The BoxingArts Composite Scorecard ... TM ...
The BoxingArts Composite Scorecard analyses the three Official Scorecards and eliminates the "outlier" scores. For example, if two judges score a round 10/9 for fighter A, and one judge scores the round 10/9 for fighter B, BoxingArts assumes that the two judges who are in agreement probably scored the round correctly, and the other judge got it wrong. BoxingArts then scores that round 10/9 for fighter A, but not because BoxingArts thinks fighter A won the round. BoxingArts scores the round for fighter A because two of the three official judges thought fighter A won the round. If two judges can determine the outcome of a fight, then two judges should determine the outcome of each round.
BoxingArts does not score fights independently of the official judges. It relies upon the official judges’ experience, qualifications, and ringside presence to determine who won each round and ultimately who won the fight. The BoxingArts Composite Scorecard is the only truly reliable method of determining the outcome of a fight.
More Examples: If all three judges score the round the same, BoxingArts uses their score for that round. If two judges score the round 10/10, BoxingArts scores it as an even 10/10 round, regardless of how the other judge scored it. If there is a three-way split, one judge giving the round to fighter A, one to fighter B, and the third judge calling it an even 10/10 round, BoxingArts scores it as a 10/10 round. If one judge scores the round 10/9 for fighter A, one judge scores it 10/8 for fighter A, and the third judge scores it even or gives the round to fighter B, BoxingArts scores it 10/9 for fighter A. BoxingArts scores other variations similarly, based on the three official judges scorecards. <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <>
An additional benefit of the BoxingArts Composite Scorecard is that it provides a basis for assessing the ability of judges to score fights accurately. If one judge consistently scores rounds differently from the other two judges, one can naturally assume that, more often than not, that judge scored those rounds incorrectly. The BoxingArts Judge Rating System rates judges based upon their consistency in scoring rounds correctly; that is, whether or not they are in agreement with the other two judges. Click HERE to see the BoxingArts Judge Rating System.
<> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <>Below is the BoxingArts Composite Scorecard for the Ray Leonard / Marvin Hagler fight. It has Leonard beating Hagler 115 to 113. The Official Scorecard of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, upon which this card is based, is further down. For a more detailed breakdown of the Leonard / Hagler fight, click HERE.
This is the official Scorecard of the Nevada State Athletic Commission for the Ray Leonard / Marvin Hagler fight. The outlier scores are bracketed. Judge Dave Moretti had no outlier rounds, so his card is the same as the BoxingArts Composite Scorecard. Lou Fillipo had four outlier rounds, JoJo Guerra had three outlier rounds.