The judges should watch the fight on monitors with the same feed that we have. There always seems to be one bad scorecard, and that could be based on what side of the ring that particular judge sits at.
In the past week there's been a Twitter thread regarding one rule change in your favourite sport.
I understand that a good number on here don't regularly use Twitter so I'd be keen to hear everyone's thoughts and maybe spark some debate.
This is purely hypothetical as we sadly don't have a sole governing body. So feel free to use your imagination and not let it turn to unnecessary racism and bigotry etc.
If we can try and stick to one per post, that would be great.
I'll kick things off..
I'd like to see instant replay used for title fights: To confirm cause of cuts, check for foul play and act as 4th judge if the fight is a draw.
not as a 4th judge. Yes for the others. Also to confirm KD's.
To confirm cause of cuts... YUP, good idea... but only the referee can request it... if he rules one way or the other... /story
To check for foul play... YUP, but only if the ref calls for instant replay... and if the ref does not call for a replay, a replay should not be shown on TV... the purpose is to judge the fight, not the ref... and it is unnecessary, and possibly unhelpful, to scrutinize every little thing ad nauseum
TO act as 4th judge if the fight is a draw... no way
1) a draw is fine... what is wrong with a draw... ?
why give the " winner " a chance to walk away from unfinished business?
2) no way is the ref qualified to make such a HUGE call... he just spent 36 minutes doing an entirely different job, one that requires total concentration and a totally different mindset... he will not have scored the fight... that job could only be performed by 2x additional judges... I don't agree with having 4 judges, they would need 5
draws are fine... some fights SHOULD be a draw
I think they need to be very careful how they use instant replay, or the 3rd ref... whatever you like to call it... not convinced it has benefited rugby/cricket in terms of the sport being a spectacle
I hear you. I've always liked the idea of 5 judges and removing the the highest and lowest cards like in gymnastics. I think itneeds some more thought though.
I like this idea. No strong counter arguments come immediately to mind.
To confirm cause of cuts... YUP, good idea... but only the referee can request it... if he rules one way or the other... /story
To check for foul play... YUP, but only if the ref calls for instant replay... and if the ref does not call for a replay, a replay should not be shown on TV... the purpose is to judge the fight, not the ref... and it is unnecessary, and possibly unhelpful, to scrutinize every little thing ad nauseum
TO act as 4th judge if the fight is a draw... no way
1) a draw is fine... what is wrong with a draw... ?
why give the " winner " a chance to walk away from unfinished business?
2) no way is the ref qualified to make such a HUGE call... he just spent 36 minutes doing an entirely different job, one that requires total concentration and a totally different mindset... he will not have scored the fight... that job could only be performed by 2x additional judges... I don't agree with having 4 judges, they would need 5
draws are fine... some fights SHOULD be a draw
I think they need to be very careful how they use instant replay, or the 3rd ref... whatever you like to call it... not convinced it has benefited rugby/cricket in terms of the sport being a spectacle
just my 2c
Good points made and I think you're right.. some times a draw is a fair result.
I like the idea of having a judge viewing on a monitor but I'm not sure on the logistics of how it's implemented.
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