Punch Stats Of The 1st Jeffries v Corbett Fight

Nice, this gives a more relatable context to the fight.

 

I hope their punchstats are more reliable than compubox.

I generally think punchstats CAN be an interesting side note but CAN just as often be misleading, open to interpretation both by the recorder and/or the ultimate reader, and pointless. The importance given by fans and networks today to punchstats has hurt the sport imo.

 

Here I am going to disagree.

A fight did not have to be as close for a draw to be rendered back then (Canelo Golovkin notwithstanding).

If a decision was remotely controversial, than there was hell to pay from the betting fraternity.

If a draw was rendered, then all bets were off, so the referee did not have the aggravation.

If Corbett had survived to the final bell, then I think it very likely that a draw would have been the result.

 

For a guy who was reported to have astronomical strength and speed Jim Jeffries sure didn't seem to use it well. Probably because the reports on him are false.

 

I thought it pretty interesting that Corbett seemed to use the left hook quite a lot more than i thought he would.

Also, Jeffries was quite big on the right hook.

The differentiation between Left Jab and Straight left seems a bit hard and subjective to make, especially live and on one viewing, since i assume the author didnt have access to a full film of the fight.

 

They CAN be misleading but I'm tired of people reacting to the last 30 seconds of a round rather than the entire 180 seconds. The stats may put things in perspective and dissuade some from allowing fighters to steal rounds.

 

That makes perfect sense.

The jab often wasn't scored back then, so if Corbett's plan was to win on the cards, he would have lead with the hook a lot.

 

Any moderately educated observer should know better than to allow a clear round to stolen on 30 seconds worth of work.

That being said compubox routinely scores missed punches, blocked punches, and punches that land on non-scoring parts of the body. Then when that guy loses people cry foul and point to punchstats as to why their favorite lost.

 

Can we get some moderately educated folks to judge fights?

Otherwise I will take moderately effective volume and pressure over a couple flashy flurries that don't deter an advancing opponent. The effectiveness of both approaches needs to be accounted for and weighted.

 

So here are the numbers:

Corbett - 719 Thrown, 404 landed-- 31 thrown per round, 17.5 land 56.4%

Jeffries - 437 Thrown, 140 landed-- 19 thrown per round, 6 land 31.5%

Clinch 12, 20 Total.

So even if this isnt exact, Corbett outlanded Jeffries almost 2-1...

Both with dismal output numbers... Lots of fainting, posturing, and looking...

And these guys are supposed to outlast greats like Frazier? Corbett out-hustles Jones Jr or other LHW greats? C'mon, dog..

GTFO.

 

This bout was fought in a large ring with probably 3-4 oz horsehair filled gloves.....bricks. It behooved both men, especially Corbett, to avoid as best as possible getting hit solid. Thus the feinting, the moving, the clinching. Different game in those days. The styles and pace of fighting fit the conditions and rules of the day.