What do you think is the best scoring system available?

[Bobbyptsd]

What actually might work better is the 5 point must. Rounds are never scored worse than 10-6 anyway. It's actually easier to wrap you head around.

If a fighter clearly wins the round (without a KD) he would win 5-3. If he punches the other guy from corner to corner without a KD, then maybe 5-2. (Usually the fight would get stopped anyway.)

5-1 would only be with 3 solid knockdowns.

In a nutshell, it would be better if there was a lot more 10-8 rounds without knockdowns. (Or 5-3 on a 5 point must.)

And it should not be an automatic 10-8 (or 5-3) with a knockdown.

Yeah, that's exactly what I was talking about above, just using different numbers. I'm picturing people arguing endlessly over what was to one a 5-4 (or 4-5) round, to another a 5-3 round, and to yet another a 5-2 round. Ultimately affecting scorecards immensely.

I know it's clear when you're saying it, and I have no doubt of your intentions. But in practice? Like I said, it would be a headache.

[Roco]

I've advocated 5 judges for a long time. Far more likely to get consistent verdicts IMO.

[Ambling Alp II]

What actually might work better is the 5 point must. Rounds are never scored worse than 10-6 anyway. It's actually easier to wrap you head around.

If a fighter clearly wins the round (without a KD) he would win 5-3. If he punches the other guy from corner to corner without a KD, then maybe 5-2. (Usually the fight would get stopped anyway.)

5-1 would only be with 3 solid knockdowns.

In a nutshell, it would be better if there was a lot more 10-8 rounds without knockdowns. (Or 5-3 on a 5 point must.)

And it should not be an automatic 10-8 (or 5-3) with a knockdown.

Yeah, that's exactly what I was talking about above, just using different numbers. I'm picturing people arguing endlessly over what was to one a 5-4 (or 4-5) round, to another a 5-3 round, and to yet another a 5-2 round. Ultimately affecting scorecards immensely.

I know it's clear when you're saying it, and I have no doubt of your intentions. But in practice? Like I said, it would be a headache.

I don't think it would be a headache at all. It's not that complicated, and would be be much more fair.

Yes people might argue about whether a round should be 5-4 or 5-3, but that isn't any worse than when there is a close round if fighter A should win the round 5-4 or if fighter B should have won the round.

Potentially, judges could have scorecards that vary more than they do now, but that is only if one judge is always giving fighter A the benefit of the doubt while another judge is always giving fighter the benefit of the doubt to fighter B.
(And that would only happen if there are several rounds where it's hard to judge 5-3 or 5-4, which would not happen that often.)