What ever happened to 15 round title fights?

[stavros693000]

SEE IF THIS WORKS ,IM LEARNING

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You don't put in the whole url just the part after the equal sign

cool,thanks lyle!

[stavros693000]

That was scheduled for 12 stavros

NO IT WAS SCHEDULED FOR 15 ,I DONT KNOW HOW TO POST THE FIGHT ON HERE BUT GO AND WATCH IT ....MICHAEL BUFFER SAYS..(LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE 15 ROUNDS FOR THE UNDISPUTED HEAVEY WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO AND WATCH IT AND THEN U CAN LICK MY HAIRY BALLS AND EAT S***

Sorry buddy but you are wrong.

well michael buffer anounced it was 15 rounds so get f...ed

[LegendBoxing65]

I am glad Howard Cosell left boxing to go to Football in 82 after being disgraced by the Holmes fight. He was all ego and just used boxiing to prove a point. I remember him saying he would not watch a boxing match again or commentate one and I thought, there is a guy using boxing to prove a point about his ego..

[stebs]

That was scheduled for 12 stavros

NO IT WAS SCHEDULED FOR 15 ,I DONT KNOW HOW TO POST THE FIGHT ON HERE BUT GO AND WATCH IT ....MICHAEL BUFFER SAYS..(LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE 15 ROUNDS FOR THE UNDISPUTED HEAVEY WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO AND WATCH IT AND THEN U CAN LICK MY HAIRY BALLS AND EAT S***

Sorry buddy but you are wrong.

well michael buffer anounced it was 15 rounds so get f...ed

1987
Mar.7 -- James Smith, Las Vegas, W 12
(Won WBA Heavyweight Title/Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)

May 30 -- Pinklon Thomas, Las Vegas, TKO 6
(Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight Titles)
__________________________________________________ ___________________________________
Aug. 1 -- Tony Tucker, Las Vegas, W 12
(Won IBF Heavyweight Title/Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight Titles/Became Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion)
__________________________________________________ ___________________________________
Oct. 16 -- Tyrell Biggs, Atlantic City, N.J., TKO 7
(Retained Undisputed World Heavyweight Title)
__________________________________________________ ___________________________________

Could Buffer have just annouced the fight wrong. Nothing I've looked up shows this as a 15 rd fight, other then what Buffer said in the ring, we have all seen announcers annouce things wrong from weights and records to fighters nicknames. Seeing that he won the unified title in a 12 rounder with all sanctioning bodies involved I think Buffer said it wrong.

[Scrap]

If the truth be known its all to do with TV schedules 12 rds fit in better. Theres been more accidends since the change than before percentage fight wise

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Going sideways on this topic for a moment, i just wanna say that (Joe Cortez aside ) Referees are very keen to wave a fight of that there shouldn't really be any cause for concern.

Theres so many debatable 12 rounder decisions being given too.

Im sure a 15 rounder will allways produce one clear winner.

[AdamGB]

IM ON MY PERIOD LYLE ,VERY HEAVY FLOW!

Which bastard broke your Caps lock key?

[El Kabong]

....Well it's hard to tell when someone's brain is bleeding without an MRI Punisher

[Punisher136]

....Well it's hard to tell when someone's brain is bleeding without an MRI Punisher

If you feel fluids running thru your brain give it a rest.

[Punisher136]

Going sideways on this topic for a moment, i just wanna say that (Joe Cortez aside ) Referees are very keen to wave a fight of that there shouldn't really be any cause for concern.

Theres so many debatable 12 rounder decisions being given too.

Im sure a 15 rounder will allways produce one clear winner.

Exactly because there are an odd number of rounds. I'm telling you, bringing back 15 rounders would do wonders for the sport.

