By: Tom Kaczmarek

CONCENTRATION

Absolute concentration is a fundamental element of judging. Judging a fight is one of the most difficult and demanding forms of officiating in any of the professional sports. It is a demanding skill requiring total concentration for the full three minutes of every round.

A professional boxing judge most closely observe two fighters(and a total of 4 gloved fists), and he must simultaneously compute the total number of punches thrown, the quantity of hits and misses., the quality of punches, the effect on the fighters, and their movement and condition. There is an awful lot going on at the same time. While making these observations, during rapid-fire action in the ring, he must implement the 10 Point Must System: Not an easy task. In order to fully understand how to use the system, you must make a study of all the fundamental elements of judging a fight.

In order to do this there are certain things that are necessary. You