Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: A Scoring Primer
We finally got it, albeit about 5 or 6 years late. This generation's Lewis vs. Schmeling II or Ali vs. Frazier I. Given the magnitude of Mayweather vs. Pacquiao, there will be scores of casual boxing fans and non-boxing fans tuning in. Not only will people will be watching, they will definitely have their opinions locked and ready regarding who won the fight once it is over. While having opinions, very few of the opinionated will be able to back up their claims with data. People tend to score boxing matches as one entire fight rather than an accumulation of mutually exclusive rounds. Others may look at one fighter's face and see that they show more bruising than the other fighter, but fail to mention that the bruised fighter is also lighter-skinned, allowing the bruising to be more obvious. Some may score for the fighter that is showing more offense while ignoring defense. This is be sort of a rough scoring guide in case you want to back up your claim as to who won the fi
