Thread: Judges Scoring - My new System

My theory is that there can only be 3 reasons why in the last year or two (maybe forever), that there has been a massive inconsistency in judging.Things like Canelo getting a draw on one card and losing every round on the others v Floyd. Or Ricky Burns v Beltran. and there are many others.
1.They haven't got a clue - unlikely because they wouldn't get to that position in the first place.
2. They're on the take - Don't want to believe that and in the Canelo instance, why just 1 judge? after all, you need 2 to win the fight.
3. The judges are probably sat in the wrong place. they are right below the ring and not only can they hear a biased crowd making them think that every shot connects, but some shots might look like they connect when they don't. For example (sorry in advance Ross!) I can understand a judge at ringside thinking Eubank nicked it against Saunders (all the talk sport commentators also did on the night!). But watching it again on my own carefully with the benefit of good camera angles etc. it's very clear he probably lost it by 3 rounds, and I know a judge would see it differently to how they first saw it. in the 2nd half of the fight, Eubank was coming forward , but was connecting with very little and looked very crude. However, a judge could easily from the angle he's at think he has taken control of the fight.
My suggestion is that the judges are placed with TV monitors in a room off the main arena to judge the fight. No distractions, no commentary, just what they see. They're there to do a job , and that's the easiest and most efficient way of doing it.
for Obvious reasons, this can only apply to Televised title fights. for the rest, we're gonna have to make do with shit judging.

mate boxing is the most corrupt sport in the world

or at least out of the sports i take note of

the burns beltram fight was a clear example

the klits pay the refs millions for their fights, if they do a good job they get to ref again and get another massive pay day, a good job involves letting wlad hold to the extreme

a bradley win in brad pac 1 paved the way to a rematch and another massive payday for their promoter, a pac win and the rematch would never have happened

Originally Posted by erics44

mate boxing is the most corrupt sport in the world

or at least out of the sports i take note of

the burns beltram fight was a clear example

the klits pay the refs millions for their fights, if they do a good job they get to ref again and get another massive pay day, a good job involves letting wlad hold to the extreme

a bradley win in brad pac 1 paved the way to a rematch and another massive payday for their promoter, a pac win and the rematch would never have happened

I scored the burns fight a draw.

But that was mainly due to a style thing.. I don't like the whole "get you against the ropes and hit your arms" shit and that is basically all Beltran did but I enjoyed a guy with a broken jaw landing little counters when spinning off the ropes.

I'm Scottish also, but I'd like to think I'm fairer than that!

Originally Posted by erics44

mate boxing is the most corrupt sport in the world

or at least out of the sports i take note of

the burns beltram fight was a clear example

the klits pay the refs millions for their

fights, if they do a good job they get to ref again and get another massive pay day, a good job involves letting wlad hold to the extreme
a bradley win in brad pac 1 paved
the way to a rematch and another
massive payday for their promoter, a pac win and the rematch would never have happened

I can't disagree with any of that mate.
Ps. My negativity is rubbing off on you!

Originally Posted by Primo Carnera

Originally Posted by erics44

mate boxing is the most corrupt sport in the world

or at least out of the sports i take note of

the burns beltram fight was a clear example

the klits pay the refs millions for their

fights, if they do a good job they get to ref again and get another massive pay day, a good job involves letting wlad hold to the extreme
a bradley win in brad pac 1 paved
the way to a rematch and another
massive payday for their promoter, a pac win and the rematch would never have happened

I can't disagree with any of that mate.
Ps. My negativity is rubbing off on you!

i dont see that as negative, more realistness

Originally Posted by Vendettos

Originally Posted by erics44

mate boxing is the most corrupt sport in the world

or at least out of the sports i take note of

the burns beltram fight was a clear example

the klits pay the refs millions for their fights, if they do a good job they get to ref again and get another massive pay day, a good job involves letting wlad hold to the extreme

a bradley win in brad pac 1 paved the way to a rematch and another massive payday for their promoter, a pac win and the rematch would never have happened

I scored the burns fight a draw.

But that was mainly due to a style thing.. I don't like the whole "get you against the ropes and hit your arms" shit and that is basically all Beltran did but I enjoyed a guy with a broken jaw landing little counters when spinning off the ropes.

I'm Scottish also, but I'd like to think I'm fairer than that!

i could watch burns beltram again just to make sure but at the time i thought beltram won clearly

Originally Posted by erics44

Originally Posted by Vendettos

Originally Posted by erics44

mate boxing is the most corrupt sport in the world

or at least out of the sports i take note of

the burns beltram fight was a clear example

the klits pay the refs millions for their fights, if they do a good job they get to ref again and get another massive pay day, a good job involves letting wlad hold to the extreme

a bradley win in brad pac 1 paved the way to a rematch and another massive payday for their promoter, a pac win and the rematch would never have happened

I scored the burns fight a draw.

But that was mainly due to a style thing.. I don't like the whole "get you against the ropes and hit your arms" shit and that is basically all Beltran did but I enjoyed a guy with a broken jaw landing little counters when spinning off the ropes.

I'm Scottish also, but I'd like to think I'm fairer than that!

i could watch burns beltram again just to make sure but at the time i thought beltram won clearly

Oh he did. You can't score rounds to a guy because he has a broken jaw.

