Should championship fights go back to 15 rounds?

[Master]

Those 3 extra rounds help the champion and why they are called the champions rounds. You beat the champion you earned it.

[Britkid]

I have always been a fan of the 15 rounders in the past.

But it is not going to happen, so the fight is to keep 12 rounders for as long as possible.

[brocktonblockbust]

Good idea for Green Card Lottery in Schengen Zone:

Have 15 ROUND Illegal Immigrant Boxing Matches in the Winter....winner gets free apartment in Bruxelles plus free pancake breakfast every Sunday in Bruges BWAAAHAHAHAHA

[ruthless rocco]

NO.

[Fenster]

There's not much chance of 12 round fights being reduced at this current time because we now have far bigger boxing cards on far more TV channels. In Britain, long gone are the days of showing just the main event, the promoters/TV get slaughtered well in advance as we know everything that is planned.

[Andre]

I have always been a fan of the 15 rounders in the past.

But it is not going to happen, so the fight is to keep 12 rounders for as long as possible.

I thought they may have thought it out and made them 13 rounders to avoid any draws.

[Britkid]

I have always been a fan of the 15 rounders in the past.

But it is not going to happen, so the fight is to keep 12 rounders for as long as possible.

I thought they may have thought it out and made them 13 rounders to avoid any draws.

I do not know if you remember, but the 'USBA' tried that in the late 80s:


Fight:43307 - BoxRec

[Andre]

I have always been a fan of the 15 rounders in the past.

But it is not going to happen, so the fight is to keep 12 rounders for as long as possible.

I thought they may have thought it out and made them 13 rounders to avoid any draws.

I do not know if you remember, but the 'USBA' tried that in the late 80s:


Fight:43307 - BoxRec

Wonder why they barred the idea?

[Britkid]

I have always been a fan of the 15 rounders in the past.

But it is not going to happen, so the fight is to keep 12 rounders for as long as possible.

I thought they may have thought it out and made them 13 rounders to avoid any draws.

I do not know if you remember, but the 'USBA' tried that in the late 80s:


Fight:43307 - BoxRec

Wonder why they barred the idea?

The problem is the fighters finish and then wait maybe five minutes for a decision, and then mentally as well as physically have to get ready to fight another three minutes knowing they have to win the round...

Although good on paper, I can understand why it was just not practical in the end.

[Dark Lord Al]

Yes more is better

[IamInuit]

I think so but the reason they were dropped still remains. Economics not safety and the overriding problem today would be the fact that 80% of the fighters today could not fight 15. Entire training regiments would have to be changed. Half of the elites today are gassed by round 6.

[Spicoli]

I've never bought into historical 12 rounders being too terribly altered if they were 15 as the fighters would adjust accordingly, earlier starts, second winds and timed rallies etc. Stamina trained accordingly and such. One big thing is fifteen rounds times out one hour perfect, no time for the always increasing network fluff and packaging. Think that had a lot to do with it.

[No Contest]

Your crazy if you think that could happen in today's society of safety and preservation...its more like down to 11. Always thought there should be an odd number of rounds to cut down on draws.

[Syntax Error]

Definitely.

Top fighters fight so infrequently these days that 15 rounds should not be a problem for them.

[Andre]

Those 3 extra rounds help the champion and why they are called the champions rounds. You beat the champion you earned it.

So now they should go hard or go home.