Good post. It's odd hearing one of the top posters (that i've come across) saying they were schooled. I remember KG saying the same about Cross-Trainer aswel. Kind of weird.
Oh, bless me. I'm such a magnificent analyst for I have never once held the stench of violence, yet I watch from a distance with my scrutinizing eyes as my body is immune from the behavior from which I judge.
You might want to rethink your predictive analytic abilities in light of the fact that you seem to have trouble analysing events in the past. Almost KO'd ? Jermaine almost KO'd Kelly in round 2, fight 1. What Bernard did to Joe was not in the same ballpark. He embarrassed Joe and IRRITATED him with that KD/PD. He did NOT nearly KO him. When Joe got up (immediatelly), which fighter went on the offensive? And makin' predictions is even riskier if they're about the FUTURE !
I don't understand what you are saying here - either I underrated myself (I gave myself a 7), or Decebal underated himself.
My performance would depend on the fight. A lot of these fights are one sides these days because you have an elite boxer taking on some guy who's seriously lacking in one area (speed, power, toughness, heart, endurance, skill, etc). That, or you have 2 older "legends" so to speak taking on eachother for a big payday...Meanwhile a lot of the younger up and comers would tear in to these legends. Most fights are common sense. If one guy is more aggressive, throwing more, landing more (no matter how hard), and doesn't seem to get hit with any bombs...Meanwhile the other guy is throwing 1 punch at a time, clinching, etc *cough* calzaghe vs Hopkins *cough* then it really isn't that hard to pick. Some guy lands 10 fast punches in a row...Another guy lands a solid right hand, and clinches. Uhh, I know who I'm gonna pick.
5 is average. If you look at predictions league and such, of the top 100, then 50th would be average and therefore about a 5 in rating. Its as simple as that. I think you have this false imaginations of these super boxing analysts out there...trust me, boxing is a very unpredictable sport and theres no such thing. You can only read so much into a fight but will never be able to guess the outcome of the fight as there are too many variables. Heck a supercomputer with 1000* more calculating power than your brain could not produce results like that so a normal person certainly cannot. I mean, who are these so called "top analysts" you speak of? There's guys like Teddy Atlas who gets paid alot of money to analyse live on TV with an ample amount of boxing knowledge both in history, experience and styles but I think you'll find that alot of people on this site has better prediction skills than him. Freddie Roach one of the most respected boxing coaches out there has gotten it wrong more than a few times, maybe Bert Sugar, Buddy Mcgirt? Steve Kim? Until you actually start throwing names at me who are known to have godlike prediction skills, then you really are just basing your meter on an imaginary super analyst which doesnt exist. Ive been to plenty of boxing sites, come accross thousands of boxing posters and would be analysts, ive seen alot of the most famous fighters, coaches, analysts in the world in their work either at TV & news but its not like they were worlds aparts in dissecting a fight from some of the best guys I see posting on the internet. In which case, are you trying to say that the best the internet & popular boxing media has to offer are a rating of 5-6 at best? Then tell me, where are these 6-10 guys/gals all hiding??? To sum it up, you have based your criteria's against some imaginary super analysts who just all happen to be hiding from the public eye and so therefore nobody can ever reach above 5 because nobody can surpass your imaginary analysts.
I don't believe in boxing analysis. I believe in determinism. Calzaghe and Hopkins defied determinism and I believe they should both be burnt at the stake for doing so. My prediction was and always will be correct. Calzaghe TKO'd Hopkins.
I barely know you actually. I was poking fun at you for poking fun at yourself earlier about the same subject:deal