Should there be exceptions to "10-8" rounds?

[ykdadamaja]

Perhaps this topic has been brought up before, but I'm certainly not going to scroll thru hundreds of pages.

For instance a guy gets knocked down within the first 30 seconds, gets up and completely dominates his opponent, to the point of staggering him.

Or vice versa. Dominates a round from the onset, then gets floored towards the end of it.

I'm in favor of a 10-8 round. As difficult as knockdowns are, not to mention the machismo aspect of it, they should be rewarded regardless.

The refs have the discretion to score the fight by virtue of the 10 point must system. If there is a flash knockdown and the fighter dominates the round, then you have the choice to score it a 9-9 round, a 9-10 round, a 10-8 round or a 10-9 round. All up to the judges. But, make no mistake about it, if you go down in a round you will be deducted a point. Regardless of how brilliantly you fought!