[cbf88]

In the rating section of a fighter, can you change just the overall number, or do you need to change the sub catgories first. I have some fighters that have low overall but are ranked high according to boxrec, I want it to refelect that.

[Owen]

The overall rating is based on the different categories. So you would have to change those to get a different overall rating.

[cbf88]

What I was afraid of, thank you.

The overall is the biggest determination of wining, right?

[sabotai]

Overall Rating is basically just there to give people a simple number to tell them how good the boxer is without having to look at the fighter's entire rating record. It doesn't affect the outcome of fights (at least, I'm pretty sure it doesn't.).

[hamed2]

Originally Posted by cbf88

What I was afraid of, thank you.

The overall is the biggest determination of wining, right?

I think the higher rated fighter will win a majority of the time but in one single fight, almost anything can happen.

[professordp]

Personally, I never put a lot of stock in the overall rating. There's so many ways to get to a particular number--control, punches landed, power, defense, etc. I take them as a rough indicator of overall ability but see them far from all-determining.

I've been playing variations of this Trunzo-template game for close to thirty-five years, and I'm never surprised when a 7 ranked fighter beats out a 9. It's rather common when the lower ranked boxer has a strong punch and the higher rated is cursed with a weak chin.