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Who/what is to stop boxing from completely revamping their scoring system?
There doesn't seem to be any reason to preserve the system as it is currently designed. The sport has been on the decline for several years and poor judging is only hastening that decline.
It is extremely frustrating to see poor decisions time and time again with relatively little recourse. In an era where virtually all other sports have adopted some form of instant replay, boxing continues to plod ahead.
I'm not saying that boxing should use instant replay, because that wouldn't really make sense, but there are certainly other changes that could be made. What about moving to a larger panel of judges who don't sit at ringside, but instead watch the fight (without commentary) in isolated booths at a remote location? Is there really any reason for judges to sit ringside?
In addition to using a larger panel of remote judges, add a grading system for those judges and you would see much more accurate scoring. Why does the sport continue to allow fights to be ruined by 3 ungoverned stooges at ringside?
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