Bring back 15 round fights

**tuckwopat** · 06-19-2006 11:46 PM

But if you only have hours to rehydrate your not gonna push your body to that dangerous lower limit.

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To believe that boxers wouldn't attempt to push their bodies to dangerous limits is nonsense. If they were all that rational, their wouldn't be a problem in the first place. Boxers put themselves through exteme conditions to meet the weight limits, and pushing them to do a weigh in the day of the fight will only make it worse. They will struggle to meet those conditions, but go through hell trying to get back to normal.

And if you can assume that they wouldn't do this, then you would have to assume that they never have. Which of course they have. Thats why the rule was changed.

El Kabong · 08-23-2009 10:41 AM

I don't think there is anything inherently less painfull/brutal/dangerous about 15 rounds instead of 12 rounds...I think 15 rounders may need to be brought back to get fighters in better shape.

I figure at the very least an odd number of rounds makes it less likely for us to have a draw or any more controversy than boxing already has.

**CGM** · 08-23-2009 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by Lyle

I don't think there is anything inherently less painfull/brutal/dangerous about 15 rounds instead of 12 rounds...I think 15 rounders may need to be brought back to get fighters in better shape.

I figure at the very least an odd number of rounds makes it less likely for us to have a draw or any more controversy than boxing already has.

I'm with you, but I think you mean "I don't think there is anything inherently more painfull/brutal/dangerous about 15 rounds instead of 12 rounds" But I get the point and I agree. Boxing is kinda like smoking. The more you smoke, the greater the risk. And yes it's cumulative, from the beginning. But there still is precious little convincing evidence that rounds 12-15 in world title fights between qualified competitors was a significant risk factor, compared to other rounds or other factors.