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news / Re: There’s a bloke fighting this weekend
« Last post by spidermonkey09 on Today at 10:32:02 am »The first Fury Wilder fight illustrates this quite well. Fury was knocked down twice but got up on both occasions. By most observers scorecards he comprehensively won the vast majority of the other 10 rounds, which should have meant he was the winner fairly comfortably. According to the judges, it was a split decision draw; one judge scored it a draw, one scored it by a few rounds to Fury, and the other scored it (somehow!) to Wilder by 4 rounds. Boxing is about much more than knocking the opponent over. Its about ringcraft, making your opponent miss, precise punching, meaningful punching rather than glancing blows off the gloves and shoulders. Its really complex to score and is very subjective which is why there is often controversy when judges scorecards are reviewed. Individuals preferences come into it a lot. Some judges like fighters who are on the front foot and reward what they see as positivity. Others value making the opponent miss and won't penalise a fighter who dances around more. Its very interesting but obviously a lot more straightforward when someone gets knocked out!