Open Scoring

[boxer dude]

I am very against it, not only does it drain the drama of a close decision but it gives fighters a reason to either stay away and pull an ODH and basically stop fighting if they know they are well ahead and for the fighter that is loosing, if he is loosing big it can take away his hope and lead to a lot of quitting on the stool once a fighter knows there is really no point in answering the bell.

[Mar]

Open scoring sucks, exactly why boxing wants to do it.

[Lance Uppercut]

I really think Jose Suliman is secretly trying to destroy boxing. Everyone hates open scoring.

What is the legitimate purpose. So judges can be influenced by the boos of the hometown audience.

[gest12645]

personally , i hate it. because of it , there will be more late corner retirements. If a fighter is losing a fight, he still must have some hope that judges are having it closer than it is, but when a fighter hears he's losing 80-72 after 8 , then that must be really crushing, and uninspiring .

[ER-101]

It would change the game inside the ring. Some boxers can adapt to what the judges are scoring thus making it a points game. This is a lot more like the armatures.

[skel1983]

Worst Idea ever, I hate it.

[InTheNeutralCorner]

Open scoring should have no place in boxing. It is likely to affect the tempo of the fight. It removes the suspense of the final moment wherein the winner is about to be announced. The boxer's, their team & their supporter's reactions to the announcement will not be dramatic.

I also don't like the unoffical scoring being shown by HBO after every round. It either gives people a false sense that a certain boxer is winning or a reason to criticize the official judgment if it did not match that of the unofficial scoring.