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MMA Submission: Fighting and Stats? Those go together?

By Ryan Hockensmith

Thursday, March 12, 2009

You like MMA Submission? Check the archives. In 1984, Bob Canobbio felt boxing needed statistics, so he found an upcoming fight, compiled stats during the bout, then took his numbers to then-HBO producer Ross Greenburg (now the president of HBO Sports). He picked the perfect fight, because Livingstone Bramble vs. Ray Mancini may be the most important bout in fight stats history. During the bout, viewers saw Mancini on non-stop offense, throwing 1,500 punches in the 14-rounder. Throughout, ...

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