Knockdown, Knockout, And Technical Knockout??? Please Help Me!!! I Really Don't Get This!!!!!?

Question

I understand them, and what they mean, but how many points are they worth.

Assume it's Fighter A vs. Fighter B.

What I'm asking is if Fighter A knocks out Fighter B, what's the score?

If Fighter A knocks down Fighter B, what's the score?

If Fighter A gets a technical knockout (he's the winner, not the guy who was knocked out), what's the score.


Also, does a bout mean a round, or the whole fight? And how many rounds are there in the whole fight?

Thanks!

Joe Buckley: You're the stupid one. You said scoring a goal in football, it's actually called a touchdown. And I do know what a knockout is, but it's confusing, because there is also a TKO, and a knockdown.

Answer 1

LOL, bro I think I can see why this Kenny dude is on your case. This question is basically the same question you've asked about 6 times already in less than a week. Don't you think its ridiculous to keep asking the same questions like that?? Are you insinuating that the competent people who responded before have no idea what they are talking about?? I for one think that's insulting to the people who took the time to respond all the other times you asked the question/s. Do you think the users have nothing better to do then to keep answering your redundant questions? Or is it that you have nothing better to do with your time? I ask this because you posted two or three questions about someone harassing you and they weren't even questions. I see this as abuse of Yahoo Answers and it seems to me you're getting out of hand with this non-sense.

Answer 2

if a fighter knocks out another fighter technical or otherwise the fight is over. the fighter who knocks out his opponent wins and all scoring that occurred is meaningless. one interesting thing about knockouts. in many cases a fighter who is knocked down and can't beat the count is considered a knockout (ko). on the other hand a fight who is out cold may have the referee wave off the count to get him medical attention faster. since he nev er got the 10 count this is considered a technical knockout. a strange outcome that still occurs under some boxing associations. a referee may stop the fight when the fighter is still on his feet but unable to defend himself. this is a technical knockout. again, with any kind of knock out the scoring becomes meaningless. a bout means the whole fight, the rounds can vary. today it is anywhere from 3 to 12 rounds. for much of boxings history chamionship fights went 15 rounds. going way back some were schedule for 20 or 30 rounds and some were fought until a man was knocked out or it got too dark to fight. today a knockdown is usually scored 2 points so even if the knocked down fighter wins the rest of the rounds its still 10-9 for the man who knocked the fighter down. if the fighter who is knocked down wins the rest of the round in grand fashion (like having his opponent ready to go when the bell sounds) he may be awarded 2 points so the round is 10-10. some organization have some very silly rules but what i have said is the norm

Answer 3

How Professional Boxing is Scored

Find out the criteria the judges use to pick a winner
in a professional boxing match, calculate scores yourself,
and see if they match the official results.

The vast majority of professional boxing matches are scored using "the ten-point must system." Under this system, three judges independently score each round. Typically, the winner of a round is awarded ten points, and the loser receives nine or less, depending on his or her performance (10-9). If a judge determines the round to be a tie, both of the boxers get ten points (10-10). Each judge records his scores on a scorecard. All the scorecards are totaled at the end of the match, and the boxer with the most points wins.

The Ten Point Must System
Each judge scores each round using the following criteria:
Clean Punching (25%)
Effective Aggression (25%)
Ring Generalship (25%)
Defense (25%)

Clean punches are above the waist, on the front or sides of the body or head, and with the knuckle of the glove. The judge must determine if one boxer is landing more clean punches than the other. Effective Aggression means landing punches while moving forward. If a fighter is aggressive but not landing punches, that does not count as effective aggression.

Ring Generalship means who is controlling the action in the ring, using strategy and skills beyond straight punching power. Is one fighter using agility and feinting to throw his opponent off guard? Or setting up his opponent for effective combinations? When one fighter moves the other around the ring at will, that fighter is displaying ring generalship.

Defense refers to a fighter's success at avoiding blows. This can be accomplished by blocking, bobbing, weaving, good footwork, and/or good movement.

Each of these criteria is supposed to be given equal weight (25%), although there's some dispute as to whether that actually happens.

Additional Ten-Point Calculations
Apart from the four judging criteria mentioned above, there are several ways a boxer can lose points.

The referee can deduct points from a boxer for a foul. In that case each judge must subtract the points from that boxer's score for that round. This means, for example, that if the leading fighter is penalized for a 1 point foul, the resulting score (which would have been 10-9) becomes 9-9. Only the referee determines point deductions for a foul.

If a boxer is knocked down, a point is deducted from the boxer's score. For example, if the leading fighter (who is rewarded with ten points) knocks down the other fighter, the resulting score would be 10-8.

A standing eight count is scored the same as a knockdown, deducting one point from the score of the fighter who took the standing eight count.
Final Match Results

At the end of the fight, points are totaled on each judge's card. If one fighter is ahead on all three judge's cards, he wins by unanimous decision. If the fighter is only ahead on two judge's cards, he wins by split decision. If the fighter is ahead on one judge's scorecard, but the two other scorecards reflect a draw, the fight is called a draw. If the fighter is ahead on two scorecards, but the third scorecard calls it even, then the fighter wins by majority decision. If this sounds a little confusing, the figure below should help sort it out.

Unanimous Decision
Judge 1 115-113
Judge 2 114-113
Judge 3 116-113

Split Decision
Judge 1 115-113
Judge 2 115-113
Judge 3 115-116

Draw
Judge 1 115-113
Judge 2 113-113
Judge 3 113-113

Majority Decision
Judge 1 115-113
Judge 2 115-113
Judge 3 113-113

Answer 4

this is the first time ive ever met anyone in or out of boxing who doesent know what a knockout is.this would be like someone not knowing what scoreing a goal is in football. excuse my surprise but this really is a 1st for me.

Answer 5

WITH A KO OR TKO THE FIGHT IS OVER