Imagine boxing was 20 rounds..or 6?

[imp]

De La hoya would be the greatest boxer of alltime with a six round bout.

Why? Your reason

[Spicoli]

Dunno. Random a 154 Winky Wright or a Glen Johnson for 20, Ricardo Lopez.

[Jerry Rice]

De La hoya would be the greatest boxer of alltime with a six round bout.

Why? Your reason

He always runs out of gas late, watch the fights between

Mosley 1 and 2
Mayweather
Hopkins
Trinidad which was bizarre

The only time I saw him finish strong was against Quartey although I still saw him lose.

[palmerq]

6 round fights and jermaine taylor would still be a major player :S

[bradlee180]

The Great Joe Louis who passed on in 1981 fought in the last Heavyweight Championship bout scheduled for 20 rds. It didn't go 20 rds though.

The Manassa Mauler Jack Dempsey (who passed in 1983), his early record in the 19-teens is full of early KOs in bouts scheduled for 4 rds, but that was because in California, 4 rounders were all the state allowed.
Naturally you can't afford to give up a few rds in a 4 rd fight, so these guys would tear each other apart, knowing they only had to keep the pace for 4 rds.

I think 15 rds was the optimal duration for a Championship fight.

"The fight don't really start until the 12th. After the 12th, your balls are tight, your @$$hole locks up, and you want nothing more than to cry. The 13th-15th is what separates a man from a boy." - Mike "The Body-Snatcher" McCallum.

[bradlee180]

Pressure fighters like Margarito, Glencoffe Johnson, Andrade are the kind of guys that would benefit from bouts scheduled for longer durations.
Nowadays they run out of time. Just when they get the guy where they want him , ie in BIG TROUBLE, they run out of time.
Pressure fighters often got the guy out of there in rd 13 or 14 after absorbing a lot of punishment themselves.

[IamInuit]

All time I'd probably take Jeanette in the marathon and Saddler in the sprint.

These modern times Cal is a good pick @imp. I'd have to give that category a little more thought. Probably Jofre in the marathon and Tyson in the sprint.

Almost forgot. Interesting question.

[greynotsoold]

I'd take ricardo Lopez, among more recent fighters, at either distance. He was smart and knew how to fight, to create openings and exploit them, and how to take his time and be patient. He could take his time right away.

[imp]

All time I'd probably take Jeanette in the marathon and Saddler in the sprint.

These modern times Cal is a good pick @imp. I'd have to give that category a little more thought. Probably Jofre in the marathon and Tyson in the sprint.

Almost forgot. Interesting question.

I remember calzaghe or his dad saying they never used weights or did any weight training and that impressed me as JC body is not the typical looking toned cut body especially as he looks to have such short arms, but the avoidance of the weights must have contributed to his stamina.

[imp]

Pressure fighters like Margarito, Glencoffe Johnson, Andrade are the kind of guys that would benefit from bouts scheduled for longer durations.
Nowadays they run out of time. Just when they get the guy where they want him , ie in BIG TROUBLE, they run out of time.
Pressure fighters often got the guy out of there in rd 13 or 14 after absorbing a lot of punishment themselves.

Some good pressure fighters there.

Apart from the cheating, if margarito defense was alittle better he wouldnt have had to have taken so much punishment but he seemed to enjoy it...even from shane.