The value of fight prediction...

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by IntentionalButt, Jun 21, 2015.


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  1. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    SENCHENKO VS. MALIGNAGGI OVER 9.5!!!!!!!!!!! :fire
     
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  2. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    IB so are you saying something along the lines of most people have the same fight picking abilities? (Sorry for my confusion)
     
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  3. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    In the same neighborhood, generally, when discussing "super-fans and experts". :nod
     
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  4. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    The impetus for the subject, kirk, was people bringing up "LOLOL you picked so-and-so against so-and-so, u r dumb! :hi:" and how that's actually pretty stupid unless you can establish that someone gets them wrong at demonstrably higher a rate than most. Anecdotal examples here and there are meaningless and used frequently as childish taunts.
     
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  5. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Co-sign!

    The numbers don't lie, and the sample sizes are large enough that if you pick enough fights, you'll get plenty wrong.

    It just so happens that I get them wrong slightly more often than most.

    :smoke
     
    Rumsfeld, Jun 21, 2015
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  6. MysticalNinja

    MysticalNinja Active Member Full Member

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    Meh some fights I get spot on (Cotto vs Martinez, Porter vs Broner, Froch vs Groves II, Salido vs Lomachenko etc) and some I get badly wrong (Matthysse vs Garcia, N'Dam vs Lemieux).

    I don't to prediction mainly to boast about it (though i will rub it in) but because it's fun to do so. It's fun to be absolutely right but also fun to have a fight not quite go the way it was because of the discussion and banter you can have.

    I'll admit though, the greatest feeling is when you make a pick, majority pick something else and you have to defend yourself and you're right :D
     
    MysticalNinja, Jun 21, 2015
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  7. alexthegreatmc

    alexthegreatmc Sound logic and reason. You're welcome! Full Member

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    Should've said this the first time.
     
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  8. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    In the OP you mean? I thought it was self-evident. :!:
     
    IntentionalButt, Jun 21, 2015
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  9. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    Ah.

    Ya, nitpicking someones predictions here n there is borderline meaningless, the best have made really bad calls and the worst make some great ones.

    I do think theres gaps between boxingheads (hardcore fans) abilities to discern and thus predict the sport tho. Theres guys like david b, fighter2r and bladerunner who are constantly in the top 5 fight predictors... year in and year out. The evidence shows they are better at it then their competitors, on a consistent basis.

    I def see the levels and gaps of fight predicting, even amongst the hardcore.


    Singling you out is pretty moronic tho. Usually stones throne by those who dont have their own prediction history up for scrutiny. Everyones made bad calls.
     
    kirk, Jun 21, 2015
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  10. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    It is true.

    So anyone claiming to be a God of boxing knowledge can show me their betting tickets or routinely advertise their picks for months straight.
     
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  11. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    :good


    All the ":tong You got that one wrong! YDKSAB!" or "look at me! :D I got a close to 50-50 on paper type deal right!" stuff is just ludicrous.
     
    IntentionalButt, Jun 21, 2015
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  12. kirk

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    Theres levels and gaps to fight calling, as there is in everything in life. The gaps might be small at the high level... but they are there and are fairly consistent.

    But calling out single examples is fairly lame and probably done by people who wouldnt want their own prediction history seen.
     
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  13. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    That's more what I mean. Your average boxing fan is probably of a comparable level to whatever other average boxing fan they're calling out.

    Even someone with a more "expert" record in the eighties calling out someone in the normative 66-75% range is a bit silly, if they're doing so on the basis of a single pick on a fight that was competitive on paper...and you see lots of that in the mud-slinging wars on here.
     
    IntentionalButt, Jun 21, 2015
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  14. zoley

    zoley Active Member Full Member

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    My theory on fight predictions is pretty simple.
    I go to the Boxrec site and in the schedule i pick the fighter in the left hand column.
    Only a poor sample but out of 30 fights in the USA over the weekend, Boxrec
    had a 90% strike rate. 1 loss and 2 draws. 27 correct.
    I don't bet on fights because the odds in fights are so poor. The favorite more often than not usually returns $105.00 to $115.00 for a $100.00 investment.
     
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  15. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    I've been wrong too many times to count now. It's not so much humbling as infuriating. The worst ones are the major upsets, when everybody who knows anything is picking the same guy I am, and it should be a sure thing, then we all come out looking like stupid assholes.

    I take it as a learning experience. Getting older. Hopefully, I'm also getting wiser, though on the off days it certainly doesn't feel that way.
     
    OvidsExile, Jun 22, 2015
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