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Scoring a fight: Why do the judges get it wrong so often?

Oct 21, 20201 hr 2 minSeason 1Ep. 13
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FOUR days after both the Lomachenko-Lopez and Ritson-Vazquez fights were tainted by some controversial scorecards, Matt Christie and Alex Steedman ask that age-old question: What's up with boxing judges?Points they consider:- Room for subjectivity?- The issue of point of view- How to score a fight- Should more be done from governing bodies in regard to bad performance?- Is the Board right to silence their officials?Also up for discussion, in no particular order, is: Further analysis of Loma-Lopez and their respective futures; Joshua-Pulev; the WBC and their many champions; Danny Williams' victory over Mark Potter; Crawford-Brook.Thanks for listening (and if you like what you hear please take a moment to rate, subscribe and review). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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