By Mauricio Sulaimán
President of the WBC / Son of José Sulaimán
Boxing is one of the very few sports that defines the winner through subjective appreciation of the officials, named judges.
In our sport, three judges score the actions, and this is done round after round. In essence, each round is a completely different fight from the other.
Unlike diving or gymnastics, boxers have no idea what the judges have scored.
Divers and gymnasts see their score, immediately following their participation, and thus can strategize for their next competitive move. They have the ability to decide to take higher risk which by virtue can generate more points, a higher score.
The boxing judge has an unenviable job, as they are seldom recognized until there is a controversial decision, and then they can be pointed out as corrupt, blind, incompetent and even criminal, when it is thought that they performed inadequately.
The difference between a judge’s scoring and everyone else’s scores has a significant amount of variables which at the end could make the difference in opinions, let’s look into it : Continue reading “Boxing judges and a few bits to analyze”
