Hbo punch force !!! Looks cool !

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  • revs1227
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    Hbo punch force !!! Looks cool !

    HBO has been quietly working on its PunchForce tech since about 2010, when it tried to convince British star Amir Khan and Argentine boxer Marcos Maidana to wear the sensors for their light welterweight title bout. Neither seemed particularly eager. Now though, over a year later, the latest in fist-tracking technology seems to be nearing its big debut. Tiny wireless monitors, worn under the wrist of the gloves feed velocity and impact data back to a laptop with a special receiver -- all of which now have Uncle Sam's approval. The real fun though, is what happens next. The information gathered isn't meant to be locked away in lab, it'll be broadcast to viewers throughout the fight and, eventually, fed to accompanying apps, presumably alongside its PunchZone stats. Check out the gallery below for a behind the scenes glimpse of PunchForce and hit up the source link to peruse the full user manual.


    check out the cotto clottey stats ??
    how come thye never mentioned this to us?
    that fights 3 yrs ago lmao
  • Bombs
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    I can imagine a couple of those just breaking for data override if Manny used them. Pretty cool.

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    • $mannyFresh
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      #3
      This is one of the dumbest ideas I've seen in sports in a while.

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      • revs1227
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        #4
        Originally posted by Bombs
        I can imagine a couple of those just breaking for data override if Manny used them. Pretty cool.
        yeah i can see the "manny throws faster than floyd " threads now lol and vice versa
        Originally posted by $mannyFresh
        This is one of the dumbest ideas I've seen in sports in a while.
        how so ?

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        • JmH Reborn
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          #5
          Originally posted by $mannyFresh
          This is one of the dumbest ideas I've seen in sports in a while.
          I could see it, as a refinement tool, being much more useful than say Compubox. I think it'd be cool to see how much velocity went into a punch and get to notice actual, physical, hard data on how a fighter responded to such a hit.

          ****ing cavemen in this sport. I support this, would be cool to have access to the data on my smartphone and be like damn. I mean, I would like to know, just for curiosities sake, how much velocity it takes, and power to put a dude on his ass or Hatton him.

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          • DoktorSleepless
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            There's no way this should be used during the fight. I wouldn't mind seeing the stats post fight after the scores have already been announced.

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            • FeFist
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              I'd be happiest if they just scrapped this **** from the sport. To much emphasis is placed on statistics nowadays, not the actual fight itself. You understand the sport you don't need stats to know what's going on.

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              • Furn
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                It's a bit of fun for the viewers like compubox, I wouldn't take it too seriously. Certainly like compubox it should never be seen by the judges.

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                • $mannyFresh
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by JmH Reborn
                  I could see it, as a refinement tool, being much more useful than say Compubox. I think it'd be cool to see how much velocity went into a punch and get to notice actual, physical, hard data on how a fighter responded to such a hit.

                  ****ing cavemen in this sport. I support this, would be cool to have access to the data on my smartphone and be like damn. I mean, I would like to know, just for curiosities sake, how much velocity it takes, and power to put a dude on his ass or Hatton him.
                  I'm just skeptical. The idea is good but I really doubt it'll be pulled off the way it's supposed to.

                  At least they're trying to ****e things up.

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                  • GrandpaBernard
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                    #10
                    no way in hell should the judges be able to see this during the fight

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