Results & scorecards
How a Boxing Round Is Actually Scored: The 10-Point Must System
10-9, 10-8, deductions and split decisions: how pro boxing judges score each round and how three cards combine into a result.
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Results & scorecards
How fights are scored, round by round. The official cards come from the commission; our cards are our own, and we always label them that way.
Results & scorecards
Leonard vs Hagler, Rescored
We rescore Sugar Ray Leonard vs Marvelous Marvin Hagler, 1987, round by round, and explain why three judges saw one fight three different ways.
MMA
MMA Judging Explained: The Criteria, the 10-8 Round and the Myths
How MMA judges score a round under the Unified Rules: the criteria hierarchy, what earns a 10-8, and why takedowns and control time alone do not win.