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Boxing History:
Professional bouts are far longer consisting of something from four to twelve rounds, headgear is not allowed, and knockout wins are typically only awarded when the competitors are knocked down and stay on the canvas for ten seconds or are frequently knocked down, a "technical knockout", or TKO. At any time, however, the referee may stop the contest if he believes that one contributor can not or should not continue to box.
In that case, the other contributor is also awarded a technical knockout win, which in the boxer's record also counts as a knockout win (or loss). A technical knockout would also be awarded if a fighter lands a punch that opens a cut on the challenger, and the opponent is later deemed not fit to continue by a doctor since of the cut. If a boxer simply quits fighting, or if his area either tells the referee the boxer will not continue or throws a towel into the ring signaling they are quitting, afterward the winning boxer is also awarded a technical knockout.
In case no knockout or disqualification occurs in professional boxing, the fight must go to the scorecards. Professional fights have three judges each, and each of the judges must utilize the 10 point must system: Under this system, each time a boxer wins a around in the judges' eyes, the judge gives that fighter 10 points, and the other 9, with points deducted every time a boxer suffers a knockdown or loses a point since of illegal blows. If the judge deems the round to be a tie, he or she may score it 10-10. When the fight reaches its scheduled aloofness, all scores are added, round by round, to determine who won on each judges' cards.
When all three judges have the same boxer as the winner, this is an unanimous decision. When two judges have one boxer winning the fight and the other one has it a tie, this is called a majority decision. When two judges have one boxer win the fight and the other judge has the other fighter win, this is called a split decision. In the case one judge gives his or her vote to one boxer, one more one gives it to the other boxer and the third judge calls it a tie, this is a draw, and it is also a draw when two judges score the fight a tie, regardless of whom did the third judge score the bout for, or when all three judges scored the fight a tie. |
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