WBA thinking of changing scoring system

[Skav]

WBA looks to reduce controversial decisions

 

By Gabriel F. Cordero

 

The WBA is seeking to try to modify the current “10-point must” scoring system in an effort to reduce controversial decisions. Currently a boxer gets a 10-9 whether he clearly wins a round or whether he has a slight edge. The WBA has proposed a new system where the boxer clearly winning a round gets the full 10-9 score, whereas a boxer who wins a close round would only get 10 to 9.5.

 

The WBA is already using half-point scoring in Fedelatin and Fedebol regional fights, but the last weekend the system was used in Peru in the interim world title fight between champion Alberto Rossel and challenger Karluis Diazwas. It’s expected that very soon the half-point will be used in NABA, PABA and European title fights.

 

Apparently boxing commissions as Costa Rica, Venezuela, Panama, Nicaragua and Peru have agreed to deploy the half point. It’s also known that WBA President Gilberto Mendoza recently presented the merits of the system to The Association of Boxing Commissions in the United States.

 

There is a possibility that a formal decision will be reached to utilize the half-point worldwide at the 2012 WBA convention in Jakarta, Indonesia.

 

http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/wba-looks-to-reduce-controversial-decisions-131017

[LondonRingRules]

Re: WBA thinking of changing scoring system

 

By Gabriel F. Cordero

 

The WBA is seeking to try to modify the current “10-point must” scoring system in an effort to reduce controversial decisions.

 

----- Hmmmm, WBA "thinking" can only mean a digression from the current dumb to dumber format to dumberest if they do, and doo-doo if they don't.

 

They could disband and reduce controversial decisions 50cent%, but we know that ain't happening, so I propose the Half-Pint rule as follows:

 

Any time a fighter is winning a round and scores a knockdown, the judges and ref all indulge in a half-pint shot of Absinthe.

 

If a fighter is clearly losing the round and scores a knockdown, it's another round of Absinthe half-pints.

 

If both fighters are clearly fighting each other, time is called for another round of Absinthe half-pints.

 

If the ref is clearly losing control of the round and falls down, boom, you got it, another round of Absinthe half-pints.

 

When the judges have land face first on their fight cards, boom, fight ends for another round of Absinthe half-pints before the verdict is rendered.

 

Any appeal and every arbitration is subject to a series of, yep, another round of Absinthe half-pints all around.

 

I figure the implementation of the half pint rule would be emphatic enough so that folks wouldn't care any more about controversial WBA sanctioned boxing matches much less their decisions.

 

As a side note, Povetkin the Great looks to break David the Pinkytoe's WBA record for title defenses soon, but since he looked like he had partaken of a dozen rounds of Absinthe half-pints in his last match against Huck, it ain't a done deal yet......stay tuned for WBA's Fight of the Year!

[davemurphy]

Beyond the razor-thin 10-9.5's that is the main advantage sited in the article, it also comes in handy for flash knockdowns when you can give a 10-8.5 instead of your standard 10-8. It seems perfect, but half-point systems have been tried before and aren't the magic solution, only DECENT JUDGES IN THE CHAIRS can solve the scoring woes.

[iamasadlittleboy]

We do need a change IMO for the "close rounds won by one guy" and the "clear round won by one guy" as it's rather unfair to reward both equally.

[davemurphy]

We do need a change IMO for the "close rounds won by one guy" and the "clear round won by one guy" as it's rather unfair to reward both equally.

 

Yeah, I always liked the flexibility it gave the judges (the razor thin 10-9.5 rounds separated from the clear 10-9 ones, and for the flash knockdown rounds where 10-8 seems too extreme and a simple 10-9 not enough, you can go 10-8.5) but just simply pointing out that it's not a new innovation, it's been tried before, nor is it an answer for lousy judges. But your right that it can't hurt.

[WelshDevilRob]

I wish the WBA would think about having one champion per weight in their organisation - would be most Welcome.

[davemurphy]

I wish the WBA would think about having one champion per weight in their organisation - would be most Welcome.

 

If you were a member of their Board and suggested that at a Board Meeting, they'd all look at each other like you'd suggested they have the next meeting on Mars or something grin// No Interim Champs, no Super Champs as opposed to Regular Champs, they'd all be like, "Rob, how will we make any money stealing 3% off fighters purses in exchange for a cheesy title belt that costs us next nothing to make unless we deal in VOLUME?????" mlol/

[Meathead]

The most corrupt, WBC is the most incompetent, organisation making it easier for judges to score a fight for the fighter they want to win whilst making it a "razor thin" fight.

 

Yeah, good luck with that.

 

If the WBA really had an issue with scoring they would be proposing a world judging body rather than just trying to cloud the waters.

 

I've followed this sport for 20 years now, the day an organisation does something to benefit the sport I will have to stop cause it won't get better than that.

[davemurphy]

I've followed this sport for 20 years now, the day an organisation does something to benefit the sport I will have to stop cause it won't get better than that.

 

Meat-

As much as I hate them, the WBC has done some medical seminars that were beneficial, although I'm sure they didn't do it for free if we really looked into it grin//

[gavpowell]

I've followed this sport for 20 years now, the day an organisation does something to benefit the sport I will have to stop cause it won't get better than that.

 

Meat-

As much as I hate them, the WBC has done some medical seminars that were beneficial, although I'm sure they didn't do it for free if we really looked into it grin//

 

Dead fighters pay very few sanctioning fees.