Judging tutorial excellence

At the WBC virtual Convention President Mauricio Sulaiman outlined and underlined the crucial importance of judges saying: “Justice relies on three people in the seats,” but he now explains that the spectrum is being broadened.

Duane Ford and David Sutherland were in the hot seats cogently, intelligently and perceptively defining, patiently explaining and practically outlining the crucially pivotal role of the judge.

The meeting was followed online by more than seven hundred ring officials, plus many more fans and enthusiasts, who were encouraged to score a screened fight, using numerical scores. But also considering the even more focused judges` criteria perceptions of close moderate, decisive, and very decisive. Lots sent over their scores.

Similar in some senses to a horse race? Winning by a nose, a length…or a country mile.

Duane and David explained misconceptions or street talk, which tend to confuse Like the boxer took the round off, or the boxer was the aggressor, the boxer`s best round, the boxer walked through the punches.

But the criteria in sharpening the craft of judges should be to access should incorporate effective punches, Judging the round on its merits not comparing to a previous round, effective aggression, with impacts rather than appearance being so important. As Duane says: “Punches bring home the bacon.”

Duane said remote scoring, has proved itself a convincing success commenting: “We can see the fingerprint of our judges. We don’t want a walk in the park, looking at the flowers.” He also urged judges to be bold in their observations and decisive, pointing out that not all knockdowns have to be a 10-8.

Mauricio Sulaiman said that it’s important to note the significant difference between a hard knockdown and a flash knockdown.

Mauricio also spoke of the importance of evolution saying that every time a new concept is introduced there is those who want to stay in the comfort zone of normality. Yet remote scoring is a great tool for perception and training.

Duane thanked all those in the WBC who have made this conference and Convention a cyber triumph, saying he never would have thought it possible under the circumstances. Gratitude to the California State Athletic Commission and Top Rank, for providing the fight films.

The great Jose Sulaiman foresaw all this, even inventing a scoring tablet incorporating pertinent comments for ring rounds performance. This exceptional progress would make him proud.