Boxing World Reacts To Compubox Controversy

Compubox has long been the gold standard in the sport for punch stats but like all things, everything comes to an end.

For many however Compubox still does a fine job in counting punch numbers and punch stats in fights.

However, in today’s AI world of technology it is only a matter of time before statistics not just in boxing but in all sports’ stats get automated with more efficient tech.

Last weekend Compubox felt some heat in their scoring and this week the boxing world have had their say:

Although It’s not 100% bullet proof. It’s still the most accurate system to counting punches thrown and landed .

— DRINK MORE WATER💧 (@xcrushfeelings) August 13, 2024

Compubox has gone downhill over the last 10+ years. I’ve been saying this for a good min.

— Dirky (@713Capital) August 13, 2024

@jabbr_ai uses AI for scoring. Way more accurate than CompuBox.

— HungryBoyOsagie (@HungryBoyOsagie) August 13, 2024

Yes. Floyd Mayweather vs Castillo is a great example. Castillo landed below the belt line and hit mayweather’s arms a lot during that fight and yet many of those punches were counted as clean shots. Anyone that has watched that full fight knows Floyd landed more clean blows.

— Eric (@EricsElectrons) August 13, 2024

I don't take anything Ryan Garcia says seriously. Compubox isn't perfect, but it does give some indication of how a fighter performs.

— jdfield80 (@jdfield80) August 13, 2024

It’s not accurate. I been saying this but it gives a picture of how a fight plays out. They aren’t off by a lot but it’s not something to really use in an argument on who won a fight.

— Michael Abbey (@themichaelabbey) August 13, 2024

Yep they are just another persons opinion. They are not factual and should never be considerd as such.

— Chris (@CBOAFC) August 13, 2024

Interesting. Any judge worth their salt will tell you that nothing is perfect and scoring a sport like professional boxing is always subjective.

Clean effective punches landed must always be prioritized.

Consider the career of Floyd Mayweather.

Often times it looked like his opponents were landing punches on him when in fact they were not when you watch back the fights with commentary off.

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Clean, effective, scoring punches landed and damage caused is what it is about.

Professional boxing at the top level if about hitting and not getting hit at the end of the day — while being exciting.

Professional fighters are not paid for overtime.

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