Newspaper decision

A newspaper decision was a type of decision in professional boxing rendered by a consensus of sportswriters attending a bout after a no decision bout had ended. A "no decision" bout occurred when, either under the aegis of state boxing law or by an arrangement between the fighters, both boxers were still standing at the end of a fight and there had been no knockout, no official decision had been made, and neither boxer was declared the winner. The newspaper reporters covering the fight, after reaching a consensus, would declare a winner and print the newspaper decision in their publications. Officially, however, a "no decision" bout resulted in neither boxer winning or losing.^[1] This should not be confused with the unrelated "no contest".

References

↑ "Newspaper decision". BoxRec. Retrieved 18 March 2012.

Decisions in combat sports

Knockouts	Knockout Technical knockout Corner retirement

Judges' scorecards	Unanimous decision Majority decision Split decision Split draw Majority draw Technical draw Technical decision Unanimous draw

Other	Disqualification No contest Submission Points decision Newspaper decision

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