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    Different Scoring Systems Boxing Has Used

    Is there anyone here who gots a solid grasp on the different scoring systems professional boxing has used over the years that can break them down to me?

    Obviously I'm aware of the 3 judges 10 point must system we pretty much use across the board these days which make KD's more impactful to the outcome.

    I'm aware of using the ref as the sole judge in the UK (& maybe other places).

    I've seen plenty of old fights where rounds are just scored as a point.

    And I know back in the old old old timey bare knuckle days guys just went til they couldn't compete anymore & there wasn't really any scoring system at all besides who won & who lost.

    I've not seen much beyond those 3 types of scoring systems so I'm curious what other systems have been used over the duration of professional boxings existence.

    I have heard of the 5 pt scoring system which I think is just like the 10 pt must system, but I'm not positive about that.

    I've heard of the weird ref tiebreaker rules that was in NY during the time of the Marciano vs LaStarza I fight that helped secure Rocky's perfect record as in every other state at that time the fight woulda been ruled a draw.

    And I've seen some sh^t with half points which might be the 5 pt system idk.

    But anyway feel free to talk about any scoring system we don't really see anymore that you have info about or some current scoring systems that are still being used in some places, but aren't widely seen. Thanks for any wisdom you might help me acquire on this subject.
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    I'm curious about this myself.

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      #3
      I believe in the past in some fights the ref would also score fights in the 10 point system too along with the judges.

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        Originally posted by Eff Pandas View Post
        And I've seen some sh^t with half points which might be the 5 pt system idk.
        When I started getting interested in boxing (early 60s), the Brits used the 5 points system - with the loser of a round automatically (unless a knockdown had been scored) being awarded 4¾ points!

        So while a score of 75-71¼ in a 15 rounder at first glance looks pretty close… it actually indicates a complete shutout.

        I don't remember, when they adopted the full point system.

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          Originally posted by Bundana View Post
          When I started getting interested in boxing (early 60s), the Brits used the 5 points system - with the loser of a round automatically (unless a knockdown had been scored) being awarded 4¾ points!

          So while a score of 75-71¼ in a 15 rounder at first glance looks pretty close… it actually indicates a complete shutout.

          I don't remember, when they adopted the full point system.
          75-71 1/4 was the 120-108 of the 5 pt system then lol. I had no clue about that, but noticed the lower number pt systems seemed to be closer in score. I was thinking there were a lot of even rds scored back then or something like that.

          Was it just knockdowns that got you deducted more fractions of a point or was it like it is now with a very one sided rd can get you that to?

          And did it just lose you another 1/4 of a pt when a guy got dropped?

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            Originally posted by Eff Pandas View Post
            75-71 1/4 was the 120-108 of the 5 pt system then lol. I had no clue about that, but noticed the lower number pt systems seemed to be closer in score. I was thinking there were a lot of even rds scored back then or something like that.

            Was it just knockdowns that got you deducted more fractions of a point or was it like it is now with a very one sided rd can get you that to?

            And did it just lose you another 1/4 of a pt when a guy got dropped?
            I'm not sure, if a very one-sided round (with no knockdowns) resulted in a 5-4½ score.

            Also I'm not even sure, if a knockdown always resulted in the loss of half a point. I believe it was up to the referee (the sole arbiter in Britain back then) to make that call.

            Actually, when I think about it, it's also possible that the loser of a round only lost 1/4 of a point... no matter how the round went, even if there had been one or more knockdowns! This is a bit unclear to me.

            Maybe a British poster can explain the exact scoring procedure back then, better than I can.

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              Originally posted by Bundana View Post
              I'm not sure, if a very one-sided round (with no knockdowns) resulted in a 5-4½ score.

              Also I'm not even sure, if a knockdown always resulted in the loss of half a point. I believe it was up to the referee (the sole arbiter in Britain back then) to make that call.

              Actually, when I think about it, it's also possible that the loser of a round only lost 1/4 of a point... no matter how the round went, even if there had been one or more knockdowns! This is a bit unclear to me.

              Maybe a British poster can explain the exact scoring procedure back then, better than I can.
              Yea I'm curious how that worked. Hope someone knows more about the specifics of it all.

              I would say it all seems overly complicated if its 5 to 4 3/4 no matter what. So they didn't think that through if it was how it worked. Just do 5 to 4 and your math is a whole lot less confusing to work out.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Anthony342 View Post
                I believe in the past in some fights the ref would also score fights in the 10 point system too along with the judges.
                In the UK, some fights are ONLY scored by the ref

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