Ive actually done some scoring in my time and I can tell ya a judge is not going by punch stats like the amateurs. Just because a guy out lands the other guy or has a better connect % does not mean he wins the round. If fighter A lands 10 jabs, 5 body shots, a couple of light straits and fighter B lands a couple uppercuts that smash A's head back or knocks the guy off balance im going to give that moment to fighter B. I also give points to a fighter who impressively parry's or moves out of the way of shots. I don't however give much credit to a guy who blocks a bunch of punches, as far as im concerned blocking means he just cant get off and even though the guy throwing is not landing clean I will still give him that moment. When it comes to holding I actually put a negative mark, and I am not talking about clinching which is different, a clinch is used to get off the ropes, move a guy, push a guy off, tire a fighter out, or stop momentum, it should be a quick movement no more then a couple seconds.
One technique good judges use is to have a sheet of paper with fighter A on one side and fighter B on the other, during the round I make a mark under the name of the fighter who won a moment or exchange, when a fighter lands a big punch that shakes up, knocks off balance or rattles I might give him a mark, If he hurts the other fighter, wobbles him makes him hold on for dear life I might give him 2 or 3 marks.
At the end of the round I tally up the marks on each side and award the round accordingly using the 10 point must system, figuring in any knockdowns or point deductions. This method makes sure a fighter gets credit for parts of the round he controlled and not the fighter who might win the last minute of the round.
Ive seen other methods as well, but the Dash sheet to me is the most effective and less confusing.
I usually will score a fight for the busier more aggressive fighter.
EX I scored Marquez Pacquiao 3 115- 113 for Pacquiao. I felt it was to close and Marquez didn't do enough to take the belt from PacMan. Also I scored Trout Canelo 115-113 for Trout because even though he got knocked down he got back up and won the rest of the round. I thought Trout was a lot busier than Canelo and deserved the W based on his work rate.
BQ: Yes I believe you have to really beat the champ to get the W.
I score the rounds for the boxer who landed more punches, not who throw more punches.
So, it doesn't matter if any boxer throw more, but if he doesn't land more, he loses the round and gets 9. Sometimes, in a very close rounds, I score the round even, 10-10. I truly pay attention much to which punches landed and which one doesn't.
But, there are some hard rounds to score. This is when a boxer landed more than his opponents, but his opponent throw heavier punches that hurt more. I usually score 10-10 in this kind of round. But, sometimes I prefer more punches than harder punches, so I usually score 10-9 for the boxer with more landed punches.
BQ : Yeah, I agree. Some judges always tried to be an objective scorer, but sometimes star power matters. In close rounds, usually it goes to the boxer with more star power. So, boxer with less star power should realize this and go for KO/TKO or if they want to win via UD they should score some knockdowns.
With whoever lands the cleaner and better shots especially power shots.
BQ: Do you agree with the old antage "You must TAKE the belt from the champion"?
