Split Decisions

[killersheep]

Why do we even have them? If the Judges are hung, The fight should be classified as a "Draw" and there should be an automatic rematch rather than a "W".

......... or give them another 3 rounds and see if the split decision will change.

That's dangerous after the fighters have cooled down and are exhausted.

I don't agree with the change it to a draw idea either. Take the case in point a fighter clearly wins every round judges scorecards read 120-108, 120-108, 113-115. Because of a single home baked judge, a fighter gets robbed of a "W"and has to waste his time fighting someone he already dominated. This is such a common event in boxing, that it would change at least one fight per card from a "W" to a ""D".

Here's what The Ring's top 10 p4p fighters records would look like

1. Manny Pacquiao 52-3-3 (from 53-3-2)
2. Sergio Martinez 47-1-3 (from 47-2-2)
3. Nonito Donaire 26-1 (no change)
4. JMM 53-4-2 (from 53-5-1)
5. Wlad 56-3 (no change)
6. Timothy Bradley 26-0-1 (from 27-0)
7. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam 81-3-2 (from 82-3-1)
8. Giovanni Segura 27-1-2 (from 28-1-1)
9. Andre Ward 24-0 (no change)
10. B-Hop 52-2-5 (from 52-5-2)