[ElTerribleMorales]

That was scheduled for 12 stavros

NO IT WAS SCHEDULED FOR 15 ,I DONT KNOW HOW TO POST THE FIGHT ON HERE BUT GO AND WATCH IT ....MICHAEL BUFFER SAYS..(LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE 15 ROUNDS FOR THE UNDISPUTED HEAVEY WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO AND WATCH IT AND THEN U CAN LICK MY HAIRY BALLS AND EAT S***

Sorry buddy but you are wrong.

well michael buffer anounced it was 15 rounds so get f...ed

1987
Mar.7 -- James Smith, Las Vegas, W 12
(Won WBA Heavyweight Title/Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)

May 30 -- Pinklon Thomas, Las Vegas, TKO 6
(Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight Titles)
__________________________________________________ ___________________________________
Aug. 1 -- Tony Tucker, Las Vegas, W 12
(Won IBF Heavyweight Title/Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight Titles/Became Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion)
__________________________________________________ ___________________________________
Oct. 16 -- Tyrell Biggs, Atlantic City, N.J., TKO 7
(Retained Undisputed World Heavyweight Title)
__________________________________________________ ___________________________________

Could Buffer have just annouced the fight wrong. Nothing I've looked up shows this as a 15 rd fight, other then what Buffer said in the ring, we have all seen announcers annouce things wrong from weights and records to fighters nicknames. Seeing that he won the unified title in a 12 rounder with all sanctioning bodies involved I think Buffer said it wrong.

i have the fight but don't remember Buffer anouncing it for 15, I do know it only lasted 12

[ICB]

Going sideways on this topic for a moment, i just wanna say that (Joe Cortez aside ) Referees are very keen to wave a fight of that there shouldn't really be any cause for concern.

Theres so many debatable 12 rounder decisions being given too.

Im sure a 15 rounder will allways produce one clear winner.

Exactly because there are an odd number of rounds. I'm telling you, bringing back 15 rounders would do wonders for the sport.

agreed then it would sort the men from the boys

[Lance Uppercut]

I have the program which says its 12 rounds

[Punisher136]

I have the program which says its 12 rounds

he wins

[diamonddavestafford]

Yeah - thought so (this is from his wife's blog, apparently on http://sharoncobb.blogspot.com/2005/...-round_26.html)


November 26, 1982 was the last 15 round Heavyweight Championship title fight. It was held at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The fight, between champion Larry Holmes and challenger Randall "Tex" Cobb was a mismatch from the beginning. While Cobb had fought Shavers, Dokes, Norton and other top ten fighters to reach this deserved shot at the title, he had no amateur career, and by the time he fought for the title, he had less than 80 ROUNDS of experience. That's right. Not 80 fights, but 80 rounds. Tex lost 15 out of 15 rounds, but was never knocked down during the fight. I wasn't a boxing fan at the time, but since I was in love with one of the fighters, I thought I should watch the match.

Boxing fans know Howard Cosell quit calling boxing because of this "brutal" fight, but what the fans didn't get to hear is Cosell riding in the elevator complaining about being away from his wife over the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Without missing a beat, Tex turned around and said to Cosell, "Yeah. Your wife phoned and thanked me."

In fairness to Cosell, the fight did appear to be unusually brutal, even for boxing. Tex was getting smashed left and right and was bloodied. It looked a lot worse than it was. Tex's first words after this fight were, "Let's party!" Even though it was the biggest lost in the history of championship fights, he considered it a win to have gone 15 rounds with Larry Holmes in his prime for the title.

The next morning, Larry Holmes came in the room and asked Tex to cut up his "eggies" for him because he thought he had broken his hands on Tex's head. Tex replied, "I can't help you Larry. I have to sip my eggies with a straw!"

Johnny Carson liked Tex's sense of humor, and invited Tex on the show. Tex would appear 8 times on the Carson show in subsequent years. On his first appearance, the producers of the film "Uncommon Valor" saw Tex on Carson, and wanted him immediately for the role of Sailor in their film. Tex went on to make many films, but is best remembered for his role in Raising Arizona as the evil biker/bounty hunter--the "Warthog from hell."

The smartest move he made, however, was marrying me. The stupidest move he ever made was leaving me for this chick named Janet who had purple hair with blue eyeshadow who played bass in her husband's band. I always hear from people how she totally runs and controls his life...a long way from the cowboy I met who stood up to Larry Holmes for 45 minutes without taking a step backwards. That's the Tex I try to remember. Happy anniversary baby. That day, you did good.

Posted by Sharon Cobb on Saturday, November 26, 2005 at 4:29 AM

That was an awesome post. Did Tex Cobb beat Ernie Shavers then?