explanation for SO many draws in Argentina in years past?

[bluerosekiller]

Believe it or not, I actually used to know this, but I caqn't recall the explanation for it now for the life of me. So, can anyone help me out?

Up until the past decade or so, it seems like every fight that was remotely close was called a draw in Argentina. What was the method to this "madness"?

Many thanks.

Jim

[jaclem2]

..sounds to me that the favorites were getting beat.

[BoxBuzz]

I'm pretty sure it was simply to honor the "fighting spirit" in both pugilists. That a fight happened was honor enough, a "winner" is not needed when everyone there was in fact a "winner" by simply witnessing the event. It was a way of saying thank you to the pugilists who showed up and gave of there time to entertain the crowd.


Does that sound about right jaclem?

[jaclem2]

...i dunno buzz--- i know in germany a lot of fights are called draws if the local hero wakes up in his dressing room before the doctor gets there. hmmmm..a thought....a connection between germany and argentina....if you went there after wwII was over and clicked your heels an entire crowd would shout "heil!" surely there are descendants of those noble folks still around, carrying on this tradition from the homeland.

[BoxBuzz]

cmon jac, your gettin all verklempt with nostalgia.

So...you're not buyin the ol' "honor of the fighting spirit" and...."even though our guy won easily we want to thank the person that traveled all this way to give us this great show by giving him a draw" theory of mine?

You are one highly jaded person jac.

[bluerosekiller]

Good suggestions guys, but I believe that it had something to do with the scoring actually.
I can't recall the exact details, but it had do do with point margins.
If a fight was within two, three, maybe even four points, it was called a draw. But, if a fighter won by a wider margin he got the win.

Something along those lines.
But, confirmation would be great.

[m1kee50]

Good suggestions guys, but I believe that it had something to do with the scoring actually.
I can't recall the exact details, but it had do do with point margins.
If a fight was within two, three, maybe even four points, it was called a draw. But, if a fighter won by a wider margin he got the win.

Something along those lines.
But, confirmation would be great.

Ive heard worse ideas as it goes...