BoxRec seeds a boxer by 3 prior bouts with result 0.05 against an opponent with rating of 1 for connected boxers. an opponent with rating of 1/6 for boxers with at least 1 win. an opponent with rating of 1/20 else. John had 0.034 before his bout against Zack - and Zack had no rating before his firs...

BoxRec seeds a boxer by 3 prior bouts with result 0.05 against an opponent with rating of 1 for connected boxers. an opponent with rating of 1/6 for boxers with at least 1 win. an opponent with rating of 1/20 else. John had 0.034 before his bout against Zack - and Zack had no rating before his first...

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John KO Billy => John 0.034, Billy = 0.006

Then Zack KO John => Zack 0.045, John 0.022, Billy 0.005
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thanks for the reply.

which part of the algorithm description explain this?

and before Zack KO John, Zack is also 0.034? or it's much complicate than my imagination?

dear all I’m a boxing fan trying to understand how the algorithm work. read the wiki describtion several times,but my intelligent level can’t keep up. :KO: my question is about rating only ,not ranking,not predictions how do a boxer receive rating points? for example John and Billy is debut boxer,af...