Sould fifteen round championship fights make a return?

[Andre]

I think it would be more interesting if like in the case of a draw like
Marquez /Pac if the ref goes to each corner and asks both sides if they want to go the fifteen.

[bikersk]

I've been wondering about this too just this year. 15 rounds brings another dimension to a fight i reckon. Fighters pacing themselves is far more important in the 15 i would think. However if there was a change certainly the medical boards etc would be up in arms and if there was an injury or god forbid a death in a 15 rounder then the organisation who sanctioned the fight is open to all sorts of trouble..

[Kel]

I think it would be more interesting if like in the case of a draw like
Marquez /Pac if the ref goes to each corner and asks both sides if they want to go the fifteen.

That would be great but would never happen

[Spicoli]

Count on a yes vote from Librado Andrade

[Spicoli]

Really though I think it just would not be practical....Too many Indians and not enough chiefs running the organizations today to resist and disagree,Not to mention the Medical officials.Fighters are trained and conditioned now a days being a bit more Clock conscious and timing out rounds....well some at least.As for a punishment/damage factor I just don't see it being that different.Damage is accumulative down the stretch but Some might just compensate with not just the first round being the "feeling out round" but adjust to 1,2 or more serving that purpose to reserve strength in the late rounds??May sound far fetched but It's possible. I'd stick with 12 max.

What I ask is why pick 12 in the first place.Even number as opposed to 15 making Draws seem more possible...at least mathematically without KD'ds and point deductions.I have heard of Tie breaker rounds,Don king floated that idea I think along with that stuff about open scoring,Ugh! Really,If they want to reform and/or make changes...Let them start with some type of insurance/unified body for fighters once they have exited the sport?

[XaduBoxer]

I'm in favor for a change but not to 15. My idea is to have an odd number of rounds, maybe 11 or 13 rounds. This is to minimize a "draw" verdict. I pity those boxers fighting their hearts out and the fight just ended in a draw...
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[brucelee]

I'm in favor for a change but not to 15. My idea is to have an odd number of rounds, maybe 11 or 13 rounds. This is to minimize a "draw" verdict. I pity those boxers fighting their hearts out and the fight just ended in a draw...
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Well said...

[Gandalf]

World title fights should be 15 rounders. Absolutely.

Twelve rounds is too short, especially when you get a great fight that is close.

Seperate the boys from the warriors.

[C-Lo]

Some people can barely last 12 let alone 15.

They should have all alphabet title fights go 12 rounds. But the RING Magazine title (the only one that matters) should go for 15 rounds. Then they would be able to bring back the term "championship rounds" some substance.

[Trainer Monkey]

I'm in favor for a change but not to 15. My idea is to have an odd number of rounds, maybe 11 or 13 rounds. This is to minimize a "draw" verdict. I pity those boxers fighting their hearts out and the fight just ended in a draw...
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I pity the Quarry family
Hey Ali do the shuffle,Joe, sing a couple of bars for us and then drive across town.
15 rounds,great idea
Why dont we show our concern for the poor boxers by going back to 100 rounds

[holmcall]

I'm in favor for a change but not to 15. My idea is to have an odd number of rounds, maybe 11 or 13 rounds. This is to minimize a "draw" verdict. I pity those boxers fighting their hearts out and the fight just ended in a draw...
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I pity the Quarry family
Hey Ali do the shuffle,Joe, sing a couple of bars for us and then drive across town.
15 rounds,great idea

Points taken on that post.

[C-Lo]

I'm in favor for a change but not to 15. My idea is to have an odd number of rounds, maybe 11 or 13 rounds. This is to minimize a "draw" verdict. I pity those boxers fighting their hearts out and the fight just ended in a draw...
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Just because the rounds are an even number doesn't severly effect the chance of a draw. That's why knockdowns are worth extra and point deductions cause a flux in points.

[XaduBoxer]

I'm in favor for a change but not to 15. My idea is to have an odd number of rounds, maybe 11 or 13 rounds. This is to minimize a "draw" verdict. I pity those boxers fighting their hearts out and the fight just ended in a draw...
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Just because the rounds are an even number doesn't severly effect the chance of a draw. That's why knockdowns are worth extra and point deductions cause a flux in points.

I think having an odd number of rounds will definitely MINIMIZE the "draw" results... since it will eliminate the situations where judges gave same number of rounds to both boxers in a 10-point must system and assuming no knockdowns/points deductions in the fight...

If there's no points deductions and no knockdowns, it's expected that the fight will NOT end in a draw for an odd number of rounds fight...
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[ICB]

I think it would be more interesting if like in the case of a draw like
Marquez /Pac if the ref goes to each corner and asks both sides if they want to go the fifteen.

Well something did happen like that before but not quite like that, Tony Thorton went 12 rounds with Doug DeWitt. And they drawed then they were ordered to go 13 rounds to break the draw.

[XaduBoxer]

I think it would be more interesting if like in the case of a draw like
Marquez /Pac if the ref goes to each corner and asks both sides if they want to go the fifteen.

Well something did happen like that before but not quite like that, Tony Thorton went 12 rounds with Doug DeWitt. And they drawed then they were ordered to go 13 rounds to break the draw.

An odd number of rounds will minimize a "draw" result...
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