Floyd appeared mostly defensive – often simply thrusting his left arm in the air as if he was merely practicing. Manny, on the other hand, appeared to show frequent aggression. I looked for the scoreboard. I thought 3/12 (the only numbers I could see on my TV screen) meant Floyd had scored only a third and I thought it was justified. At the end of 36 minutes though, what the referees unanimously thought confused me: it was Floyd who won, not Manny! Well, my thinking was not too unfair as I later heard of a call for a rematch.
Entertainment? Fight of the century? Floyd won? Also, why does boxer George Foreman, talking about his defeat in 1974, say, "If I watch (that match) 100 times, each time I still think I'm going to win"? Wow! Manny said nearly the same thing: "I thought I won the fight." In contrast, in football for example, players don't say they thought they won.
There's a parallel in business. Managers were rewarding/punishing employees based on some numbers. Thanks to Kaplan & Norton, we now have the Balanced Scorecard. If you are one of those rare talents giving away intangible assets to your employer, make sure they know that you know the Balanced Scorecard.
Entertainment? Fight of the century? Floyd won? Also, why does boxer George Foreman, talking about his defeat in 1974, say, "If I watch (that match) 100 times, each time I still think I'm going to win"? Wow! Manny said nearly the same thing: "I thought I won the fight." In contrast, in football for example, players don't say they thought they won.
There's a parallel in business. Managers were rewarding/punishing employees based on some numbers. Thanks to Kaplan & Norton, we now have the Balanced Scorecard. If you are one of those rare talents giving away intangible assets to your employer, make sure they know that you know the Balanced Scorecard.