Nevada changes rules

[KKisser]

it's really not that complex. it's just a half point that would separate a close round especially where a 10-10 round is not allowed.

What's the gain here though? How would a 10-9.5 round be better than a 10-9 round? I think things should be much more simple and binary you won the round or you didn't.

right.. i think this is the reason that 10-10 rounds are not allowed sometimes.. simply because it is too "easy" to say what you are saying, "it was a really close round, hard to pick a winner, so i give it a 10-10" If we had the 9.5 in effect, i believe that would work the same way, and be overused.. at least with a bout where 10-10's are not awarded, you are forcing the judges to pick a winner of the round.. their decision of the winner is obviously disputed at times, but don't you think there would be even more arguments if someone "clearly" won a round, and they received a 10-9.5 instead of winning it 10-9? I just see more issues arising if this were the case..

good point. but in an ideal world where judges would actually call it fairly it would be better don't you think.

[RP33]

What's the gain here though? How would a 10-9.5 round be better than a 10-9 round? I think things should be much more simple and binary you won the round or you didn't.

right.. i think this is the reason that 10-10 rounds are not allowed sometimes.. simply because it is too "easy" to say what you are saying, "it was a really close round, hard to pick a winner, so i give it a 10-10" If we had the 9.5 in effect, i believe that would work the same way, and be overused.. at least with a bout where 10-10's are not awarded, you are forcing the judges to pick a winner of the round.. their decision of the winner is obviously disputed at times, but don't you think there would be even more arguments if someone "clearly" won a round, and they received a 10-9.5 instead of winning it 10-9? I just see more issues arising if this were the case..

good point. but in an ideal world where judges would actually call it fairly it would be better don't you think.

yes, i'd agree with you if that were the case haha.. unfortunately, you know how it goes and i feel that the more power we give judges, the more it will be abused, and from my perspective, with all of this in mind, giving fractions of a point would be taking a step backwards..

I do think that fights would be closer and maybe more accurate with this system, but playing devil's advocate, you can also see how some fights that aren't so close, end up being a lot closer on the cards with this system..

[The Fightfan]

I like most of it except the 10 oz gloves for 130 and above. Sure their were two boxer's who died last year but what about the year before or before that. This is a sport were both fighter's try to knock each other out. Now we will probably have to watch more desicion's with fighter's around 130 and up to 160. The reason they did this to begin with is because even with 8 oz gloves they looked like pillow's on these fighter's and extra 2 ounces I believe will make a difference in less knockout's, less fan appeal once again to the lower weight classes.