Online Multiple Owner Boxing League

Arlie Latham · 01-24-2005, 02:48 PM

Has this idea been bandied about before? You take the idea behind OOTP's online baseball league and add it to boxing. Each owner is given a certain amount of cash in which to build his stable of fighters. A fighter's worth would of course be tied to his rating. You have an initial free agency period in which there is a bidding war. After that, you try to petition other owners to fight your man. Bouts can also be mandated by the commissioner.

Brooks TVB · 01-24-2005, 03:37 PM

I could be down for that if there was a way to link the fights so both could participate. If someone can come up with a feasable way to do say from a server where it could be remotely accessed i am down.

Hootowl 9 · 01-25-2005, 01:26 AM

Hmmm...Brooks,...I'm in a ootp6 Baseball league and had the same thought. Sounds interesting.

jaylosch · 01-25-2005, 01:32 AM

This is an awesome idea...

Cap · 01-25-2005, 08:30 PM

Seems to me a couple of different guys here have suggested something along these lines. Don't know whatever became of them.

Hoeksam · 01-25-2005, 09:02 PM

I tried running a fictional online boxing league a few months ago. I gave people a certain number of points that, depending on how you distributed them, could produce fighters with overall ratings from 6 to 13. The league eventually died from inactivity/host problems.

I was thinking about re-opening the league in a few months once I re-did the sign-up process (instead of dispersing points for ratings, give people a lump sum of money to purchase points, cornermen, etc...)

I think the problem with using TBCB for online leagues is that you're very limited in what you're able to do simply using the sim. You would have to create a majority of the pages on your own (the only web-ready pages I've seen the sim create are fighter XML pages and card/schedule results). I also think that, in order to keep people's interest, you have to create -other- things for people to do with the league (for example, in my league, fighters earned cash for winning/losing fights, but there was nowhere to hold it in the sim). I ended up creating my own database outside the sim and kept track of things like win/loss record, fighter earnings, fighter experience, fighter aging, venue information, fighter bonuses for winning titles, etc...

I think it's doable to run a fantasy boxing league (whether you use fighters currently in the sim or have people create their own fighters). I personally think it takes a lot of work -outside- the sim to make the league work.

jaylosch · 01-26-2005, 12:39 PM

I think a fictional world in the manner you decribed is a great idea. Im not good with websites, but Ill offer my help in any possible if theres enough demand

Hoeksam · 01-26-2005, 10:51 PM

If you want to see what the league looked like (it's closed for the time being), here's the link:

http://cba.mindwipesports.net/index2.php

01-24-2005, 02:48 PM	#1
Arlie Latham Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Iowa Cornfields Posts: 472	Online Multiple Owner Boxing League Has this idea been bandied about before? You take the idea behind OOTP's online baseball league and add it to boxing. Each owner is given a certain amount of cash in which to build his stable of fighters. A fighter's worth would of course be tied to his rating. You have an initial free agency period in which there is a bidding war. After that, you try to petition other owners to fight your man. Bouts can also be mandated by the commissioner.

01-25-2005, 08:30 PM	#5
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 8,045	Seems to me a couple of different guys here have suggested something along these lines. Don't know whatever became of them. __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

01-25-2005, 09:02 PM	#6
Hoeksam Minors (Double A) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Ravena, NY Posts: 160	I tried running a fictional online boxing league a few months ago. I gave people a certain number of points that, depending on how you distributed them, could produce fighters with overall ratings from 6 to 13. The league eventually died from inactivity/host problems. I was thinking about re-opening the league in a few months once I re-did the sign-up process (instead of dispersing points for ratings, give people a lump sum of money to purchase points, cornermen, etc...) I think the problem with using TBCB for online leagues is that you're very limited in what you're able to do simply using the sim. You would have to create a majority of the pages on your own (the only web-ready pages I've seen the sim create are fighter XML pages and card/schedule results). I also think that, in order to keep people's interest, you have to create -other- things for people to do with the league (for example, in my league, fighters earned cash for winning/losing fights, but there was nowhere to hold it in the sim). I ended up creating my own database outside the sim and kept track of things like win/loss record, fighter earnings, fighter experience, fighter aging, venue information, fighter bonuses for winning titles, etc... I think it's doable to run a fantasy boxing league (whether you use fighters currently in the sim or have people create their own fighters). I personally think it takes a lot of work -outside- the sim to make the league work. __________________ The tower of power, too sweet to be sour... Elite Baseball League - Milwaukee Brewers Right this way, everyone. Free puppies, ginger snaps, pocket PC's...

01-26-2005, 10:51 PM	#8
Hoeksam Minors (Double A) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Ravena, NY Posts: 160	If you want to see what the league looked like (it's closed for the time being), here's the link: http://cba.mindwipesports.net/index2.php __________________ The tower of power, too sweet to be sour... Elite Baseball League - Milwaukee Brewers Right this way, everyone. Free puppies, ginger snaps, pocket PC's...

01-24-2005, 03:37 PM	#2
Brooks TVB All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: Loudon, TN. Posts: 1,439	I could be down for that if there was a way to link the fights so both could participate. If someone can come up with a feasable way to do say from a server where it could be remotely accessed i am down.

01-25-2005, 01:26 AM	#3
Hootowl 9 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Genesee Depot, Wis. Posts: 209	Hmmm...Brooks,...I'm in a ootp6 Baseball league and had the same thought. Sounds interesting.

01-25-2005, 01:32 AM	#4
jaylosch Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 84	This is an awesome idea...

01-26-2005, 12:39 PM	#7
jaylosch Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 84	I think a fictional world in the manner you decribed is a great idea. Im not good with websites, but Ill offer my help in any possible if theres enough demand