While at an amateur tournament during the weekend I pondered the effect of the amateur computer scoring on boxing.

As any informed boxing fan will already know, the computer system rewards only cleanly landed punches, disregarding any other style or technique and removes the emphasis on power and stoppages.

My question was this; Does the amateur game nowadays, actually hinder a fighters progression into the pro ranks?

The system encourages the fighter to reduce his volume of punches in favour of fewer more accurate punches. It also makes elaborate defnces and movement worthless. It encourages the use of punches with little power and liberal use of the solitary jab...


What say you guys