Comments Thread For: ESPN Broadcast Team Vehemently Opposed To Remote Judging

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A recent proposal for judges to score fights from a remote location is not at all going over well with the boxing community. It also doesn't figure to be part of ESPN's plans for its upcoming televised events. The suggestion has been made by the World Boxing Council (WBC), who introduced the plan to BoxingScene.com and other media outlets during a recent panel discussion regarding essential personnel on hand for boxing events.
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[Lomadeaux]

Judges have to be ringside.

[anonymous2.0]

Just build a plexiglass shield for the judges

badda bing badda boom

[mcdonalds]

Remote judging is a terrible idea

[1hourRun]

“What if their Wi-fi messes up and they miss half a round. You think they’re gonna say “I don’t know who to give it to?”

This remote judging system is going to reflect the NSB RBR thread scores

[angkag]

Judges have to be ringside.

Its worked so well in the past lol.

[runtdawg]

Judges

Each judge should get a different side of the ring.

[GGG Gloveking]

Sheit, with some of the cards I've seen, you could put them in a dark, soundproof booth and get the same scores.

[GGG Gloveking]

Just build a plexiglass shield for the judges

badda bing badda boom

Seriously though, you'd think this is something that eludes their comprehension...

[xxlefthookxx]

Best idea in some time. This gives all of the judges the same angle (like in diving, gymnastics, etc.). It allows for QUALITY CONTROL. It eliminates the built in excuses for judges seeing it from a different angle. If there is a divergent scorecard (ahem..118-110 ms byrd...) then those judges can be excused from the occupation. If they are all such good judges, then they should be able to score the fight identically from identical vantage points. I have pushed this for years.