question about commentary

[dmille]

I noticed that some fights and some fighters contain more commentary than others.

Example, on the record of Alex Stewart, the knockdowns that he suffered or scored against such foes as George Foreman, Oleg Maskaev, Phil Jackson and Ezra Sellers are included.

Now, Stewart was a world class pro but not much more than that.

On the other hand in the record of Larry Holmes, no mention is made of the knockdowns he suffered against Renaldo Snipes or Earnie Shavers (rematch).

Correct me if I am wrong, but the career of a former heavyweight champion that made 20 title defenses seems more important than that of a fighter who never even earned a title shot.

I see no mention of the knockdowns that happened in the two fights between Carlos Monzon and Rodrigo Valdez. Valdez was floored in the 14th round of the first fight and Monzon was decked in the second round of their rematch.

Why are the six KDs in the Ezra Sellers-Carl Thompson fight mentioned, yet nothing about those two great fights for the undisputed middleweight title?

[barry]

>Why are the six KDs in the Ezra Sellers-Carl Thompson fight mentioned, yet nothing about those two great fights for the undisputed middleweight title?<

It's just personal preference (I think that's the word I'm looking for). Alex Stewart may be the favorite fighter of the person who entered comments, or perhaps the person just wants to enter the info for a particular fight. It would be interesting to see the total number of times that someone like Frankie Hines has been knocked down in his career.

[John]

simple, Carl Thompson was signed to me at the time

[Colin]

It is even more simple than personal preference (at least in my case) and that it is the source that determines it. I add commentary when using a contemporary source. Obvioulsy there is no report if I am using a record book. I suspect this is the explanation with most editors.
Colin

[kevin]

I tend to add commentaries and little facts if I watched the fight