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Most boxing fans and quite a few pundits hate Compubox. I happen to like it for because in most cases, you can see the story of a fight in hard numbers. I will add that many critics are right about the Compubox system being imperfect since it is dependent upon humans to count punches, not a easy endeavor and of course, it does not show how hard a fighter throws a punch.
As Larry Merchant once observed, Compubox usually tells the fight's story correctly, 9 out of 10 times. Lets take a look back at last year's Felix Sturm vs. Oscar De La Hoya encounter. The numbers show that Sturm averaged 4-5 more punches landed per round but De La Hoya averaged 20 more punches thrown per round. Sturm was the more accurate puncher and De La Hoya the more active. Interesting enough, the numbers also show that De La Hoya slowed up immensely as the fight dragged on and Sturm was consistent throughout the fight with the same level of activity. Sturm averaged 45 punches thrown in the first six rounds of the fight and held his average throughout the last six rounds. [details]
As Larry Merchant once observed, Compubox usually tells the fight's story correctly, 9 out of 10 times. Lets take a look back at last year's Felix Sturm vs. Oscar De La Hoya encounter. The numbers show that Sturm averaged 4-5 more punches landed per round but De La Hoya averaged 20 more punches thrown per round. Sturm was the more accurate puncher and De La Hoya the more active. Interesting enough, the numbers also show that De La Hoya slowed up immensely as the fight dragged on and Sturm was consistent throughout the fight with the same level of activity. Sturm averaged 45 punches thrown in the first six rounds of the fight and held his average throughout the last six rounds. [details]