Judge Tendencies and Biases

Understanding Judge Behavior

Judges have individual tendencies that can be analyzed over multiple fights. Some favor aggression, others reward technical boxing.

Common Judge Tendencies

• Aggression Bias - Favors forward movement and pressure
• Technical Bias - Rewards clean punching and defense
• Hometown Bias - Slightly favors local fighters
• Conservative - Rarely scores 10-10 or 10-8 rounds
• Liberal - Uses wider range of scores including 10-10s

Analyzing Judge History

• Track judge scoring in close fights
• Identify patterns in controversial decisions
• Note geographic location of assignments
• Compare judge scores to media/fan scorecards

Strategic Implications

Knowing judge tendencies can influence fight strategy:

• Aggression-favoring judges require forward movement
• Technical judges reward clean punching over volume
• Conservative judges make later rounds more important