Scoring even rounds?

Question

thanks for the answers on the 10 pt. must system. actually i am pretty familiar with it, and the ways to lose a point. but i've never been clear about scoring a round even. i always hear larry merchant say "i've it 3 for barrearra 2 for morales and 3 even" but when reviewing scorecards, i cant ever actually remeber seeing a 10/10 round on the cards. i score fights at home , and i used to score fights even if they looked that way. this happens a lot. but then i've also read a quote from a fight ref, mart denkin i think, that says you never score an even round (unless of point deduction).....when using this method at home, it obviously changes the results of many of the rounds i felt were even

Answer 1

I use a method that Max Kellerman always talks about when scoring a round.  I put myself in the ring and say "Who would I have rather been that round?  Who scored better?  Who did more damage?"  and when I determine who I would have rather been, that is how I score the round.  I often try to stay away from scoring even rounds.  But there are times when the action (or lack of action) is relatively even and I score the round 10-10.  Some judges and announcers are more apt to scoring rounds even.  Harold Lederman rarely does it but Teddy Atlas does.  Even on last night's ESPN card, I remember his score cards showing one or two even rounds.

Answer 2

i often, when scoring a fight, score rounds even.......sometimes too often!

i remember back in the late '80s, the then european bantamweight champ billy hardy defended his title in italy, and one judge scored 11 of the 12 rounds even ( i didn't see that fight so i can't comment on his observations).

Answer 3

Scoring a round even is optional.  Most professional judges try not do it, and neither do I.  I just think that in every round, there is someone who had the edge, whether it be slight or massive.  Unofficial judges like Larry Merchant and Teddy Atlas usually score a round or two even, but I never really see Harold Lederman score a round even, and if you look at most official judges scorecards today, they do not really score even rounds all that often either.  You can usually tell if a judge has scored a round even because if there were no knockdowns in a fight, then there should only be a select amount of scores available as long as there were no point deductions:

12 rounds to 0= 120-108

11 rounds to 1= 119-109

10 rounds to 2= 118-110

9 rounds to 3= 117-111

8 rounds to 4= 116-112

7 rounds to 5= 115-113

6 rounds to 6=114-114

These scores are pending that there were no evenly scored rounds, point deductions, or knockdowns (which have a fairly good chance of occurring).