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TonyMyers
Posted: 2010-09-13 02:44:34
While I am not prepared to comment on any of the actual decisions awarded in any of the fights on the night, in Muay Thai it is possible to lose two rounds and win a three match, just as it is possible to win a fight in a five round match yet lose the majority of the rounds. It all depends how close the rounds are, or how big a boxer wins particular rounds.

An analogy used by top Thai judges is that judging Muay Thai is like judging a marathon or foot race, in the sense that judges should consider the overall fight rather than just counting the number of rounds a boxer wins. Boxer 'A' can edge several rounds, but boxer 'B' can "overtake" by winning other rounds by a bigger margin. One of the main reasons the 10 point must system was first introduced many years ago in international boxing (late 1960s), was to avoid awarding fights to a boxer by just counting the number of rounds they won. While in practice, international boxing is now almost a binary system unless there is a knock down and count, Muay Thai applies this principle more liberally.

In Muay Thai, judges need to consider by how much boxers won particular rounds, so they award the fight to the boxer who won the fight. This has been debated numerous times on this forum and if it needs to be debated again, it would be better done on a different thread.

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