Professional boxing analysis with T-Patterns

Miguel Pic; Gudberg K Jonsson

doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113329

Professional boxing analysis with T-Patterns

Physiol Behav. 2021 Apr 1:232:113329. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113329. Epub 2021 Jan 23.

Authors

Miguel Pic¹, Gudberg K Jonsson²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Sport, Tourism, and Service, South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, Russia; Motor Action Research Group (GIAM). Electronic address: pic.aguilar.90@ull.edu.es.
² Human Behavior Laboratory, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.

PMID: 33493543
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113329

Abstract

Identifying performance indicators in professional boxing trough T-pattern analysis (TPA) was a priority objective of the present study. We accessed data through the boxrec.com portal, where 15 boxing fights were selected. All these fights concluded in the first or second round and belonged to champions (lb. for lb.) of international organizations recognized in professional boxing. The boxers' interactive decisions were approached through an observational methodology. For the conformation and behavioral record, a mixed registration system was agreed upon by two former exprofessional boxers. The data were analyzed through Theme (TPA) to reveal differences relating to the outcome (Winner vs Loser), in terms of temporal regularities and number of occurrences through Chi-square (χ2). More percentages of individual T-Patterns were found in winners than in losers, and winning boxers showed greater decisional complexity than the losers. However, these differences between both groups of boxers were not supported by Chi-square (χ2).

Keywords: Boxing; Fights; Mixed methods; T-Patterns; Theme.

MeSH terms

Boxing*
Humans