How do you determine "Stage of Career"?

[kenyan_cheena]

With the retired fighters that you use in the boxing universe that you create, how do you determine what stage of their career each fighter is in?


For example, a retired fighter had a career that lasted 15 years.

What proportion of that time is considered "beginning", "pre-prime", "prime", "post-prime" and "end"? Is there some kind of mathematical equation that you use to determine this?

Eg.

Beginning 20% (3 years)
Pre-Prime 20% (3 years)
Prime 20% (3 years)
Post-Prime 20% (3 years)
End 20% (3 years)

[crusadecat]

I think it depends on what you want to do with your universe. I suppose if you had a timeline universe you could do it by when the boxer made his debut and determine it from there. Your example looks workable as well. I like to see prime vs prime in my universe as i have it structured. I created a universe where chronoligical time doesn't exist type of thing, sorta like field of dreams except with fighters.

[dempsonny]

what you did works, but if you don't want all of your fighters to have 15 years or 50 fights you could be flexible. Some fighters have 5 fight careers while others go over 100. You could use a guideline like:
Fights 1-10 beginning
11-19 pre prime
20-40 Prime
41-50 past prime
51-up end.

I'll start a good fighter with 10 easy fights and then step him up in class. If he does well he goes to pre prime. After another 8-10 fights I'll step him up again, if he does well, I'll move him to a prime rating.

I look at each fighter individually. If he's winning I'll move him up. If he loses I may give him a few easy fights and then step him up again. It's your world to control.