I think fighters would just coast once they see they’re up. On the contrary, the losing fighter might go for broke Tim Boetsch style.
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Might be the best idea since no groin shotsFighters can see their score after each round and fight accordingly.
It would be the opposite of that. It take 2 to fight, and for every guy who's call out for not giving it his best after being down 2 rounds or more, there's an opponent who will be called an idiot for even engaging after being up 2 rounds or more. Try engaging someone who doesn't want to engage with you sometime. It doesn't work. "I think I'm up but I can't know for sure and should keep winning just in case" is why guys still engage after it's in the bag. The last thing fighters need is some assurance that they can lose the round and still win.Yes.
Why the hell not?
Edit: all the last round do-or-die attitudes would make it more interesting.
If not the fighter would be called upon it for not giving his best to finish in the last round after being down 2 or more rounds.
I think fighters would just coast once they see they’re up. On the contrary, the losing fighter might go for broke Tim Boetsch style.
I’d just get rid of round by round scoring personally and score the fight as a whole. Will never happen though. And please get some competent judges.
For what its worth it could go both ways (no homo)
In theory when fighters know their behind on the cards they push the pace and aggression accordingly bc they need a finish.
Meanwhile fighters up on the cards know they can cruise to a UD win, decide to hop on the bicycle and do laps round the octagon.
Open scoring should be implemented, absolutely. what's even the point of all the mystery and secrecy? I see no reason to not have complete and total transparency
Cos if you know for a fact that you're up 2/3 rounds you'll just keep running away, wall and stall, and/or lay and pray in the third. Just doing what you can to avoid being KOed instead of continue to fight. That would make many fights unwatchable.
Keeping the score hidden discourages fighters from doing that because there is always a chance the judges may not side with you.