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Originally Posted by
ElTerribleMorales
no it shouldn't a KD is a KD, and in the rules of professional boxing if you score a knockdown, and don't get knocked down in return, you win the round by a score of 10-8, it's clearly stated in the rules of scoring, and to say Clottey won 8 rnds is upsurd, IMO Cotto won by ONE round and an extra point in the KD
dude no it isn't, you pulled that shit out of the air...so I'll refer you to this
Awarding Points
For each round, judges determine the score using the ten-point must system. This means that (usually) the
winner of the round gets ten points, and the
loser gets nine points. There are exceptions to this rule. For example, when a fighter is knocked down, that fighter loses a point. So if the fighter that was knocked down loses the round the score would be 10 to 8 for that round.
If the fighter that was knocked down wins the round (which is rare) the score would be 9 to 9. If a fighter is knocked down twice, the score would normally be 10 to 7 for the round. If three knockdowns occur you should have a 10 to 6 round, etc. Also, it is possible for a judge to score a round as a tie, which is exceedingly rare. In this case the score for the round would be 10-10.
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