CompuBox Inc. is owned and operated by Bob Canobbio.
In 1985, CompuBox, Inc. developed the computer program that counts and categorizes punches landed/thrown (with pct.) in boxing matches. In 2007, CompuStrike, a stat- compiling program for MMA, was developed.
The CompuBox program produces live stats in 16 categories, while CompuStrike, also a live application, delivers stats in 26 categories.
CompuBox's clients include HBO, Showtime (boxing & mma), NBC, ESPN, EPIX, TopRank PPV, HD Net (MMA), Broadway Boxing,
BoxingScene.com,
BadLeftHook.com, Custom Special Tees, Inc. (Fight Program Content), and various Pay Per View promotions.
CompuBox Inc. has been hired by trainers Eddie Futch, Emmanuel Steward, Freddie Roach, Kenny Adams and Miguel Diaz and worked with champions Larry Holmes, Ray Leonard, Michael Spinks, Evander Holyfield, Mike McCallum, Pernell Whitaker, Meldrick Taylor, Mark Breland, Lennox Lewis, Oscar de la Hoya and other contenders, compiling analysis on future opponents and attending the champs/contenders training camps to evaluate sparring sessions.
CompuBox operators: Bob and Nic Canobbio; Joe Carnicelli, former UPI sports editor; Dennis Allen, former professional fighter; Saul Avelar, former professional, Lee Groves, noted boxing writer and historian and Andy Kasprzak.
CompuStrike operators: MMA experts Andy Kasprzak and Jason Griggs; current MMA fighter Ryan LaFlare and former MMA fighter Eric Ott, trainer Tim Layne, Nic Canobbio and Ryan Walsh.
Canobbio previously worked at Sport Illustrated and was the lead researcher for HBO Sports’ awarding-winning "Boxing's Best" Series.
