I noticed that they do the KO percentage by dividing the number of KO's into the number of TOTAL fights, whereas I've always referenced a KO ratio by KO's divided into the number of wins. I view it as saying that out of X number of wins in a fighters career he won by this percentage of knockouts, whereas Boxrec obviously does this differently. Am I wrong, and how do you use KO ratio? Side Note : In the case of Sergio (I was on his page when I noticed this), it shows him having a 50.98% KO ratio, but if you only do the wins it would be a 55.31% ratio.
Well if you get your ass kicked that's a fight you didn't win by KO therefore it should lower your KO%. Boxrec has it right. Someone with a record of 10-10 (10KOs) doesn't have a 100% KO ratio, he has a 50%.
That makes sense. I guess I always viewed that number as a ratio of how many of your wins you won by KO, not total fights.
i guess you have to take loses into account as well! Out of 30 fights you ko'd 10 then you have 33% ko ratio. if you lose then you were not able to ko ko the opponent. imagine some boxer has one win by ko and 30 losses is his ko% 100%?
I can understand it from both perspectives. The OPs way is more of an indication of raw power, where as the more common method is an indication of power and the ability to make it count. For example, no sensible person will dispute Earnie Shaver's power, but by the usual method of KO % calculation, taking one particular fight as an example, he has a reduced KO% because he was unable to put Holmes away. This was nothing due to his power, it was more his inability to make it count when it really mattered...i.e. not fast enough, or not accurate enough, or not enough stamina. Using the OPs KO% calculation method, Earnie would not be penalised for that. So it really depends on what you want to show with the statistics.
Well if Maidana had of been able to KO Khan then his KO% would be higher, that's how I see it. You have to score the KO to have it. If I saw a fighter with 20 ko's and a 20-20 record and I was a match maker, I would still assume that boxer to be a dangerous puncher though.
:thumbsup I usually do total fights, but like he said it depends on what you're really trying to break down. Neither is wrong IMO.
