Open Scoring

[shza]

I am against this . In the taylor ouma fight , I just felt real sorry for Ouma every time the scores were anounced. it totally discouraged him. Taylor also slacked at the end of the fight cuz he knew he is way ahead. There is no suspense

I completely agree with you..
I think the idea of it is simply quite thoughtless.. They must know how badly that can discourage a fighter and your right its a real suspense killer.. Is it just hbo doing this or is it showtime or anyone else?
could be a bit of a ratings killer.. Cos i would start getting miffed if this is a permanent fixture in future fights!
Peace

It's not HBO or Showtime doing it--it's the WBA. There are valid points on both sides, but this "don't do it because it can discourage a fighter" thing just seems silly. Should we stop showing the score in basketball games because dwayne wade might get "discouraged" if the heat are losing? If these guys are that mentally fragile, they don't belong in sports.

I found it quite pointed that the one actual boxer they had commentating during this--Lennox Lewis--said that he would definitely want open scoring, so he could know how well he was doing and know he needed to step it up if he was behind in a close fight.