I do actually quite like it, I understand fighters running to defend a lead but it forces the opposition to press the fight as well.

The majority of fights that are one sided the fighter usually knows he is well ahead anyway, but if a fight is close and the scores are announced as level or close after 8 rounds the fighters know they have to press for the rest of the fight and can't risk running. De La Hoya may have appreciated it a few times.

I don't think it spoils the excitement of a fight it's quite good to be informed on how the judges are seeing it, and if a fighter is 2 down with one to go he knows he needs at least a knockdown in the last round, may make some fights better.

Def think that for every fight it spoils for the leader to defend his lead, it will make one more exciting as they have to press for a knockdown or a stoppage.