Quote Originally Posted by Beanflicker View Post
I hate when people score rounds even and I'll tell you why. Like said above, it is a LAZY WAY OUT. Think about it: How many times is a round DEAD even. Both fighters landed the same kind of shots, the same number of shots, showed the same ring generalship, ect? VERY VERY rarely. There are SOOOO many small, subtle details that dictate boxing and if you don't watch for and pick up on these, you have no business scoring a fight, let alone being a professional judge.

When I see someone score a round even, more often than not I think that reflects that person's inability to see the whole picture. I feel that person is just sitting there, waiting to see who lands the hardest punch, and if its a slow paced round where no one really landed a big shot they score it even. THERE IS MORE TO BOXING THAN THAT.

I see your point but if professional judges are supposed to see these 'subtle details' then why do no 3 judges ever have the same scorecard? It still boils down to favouritism or if you're thinking about it more innocently, the scoring of close rounds as 10-9 rounds because they feel pressured not to score the round even.

Good points though everyone..Thanks for the input. Remind me to give you all rep when my punch power increases