Are ringside judges obligated to take a point from a fighter for what the ref rules a knockdown?
I'm re-watching Pacquiao-Algieri, and in regards to the two times when Pacquiao is credited with a knockdown though it appears more likely that Algieri slipped, would a judge have to score that round 10-8 if that was the only "knockdown" in the round? Could they score it 10-9 for Pacquiao instead? In other words, if a judge believes the ref made the wrong call and it should've been a slip, can the judge essentially ignore the ref's ruling when it comes time to score the round?
On a related note, what about a round in which Fighter A mostly dominates the round but Fighter B gets a knockdown? Can the judge score that 10-9 for Fighter A even though he got knocked down? Or can they score it 9-9 if they think Fighter A still won the round despite getting knocked down? Or do they have to score it 10-8 for Fighter B automatically because there was a knockdown?
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