Points are cumulative over the three or five rounds, rather than with the traditional 20 point must system for each round. A warning after a foul results in 2 points added to the opponent of a warned boxer's accepted score, rather than one point being taken off the warned boxer in the traditional method. Ringcraft and Tactics with Computerized Scoring Defense is as important as offence, avoiding a blow is as important as scoring a blow. A warning gives the opponent two points - which in a close bout are difficult to make up. To box clean, to the rules, and avoid warnings, becomes extremely important.
Judges have to see a correct scoring blow land on the target area in order to score.
The landing of the blow must be clearly visible to the majority of judges in order to result in an accepted score. Wild, inaccurate or sloppy punches, especially punches thrown near the ropes and in close range, have the least chance of resulting in accepted scores. The boxer who is behind in points concentrates on attack, on landing clean, clearly visible scoring blows, if possible in the centre of the ring. Affects of Computerized Scoring on Amateur Boxing Since both computerized scoring and the traditional scoring methods use the same criteria, there should be no difference in the results, or in the way boxers box. However with traditional scoring, the prescribed criteria was not alweays followed, which had the potential of subjective or biased judging.