The Ring (****zine): Partial Tally of its Poll: Mayweather-Hatton

[grayfist]

or wish??????

Nah. It's not for me to wish that the numbers reflect the styles. They just look to me like they do. There's no point in me wishing that they do.

I think (not wish),that this is also notable:

If the 8.9% who think Mayweather will KO Hatton is added to the 36.4% who think Mayweather will win by decision, the total arrived at is 45.3%

If the 18.9% who think that Hatton will win by decision is added to the 34.4% who think Hatton will stop Mayweather, the total is 53.3%.

The numbers therefor say: more of the respondents think Hatton is going to win!

And, the numbers are derived from the votes cast by respondents who went to The Ring ****zine's website.

The question therefore that is begged is: are the respondents really hardcore boxing buffs?

Another question: if we assume that to be so, is that assumption valid based on the facts that:

1.) They went to The Ring's boxing site
2.) They bothered to take the poll?

In other words, is it valid to say that--by extrapolation-- most of the subscribers of The Ring think (or wish) that Hatton will win?

Or, are there more Hatton fans who subscribe to The Ring than there are PBF fans?

Or, are those who took part in the poll subscribers of The Ring?

I dunno. I'm just musing.

Edit: the poll continues so there's no saying that the numbers won't change at all.

[Wiley Hyena]

Yeah....but the numbers are interesting.

[SkillspayBills]

Wow those polls are incredibly close, can't say people don't think Ricky will win.

[grayfist]

Yeah....but the numbers are interesting.

True......

[grayfist]

Wow those polls are incredibly close, can't say people don't think Ricky will win.

Yup. Some 8% more think Hatton will win either by stoppage or decision. I would have thought it will come out the other way around, what with Floyd on top of The Ring's P4P list for quite a time. And noting the 8% who voted that Floyd will stop Ricky, the number indicates that only few of those who think Mayweather will win also think he has the power to stop Ricky.

In any case, additional questions are provoked:

Does it seem that the ****zine's subscribers subscribe to the publication but not to the editors' take? (The Ring eds have Floyd as the best there is for years now)?

Could it mean that the "Bible of Boxing" is being read but not taken by its own readers, book, chapter and verse? Does this mean that the authors of the "Bible" do not have as much influence over its readers as has been and continues to be thought?