The official complain about the olympic judges thread

[killersheep]

Ok this judging is ridiculous, I think the only place you can score is right on the nose or chin, a maximum of one point per combination is scored. If any part of your punch touches the head gear it is considered blocked.
I haven't read the official rules, but that's how their judging it.

[BoxingGorilla]

Yeah, often I can't make heads or tails of the scoring. One fight they score a body shot the next fight they ignore a body shot. Sometimes they hand out points like candy and the next time they think they are handing out gold nuggets.

[killersheep]

Yeah, often I can't make heads or tails of the scoring. One fight they score a body shot the next fight they ignore a body shot. Sometimes they hand out points like candy and the next time they think they are handing out gold nuggets.

Have you seen any combinations scored yet? That's one of my biggest complaints. I've seen a four punch combo where every punch lands and only one point is counted. I've seen a straight left snap a guys head back the guy gets wobbled and no point is scored.

[eagle]

The judging is terrible. Thats all i gotta say.

[killersheep]

The judging is terrible. Thats all i gotta say.

Yeah, I mean do you even see a pattern for what scores and what doesn't? I don't

[eagle]

The judging is terrible. Thats all i gotta say.

Yeah, I mean do you even see a pattern for what scores and what doesn't? I don't

I cant say i do. I watched an Aussie guy called Little in the lightweight division. Of course I was supporting him cos im from oz, but i could not believe he won 14-2. I think it should have been maybe 10-5 or something but bi way that spread. I felt sorry for his Namibian opponent who was not getting points for landing the same punches the Aussie was.

I agree with the poster who said sometimes points are like candy, sometimes the are like gold nuggets.

[No Contest]

Heres part of the rules covering what you guys were asking.


"Bouts consists of a total of four rounds. Each round is two minutes in length with a one-minute interval between each round.
Contests are won by knockout or on points.
A point is awarded for a scoring hit with marked part of the glove on the opponent's head (side or front) or body (above the belt).
A panel of five judges decides which hits are scoring hits.
Judges each have two buttons before them, one for each boxer, and they press the appropriate button when they believe a boxer delivers a scoring hit.
An electronic scoring system registers a point whenever three or more judges press the button for one boxer within a second of each other. No point is awarded for a hit unless three of the five judges agree.
When two boxers trade blows in a flurry of infighting, where no full-force punches can land, the judges wait until the end of the exchange and award a point to the boxer who got the better of it.
At the end of the bout, when each judge's points have been totaled, the boxer awarded the most points by a majority of the judges is declared the winner.
If two boxers end up with the same number of points, the judges decide a winner by assessing such factors as which of the two took the lead and showed better style.
If the judges determine those factors to be even, they turn to which competitor showed better defense.
Punches to an opponent's arms do not score points.
Punches that are judged to have no force behind them do not score points. When a boxer commits a foul, he faces a caution, a warning or, in extreme cases, disqualification. Two cautions for a particular offence mean an automatic warning, and three warnings of any kind mean disqualification."

[Markusdarkus]

Body shots dont count for squat in the Olympics, unless your Chinesse

[donnydarkoIRL]

Yeah, often I can't make heads or tails of the scoring. One fight they score a body shot the next fight they ignore a body shot. Sometimes they hand out points like candy and the next time they think they are handing out gold nuggets.

Have you seen any combinations scored yet? That's one of my biggest complaints. I've seen a four punch combo where every punch lands and only one point is counted. I've seen a straight left snap a guys head back the guy gets wobbled and no point is scored.

When a flurry is thrown or an exchange occurs the judges reward one point to the fighter that they feel gets the better of the exchange.

Similarly a knockdown scores only one point, but the point is mandatory.

[donnydarkoIRL]

Reference this;
http://www.saddoboxing.com/7083-olympic-boxing.html

[AdamGB]

This Irish lad won his fight... I watched it from the 2nd I think he was fighting a guy from turkey? or maybe Hungry...

Any way... the other fighter bossed the fight completely, controlled the ring and got the best in most of the exchanges... just looked so much stronger and in control.

Some times it works but most of the time Amateur scoring is a joke.

You'll get as much credit for perfectly timing a counter and accurately placing it right on the button and knocking your man down than he will for tapping you with a jab...

[donnydarkoIRL]

This Irish lad won his fight... I watched it from the 2nd I think he was fighting a guy from turkey? or maybe Hungry...

Any way... the other fighter bossed the fight completely, controlled the ring and got the best in most of the exchanges... just looked so much stronger and in control.

Some times it works but most of the time Amateur scoring is a joke.

You'll get as much credit for perfectly timing a counter and accurately placing it right on the button and knocking your man down than he will for tapping you with a jab...

Today?
Which Irish guy do you know??

Nevin or Darren?

It was the same story with John Joe Joyce the day before yesterday.

[El Kabong]

Olympic boxing in general SUCKS ASS!



Remember when it was like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpUUMugmZ4s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NABqIWMCvI0

and not all this slapping bullcrap!


Could one of these fucking pansies KO somebody?!?!?!

[SigmaMu]

I had to stop watching because I kept on looking at the punches being landed and then trying to see the little red and blue score thingy at the top left side of the screen to see if they were scoring the punches and they weren't so it just got annoying and I had to stop watching. Does anyone know how the judges are seated? What are they using hand held buttons? Or a machine where they have to look down? What ever they are doing, it ain't working. This is total phuking bullshiet and why do professional tennis players and basketball players get to participate in the Olys but professional boxers don't? Fuck the Olys but I have been enjoying the human dolphin Michael Phelps win all of those medals and break all of those records like it ain't no thang.

What do you expect from this kid? No mission is impossible for him

[bikersk]

Don't mention this to Jeff Fenech Please!!!!!! But they just dont want to score body shots - I dont know why - there are clean well landed shots being ignored. O well happens every olympics it seems.