Is boxing judging worthless by now?

[SlimTrae]

Accountability is it, I agree.

Then again, my buddies, cousins who love basketball to football can point out certain games where the say officials call bad fall all 4 quarters.

Last time Milwaukee Bucks had a shot at the championship... Glen Robinson, Sam Cassell and Ray Allen was our Big 3. Their last playoff game lost to coach Larry Byrd team.....he stated his team did win, but felt the refs didn't need to help us... Oh yeah that's what Byrd said.

And in NFL there are for sure WR wide receivers who push off pass five yards and no call. Michael Irvin of the Cowboys for sure. Sorry to go back so far. Haven't watched these new teams to name names

Bad judges, refs and officials in more than boxing

Missing a wide receiver pushing off while sprinting downfield watching half a dozen guys at once while dodging runners and thrown footballs is a little more forgivable than some bozo with nothing to do for 12 rounds but watch an entire fight with a pretty good seat... only to turn in an embarrassing scorecard.

Yes... bad judging is a part of many sports. But in boxing, the incompetence is there for all to see.
And it ruins perfectly good fights.

I will be sure to get a hold of you next time I hear NFL fans holler fixed!

[TitoFan]

Then of course there's this......







In their defense... they WERE replacements.

[powerpuncher]

Then of course there's this......







In their defense... they WERE replacements.

Maybe boxing needs replacement judges too. They couldn't be any worse than the normal ones.

[TitoFan]

Not such a far-fetched idea. Why not?
It's obvious no extraordinary skills are needed, judging by the scores we see routinely on televised fights.
Spreads between the 3 judges are so huge it's embarrassing.
Well.... it should be embarrassing, except I think boxing is beyond embarrassment.

[Mr140]

Well the thing is judging is fucked because they all have there things they rank on. Some go with the come forward guy others like counter shot while backing up guy. Not to mention why they do not watch the fight on a tv is beyond me because that means they can miss a lot of shit going on in the ring.

[TitoFan]

Well the thing is judging is fucked because they all have there things they rank on. Some go with the come forward guy others like counter shot while backing up guy. Not to mention why they do not watch the fight on a tv is beyond me because that means they can miss a lot of shit going on in the ring.

Good points. On the first point, don't know how you'd get around that. It's the judge's prerogative what he/she likes or doesn't like. But sometimes they're downright inept, missing lots of what goes on in the ring. Which brings up the second point which is worth considering as well. Other sports rely on things like instant replay and shit like that. So why not consider giving the judges the benefit of the camera's point of view, especially if they feel they've missed something. Hell... it's not like they don't have some time in between rounds to make up their minds on the round just ended. Anything would be better than the ridiculous crap we're subjected to now, and the fact that boxing just shrugs its collective shoulders and does nothing.

[Gandalf]

I think judges should be forced to come into the ring and announce their own scores. See how brave you are robbing a fighter in front of the audience and cameras.