Like what was stated, it's 'supposed' to be counting punches. The current regulations are basically "one-punch, one-point", where a jab to the fact counts the same as a vicious hook that knocks the guy down. I was in a coach's clinic in '04 and they were saying that USA Boxing wants to make scoring "simpler" but in reality, it's just stupid. For all the crap that people say about pro scoring, it really is a good way to score and the majority of scoring is indeed fair. Fans can score fights better than judges it seems, tho.
anyway, am scoring is just punch track numbers. I wish they'd score it round by round instead. It's much easier to BS a fight when ur counting "punches" when they're indeed just slaps. That's why a lot of the "top" talent in the ams are just wild slappers who look impressive and energetic but couldn't crack an egg, probably not even hit it accurately. Which goes back to my talking about Cuban fighters turning pro but that's another topic.
