[alnorth]

We're probably going to see more draws with the new scoring rules. Picture a close fight where in rounds 1 and 2 the guy in the red corner wins the round, but in round 3 the fighter in the blue corner gets a couple knockdowns, takes the back, and the fighter in red barely survives to the bell. Currently that is usually a 29-28 because you have to damn near kill your opponent to get the 10-8, but in 2017 that could easily be 28-28. Rounds that are currently scored 10-8 where the fight probably could have been stopped may now sometimes be scored 10-7 in 2017.