The tradition of closed scoring

[powerpuncher]

The more I think about it, the more I think that open scoring after every round should be how it should be. Closed scoring only surprises fans at the end of the fight.

In any other sport, you know what the score is and you adjust accordingly. It would only make sense that boxing would be the same. I also think that it would really fix bad judging if you saw their score after every round. It would be much harder to continue to judge bad round after bad round.

Closed scoring is just a tradition. It’s one of the many things we just live with without really thinking about. I know that people want to avoid a fighter who has a lead to just start running, but that happens in every sport. That’s just the way it is. It forces the one losing to go for the knockout though which is better.

[Master]

I prefer closed scoring because otherwise it would encourage tactical fighting which could see fighters running after they win 7 rounds or forcing an injury on themselves so they get a decision.

[powerpuncher]

I prefer closed scoring because otherwise it would encourage tactical fighting which could see fighters running after they win 7 rounds or forcing an injury on themselves so they get a decision.

I think they would adapt though. Fighters wouldn’t throw away too many rounds at the beginning if they knew for sure they were going to lose.

[Master]

I thought they did try it out recently but went back to closed scoring because of the tactical shenanigans from the fighter and trainer's.

[powerpuncher]

I thought they did try it out recently but went back to closed scoring because of the tactical shenanigans from the fighter and trainer's.

I think they showed after every 4 rounds not every round.

[NoSavingByTheBell]

A judge who is way way off would be getting major real-time blowback during the fight, it would make for interesting dynamics; would bottles and tomatoes start raining down on him or her in the middle of the fight?