a BoxRec Ratings system idea...

[jimglen]

Hello BOXREC,

the Ratings have always been a point of contention, in the past the scoring systems always had Huge Gaps between Fighters, including at the Top, now (generally speaking), most fighters are inaccurately low, even among Top Fighters.

there has always been far, far too many fighters really unaccounted for. I mean there are thousands of fighters on the date base and literally hundreds of them are great excellent and Top Noted fighters. So surely there is a better way of accounting for ALL these Fighters, in that 'their' Careers, long or short, prolific or just a few fights, but irrespective they are properly credited and Boxing History is better Served because of it.

Can a System, like the one below, not give a more realistic & balanced Scoring & Ranking to ALL Fighters, with ALL of their Fights Credited in Merit, Status and Title?

CAREER POINTS - Scoring/Ratings Template...

Wins - 2 Points
Draws - 1 point
Losses - 0

COUNTRY Titles
National Eliminators Loses - 5 points
National Eliminators Wins - 10 points

National Titles Loses - 15 points
National Titles Wins - 25 points

REGIONAL Titles - British, European. Asian Pacific, etc...

Regional Eliminators Loses - 30 points
Regional Eliminator Wins - 40 points

Regional Titles Loses - 45 points
Regional Titles Wins - 50 points

ABC's Alphabet Titles
Alphabet Title Eliminators Loses- 55 points
Alphabet Title Eliminators Wins- 60 points

Alphabet Title Loses - 75 points
Alphabet Title Wins - 100 points

Lineal Title
Lineal Eliminators Loses - 150 points
Lineal Title Eliminators WINS - 200 points

Lineal World Title Loses - 250 points
Lineal World Title WINS - 300 points

Additional Points,
10 points for over 50 Fights,
15 points for over 75 Fights
20 points for over 100 Fights,
25 points for over 125 Fights
30 points for over 150 Fights
35 points for over 175 Fights
40 points for over 200 Fights
50 points for MORE 225 Fights - Stops here (if you wish), because Most of the FIGHTS are ALL accounted for - Wins, Draw Loss Scoring & Title Related FIGHTS.

it would bring all Fighters into mix, so to speak,
and the ridiculously wide gaps would only be seen by fighters who had fairly inactive, unproductive and/or short careers, where as the Thousand of 'worthy' Fighters would be recognised & complimented more realistically.

Yours in Boxing.

[jimglen]

this is just a Template, it can be adjusted,

i.e. Single Digit Points for Title Fights, National - Lineal, can be built up in Single Digits rather than double digits perhaps going too high,

But the prescribed template accounts for ALL Fights, fighters more considered and Boxing History better complimented..

[Ambling Alp II]

That system has a ton of things that I personally don't like.
Having said that, it might be as good as the current system and I have not thought of a mathematical system myself.