Originally Posted by erics44

Originally Posted by Primo Carnera

Originally Posted by erics44

mate boxing is the most corrupt sport in the world

or at least out of the sports i take note of

the burns beltram fight was a clear example

the klits pay the refs millions for their

fights, if they do a good job they get to ref again and get another massive pay day, a good job involves letting wlad hold to the extreme
a bradley win in brad pac 1 paved
the way to a rematch and another
massive payday for their promoter, a pac win and the rematch would never have happened

I can't disagree with any of that mate.
Ps. My negativity is rubbing off on you!

i dont see that as negative, more realistness

I felt like that about what I said about Chiz etc. but I don't wanna dredge all that up again , agree to disagree etc .

The problem with that method is the same as the one ringside - people interpret action different regardless of where they're watching from.

Two judges can watch the same TV footage yet come to the opposite conclusion - and explain why they're opinion is the correct one. We all do it every week here. Thousands of people are watching the exact same TV coverage yet argue about who won what.

You regularly have commentators/pundits sitting together on the exact same table, so they have an identical viewpoint, and the benefit of monitors for replays and what not, yet they see a different winner.

Originally Posted by Fenster

The problem with that method is the same as the one ringside - people interpret action different regardless of where they're watching from.

Two judges can watch the same TV footage yet come to the opposite conclusion - and explain why they're opinion is the correct one. We all do it every week here. Thousands of people are watching the exact same TV coverage yet argue about who won what.

You regularly have commentators/pundits sitting together on the exact same table, so they have an identical viewpoint, and the benefit of monitors for replays and what not, yet they see a different winner.

Precisely. Some of the calls judges make are shocking, but a lot of shit they get is when they have scored 1 or 2 rounds differently then some forum poster has. we have no idea what angle he has seen the fight from. I was at an amateur show last friday and decided to sit the opposite side of the ring to a mate. The majority of the time we came out with the same winner but the amount of times we had scored rounds differently was remarkable.

Scoring

There is no theory at all.

Originally Posted by Fenster

The problem with that method is the same as the one ringside - people interpret action different regardless of where they're watching from.

Two judges can watch the same TV footage yet come to the opposite conclusion - and explain why they're opinion is the correct one. We all do it every week here. Thousands of people are watching the exact same TV coverage yet argue about who won what.

You regularly have commentators/pundits sitting together on the exact same table, so they have an identical viewpoint, and the benefit of monitors for replays and what not, yet they see a different winner.

all very true but a boring answer

there is some of that but theres also some corruption issues

Originally Posted by ryanman

Originally Posted by erics44

Originally Posted by Vendettos

Originally Posted by erics44

mate boxing is the most corrupt sport in the world

or at least out of the sports i take note of

the burns beltram fight was a clear example

the klits pay the refs millions for their fights, if they do a good job they get to ref again and get another massive pay day, a good job involves letting wlad hold to the extreme

a bradley win in brad pac 1 paved the way to a rematch and another massive payday for their promoter, a pac win and the rematch would never have happened

I scored the burns fight a draw.

But that was mainly due to a style thing.. I don't like the whole "get you against the ropes and hit your arms" shit and that is basically all Beltran did but I enjoyed a guy with a broken jaw landing little counters when spinning off the ropes.

I'm Scottish also, but I'd like to think I'm fairer than that!

i could watch burns beltram again just to make sure but at the time i thought beltram won clearly

Oh he did. You can't score rounds to a guy because he has a broken jaw.

He wins everyone's respect, which means you might want to see him in the future, so he does win in the long run.
If the fight was competitive that is, who wants to watch an outclassed fighter get battered from corner to corner just to see how much heart he has.

Originally Posted by beenKOed

Originally Posted by ryanman

Originally Posted by erics44

Originally Posted by Vendettos

Originally Posted by erics44

mate boxing is the most corrupt sport in the world

or at least out of the sports i take note of

the burns beltram fight was a clear example

the klits pay the refs millions for their fights, if they do a good job they get to ref again and get another massive pay day, a good job involves letting wlad hold to the extreme

a bradley win in brad pac 1 paved the way to a rematch and another massive payday for their promoter, a pac win and the rematch would never have happened

I scored the burns fight a draw.

But that was mainly due to a style thing.. I don't like the whole "get you against the ropes and hit your arms" shit and that is basically all Beltran did but I enjoyed a guy with a broken jaw landing little counters when spinning off the ropes.

I'm Scottish also, but I'd like to think I'm fairer than that!

i could watch burns beltram again just to make sure but at the time i thought beltram won clearly

Oh he did. You can't score rounds to a guy because he has a broken jaw.

He wins everyone's respect, which means you might want to see him in the future, so he does win in the long run.
If the fight was competitive that is, who wants to watch an outclassed fighter get battered from corner to corner just to see how much heart he has.

whats your point?

Judging in boxing is by definition an opinion, all be it an official one that can/will affect peoples careers.

Short of turning the sport into something similar to fencing, the only thing that can be done is to make sure those judges who are chosen to score a fight are considered qualified to do so by their peers.

But this is boxing, and that has not and most likely will not ever happen.

So just go along with the ride, and look at the positives; there is always going to be a lot to talk about in boxing forums!