the rare occasions I'll stay up all night for a big US card. I mean generally eyeballing is enough, but even if it ain't what use is scoring it anyway? It ain't gonna change the official score and trying convince other people that your subjective score is superior to their subjective score is an exercise in futility.

I think more people should rewatch and score fights so they know what they are defending when they scream robbery or great call. It could prove useful in that sense.

[Thraxox]

Enjoy the fight live. Score the fight later.

[Combat Talk Radio]

If it's a fight I know NSB will score wrong (Spence/Porter) , I'll do a live scorecard.

If it's one of those where it should be an easy night for the A-Side, I do it afterwards to help debunk the NSB "clearly won", "clearly lost" or "got robbed" claims with actual data supporting a close (G/Derevyanchenko) or not close (Wilder/Fury 1) fight.

[Cobra Curry]

I'll rewatch and score it if it's close/controversial.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Used to score most major fights live but these days I almost never bother even on the rare occasions I'll stay up all night for a big US card. I mean generally eyeballing is enough, but even if it ain't what use is scoring it anyway? It ain't gonna change the official score and trying convince other people that your subjective score is superior to their subjective score is an exercise in futility.

Haha

I’ll score the occasional big fight live. I rarely rewatch fights, so I’d rather get the scoring out of the way the first time. Although most bouts aren’t that close, a great deal of them are, especially the really good ones. Scoring a fight forces you to really pay attention, and it provides you with a solid basis for discussion. On the other hand, it’s more enjoyable to just sit back and enjoy the action.

[Citizen Koba]

Haha

I’ll score the occasional big fight live. I rarely rewatch fights, so I’d rather get the scoring out of the way the first time. Although most bouts aren’t that close, a great deal of them are, especially the really good ones. Scoring a fight forces you to really pay attention, and it provides you with a solid basis for discussion. On the other hand, it’s more enjoyable to just sit back and enjoy the action.

Yeah there is that, and occasionally if it's a really controversial fight, or I'm really not sure I may go back and score it later, but really that's just for my personal sense of closure rather than cos I feel any need to convince others. If there was more informed discussion and analysis of fights on here instead of the usual suspects doing the fan / hater thing I might do it more often though.

Probably something I should just get to doing it anyway, in spite of the fact that it's like wading through treacle... probably on the FbF threads or even a brief breakdown after a Pick Em would work, seems like the worst of the trolls ain't really got much of a presence there.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

I tend to score every fight I watch. If it’s very close or I was there live, I’ll usually rewatch and re-score it.

[Citizen Koba]

I think more people should rewatch and score fights so they know what they are defending when they scream robbery or great call. It could prove useful in that sense.

Yeah I will rewatch if I'm gonna involve myself in any discussion about a fight, or just for my own satisfaction if I ain't sure about the outcome, but in the main I don't bother with that much post fight discussion these days - that shit's like pulling teeth when you got folk who are either trolling or genuinely believe the fight went an entirely different way to how you saw it.

Other problem, of course, is keeping an open mind... usually there's an element of affirmation bias and rationalisation goes on any time we go back to a fight (or revisit any experience in our minds) especially where we got some kinda bias or preference of outcome already. It's not a reason not to do it, but it is something to be aware of.