Post by davemurphy on Aug 25, 2012 12:37:11 GMT -5
Billy C. was dead-on with his assessment of the WBA's announcement that they were thinking of going to a half-point scoring system, it's less about trying to clear up the scoring than it is separating themselves from their counterparts. On it's merits, the proposal SOUNDS GOOD, doesn't it? Let's look and see......
Beyond the razor-thin 10-9.5's that are the main advantage sited in the announcement, 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. But the REAL point is they want to appear to be "doing the right thing" as opposed to their rivals, and as BC stated, it's just an advertisement to people to fight for their belt as opposed to others............I seriously doubt Gilberto Mendoza and his bunch care about getting decisions right as just simply appearing that they do.
Beyond the razor-thin 10-9.5's that are the main advantage sited in the announcement, 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. But the REAL point is they want to appear to be "doing the right thing" as opposed to their rivals, and as BC stated, it's just an advertisement to people to fight for their belt as opposed to others............I seriously doubt Gilberto Mendoza and his bunch care about getting decisions right as just simply appearing that they do.
