[Ishy]

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

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.

Is there really a need for this? I don't see how introducing half points is going to 'reduce controversial decisions', it's more likely to increase them if anything.

 

[Michael]

Shit idea, more confusion is all it will bring. We'll have to start adding up our different scorecards each alphabet soup titles soon .

 

[Back to Bill]

It will just make it more confusing and harder to do, it's also easier to rob fighters.

 

[Nyanners :sad5]

Fuck off Sillyman.

 

[Michael]

Fuck off Sillyman.

Gilberto Mendoza is the president of the WBA. Hes another twat by the sounds of it.

 

[Chatty]

Hopefully they do it, it falls flat and leads to the extinction of the WBA - one down. We can but dream.

 

[Back to Bill]

The ruling body's do seem to want to self destruct, it's the only logical reason for this lunacy, how the hell do you try and explain all this bollock's to a newcomer to the sport?

They would look at you and think ''yeah all right mate, nut house is that way'' crazy.

 

[Scotty]

Well done WBA. I applaud them for trying to do something to improve the diabolical scoring we see on a weekly basis.

Obviously if some folks have difficulty adding 1/2s, I can understand their resentment:blurp

 

[dftaylor]

Knowing the WBA though, they probably want to change things so that everyone can be a winner at the end of the fight.

 

[Vano-irons]

Horrible idea, but scoring does need to be addressed.

If it was up to me, I'd have it:
10-9 if a fighter nicks a round
10-8 if a fighter dominates WITHOUT a KD
10-7 if a fighter dominates WITH a KD
10-6 2 KDs
10-5 3 KDs etc

I hate to see a fighter dominating a round as scoring a KD, only for it to be a 10-8. Whereas if a fighter totally dominates a round WITHOUT a KD (Maidana - Khan round 10 for example), it is still a 10-8

 

[Chatty]

I don't think half points would make any difference, its still going to come down to three judges and if they can't get the simple as anything ten point musty system right then they aren't going to get this right when it becomes more subjective in determining what was a close round or not.

 

[Robney]

I don't get the negativity here... at least they are trying to solve a issue largely discussed by many fans and press and boxers alike.

I'm all for changing the point system, but if they change it they have to make the changes something more like Vano suggested.
½ point scores isn't radical enough, and actually really confusing for casual fans.

 

[Roe]

Don't see how it'd make any difference at all to be honest. Just be even more open to corruption.

 

[Scotty]

Has anyone actually saw the fights that they have used their 1/2 point system?
The WBA are attempting to address the fact a fighter nicking a round and winning a round clearly get the same 10-9 score.

This is an experiment and until the results are known, people shouldn't be so judgmental.

 

[Chatty]

Don't they use this system in some of the eastern countries.

 

[Back to Bill]

Has anyone actually saw the fights that they have used their 1/2 point system?
The WBA are attempting to address the fact a fighter nicking a round and winning a round clearly get the same 10-9 score.

This is an experiment and until the results are known, people shouldn't be so judgmental.

Forgive me for being cynical but I find it hard to believe that any of the organization's are doing anything good for the sport, they are in it to line their own pockets, I think this is just a way of making sure the cash cow get's the nod?

I hope I'm wrong but I doubt it somehow.

 

[Scotty]

Don't they use this system in some of the eastern countries.

I believe so. I wonder if @dkos has saw any fights using it:think

 

[Robney]

Forgive me for being cynical but I find it hard to believe that any of the organization's are doing anything good for the sport, they are in it to line their own pockets, I think this is just a way of making sure the cash cow get's the nod?

I hope I'm wrong but I doubt it somehow.

I understand people being cynical, certainly if it involves the WBA or WBC. But I applaud any initiative changing a scoring system that has been obviously flawed from the moment it was introduced.

 

[dkos]

I believe so. I wonder if @dkos has saw any fights using it:think

I can't say that I have, but I know they do the half point scoring system domestically in Argentina.

 

[Back to Bill]

I understand people being cynical, certainly if it involves the WBA or WBC. But I applaud any initiative changing a scoring system that has been obviously flawed from the moment it was introduced.

I agree with you there, I think Vano's suggestion would have been a better way to go but I will try to remain optimistic, It won't harm to see how it go's I suppose.