Should Championship Fights go back to 15 rounds to prove the real Champions?
December 21st, 2010
By Allen Hmiel: Ever since Ray Mancini beat a brave Korean Duk Koo Kim to a sad death in 1982 the Boxing organizations started the process to go from 15 rounds to 12 rounds. By 1988 all Championship fights were 12 rounders. Did Championship Boxing Organizations make the correct decision? Or should all the Championship fights be 15 rounds to really determine the courage, the stamina and the hearts of a true champion? Is Boxing creating paper champions by eliminating the championship rounds 13-14 and 15. Wouldn’t a brave Maidana knocked out a weltering wobbly weak legged Amir Khan in these later rounds and rightfully captured the title belt and championship?
Can’t Boxing make real champions and lengthen all Title fights to 15 rounds? Maidana would be the champion maybe? Would Chad Dawson kept his belt with a comeback in the extra late rounds. True champions prove their courage and stamina by digging deep and drawing on their courage and pride, shouldn’t Boxing try and make sure it is really determining who the real champions are? Ask Maidana or Dawson? It’s nine more minutes drawing deep down within a fighter on conviction heart and courage-That could change who really is the Champion!!
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The ‘writers’ on this site never cease to amaze me. You’re saying if Khan v Maidana was 15 rounds then Maidana would of won? Well what if, for example, in Khans next fight he KO’s his opponent in just over 2 minutes, will you then write another article saying every round should be only 2 minutes???
What a retard you are.
Maidana lost because he didn’t train well.He was close to knock out khan but Maidana had no condition.
I think they should go back to 15 rounds because its embarrassing to see figthers get tired on round 4 or 6th.
I don,t think they will do that.Seeing it as potentialy dangerous fatigue rounds.
YES DEFINITELY 100% YES GO BACK TO 15 ROUND WORLD TITLE FIGHTS
Are u dizzy? what are you tryna prove maidana would of been victorious if the fight had been 15 rounds, i think your talking nonsence King Khan was dominating the fight from the opening bell and so would have if the fight was a 15 rounder fight.
this article is another idiot of a writer using this 15 round idea as another way of taking the victory off khan. maybe if they had said at the end of the twelve, oh yeah you got to do 3 more rounds maidana may have won. if it was a 1to why 5 round fight then kjan would have trined and ajusted tactics for 15 you moron. he is by far the best 140 pounder cant wait to hear some of the future excuses on this site as how he jams his future fights. idiot
Maidana lost full stop. Next time you could tie a weight around Khans neck and let Maidana wear a metal waistcoat.
You say wouldn’t the 9 min from 13-15 help them give it one last push in the championship rounds. I think they already do that from 10-12, and if they don’t, why not?
Maidana had nothing left. He missed his opportunity to knock out Khan in the tenth round.
I could get on board with 15 round fights. It would force fighters to work harder in the gym.
I agree with Sanko.
I believe I understand what the writer is trying to convey but the way he presents it, even 15 rounds becomes just an arbitrary figure. By the same logic baseball could go fifty innings. MMA? Why not 5 round fights & seven round championships?
There is some truth to the statements about rounds being limited to protect fighter’s safety. However the real reason; this was done when boxing was popular on (free) TV & 12 rounds fit with the amount of advertising the marketer’s determined they could capatalize on. I know, it’s hard to believe it was primarily a profit, not a safety, motivated decision but it’s true.
Would 15 rounds change the outcome of some fights? Of course. The recent Pascal/Hopkins fight is a perfect example.
On the other hand; Hopkins is as old school as it gets & his reluctance to adjust his style a little, perhaps being more agressive in the opening rounds (Hopkins always give away the first few to study his opponent) may be as much of a factor in the (few) losses he’s had in his career as the number of rounds in a fight.
A switch to 15 rounds would most likely just see fighters adjusting their styles to accomadate the extra rounds.
One more thing; if you’ve never been in a ring, you can’t imagine how long 12 rounds is. I suggest you go to your local boxing gym & jump in there with good amature boxer for 1 round. Believe me, it’s the longest 3 minutes of your life.
i dont understand these idiots saying brawling is not boxing. wtf is the difference? how do you not brawl while boxing. boxing is about beating the heck out of somebody only by using your boxing gloves and nothing else. so what are phag’s definition of brawling?
oh i see. phags are making excuses for none other than floyd, mr ballet dancer of boxing.
may be 13 rounds. not more than that.
=no need to add 3 more rounds…. just remove the gloves…. let’s see who is the best hahahaha
I remember just as many, if not more, boring fights at 15 rounds. Plus the head trauma becomes more of a chance of happening past 12 rounds. The fight is fine as it is. Let 12 rounds stand. Besides, you think boxing is losing popularity now? Try 15 rounds and then some fighter dies within 6 months of the new rule. It would be the end of boxing in most states and many countries. Work within the system as it is now. Nothing wrong with it. Now, if you wanna talk about combining some of these sanctioning organizations into one or two MAX, then fine. Do that.
The Ali-Frazier Thrilla in Manila was stopped before the start of the 15th round. Both fighters were spent.
You may have wonder if the fight was shortened to 12 rounds, Ali may have minimised the permanent damage to his brain resulting to his Parkinson disease. The fight happened on October 1, 1975 which was one of the finest battle ever fought. Eddie Futch’s words, Frazier’s trainer ” This was closest to dying the I have ever been.”
Having 12 rounds instead of 15 for a title fight is a compromise on civility in a barbaric sport.
It would definatly make a difference no doubt about it! But the difference can be either way! So 15 could help a fighter win but then make the same fighter lose another with a fight he won in 12!!! If that makes any sense. But i would love to see a 15 round title fight.
The should …Boxing used to have 50 round and more fights…15 minuets in an MMA fight is like one hour of boxing inwhich the total use of all the bodys energy is constantly in use…………..Longer fights would be graeat for boxing ..it would eliminate the hit hug and run fighters…..
Hell yes.
Safety wise I think it’s more about the hand wraps(a ****** cast) than going 15 rounds.
They probably should be but with all the safety issues it will never happen.
World titles should be 15 rds…. No spit there…. 12 rds is suitable for regional title fights, etc…
MR.BILL
I too think 13 rounds, it eliminates the statistical possibility more so of a draw happening, and there have been many controversial draw robberies. It’ll never go back to 15, and I can’t see them increasing it at all…but it’d be good.
If you want more fighters who look like ALI when their done then yes. If not, NO.
i think it should be brought back.it tests the true grit,heart and determination of the fighters,and will also reduce the number of draws by a good percentage
I am actually glad someone has written something slightly interesting that people can discuss. It will never happen due to the outcry from anti boxing idiots just for the fact that if a death did occur there would be uproar. Remember klit v Briggs, imagine if that had carried on the way it did. That fight should have been stopped earlier
YES!!! 15 ROUNDS FOR REAL FIGHTERS.
This writer is ridiculously stupid. How can you say could this fighter have done this in so and so round? Fighters know they fight 12 rounds so if they can’t do it within 12 they can’t do it in 15. It’s not like they go in the ring not knowing how many rounds there are!!!
YES 15. Didnt back then they went even more rounds? Fighters today are pussies!
Why not 17 rounds then? Or perhaps 18? or how about 30 like the olden days? Wouldn’t that show even more who can dig deep and pull out that knockout victory…? Your question is void because there will always be a “what if” question no matter how many rounds you do. The fact is a boxer trains to fight for 12 rounds. That means they have over 40 minutes to win a fight, if they can’t win in that time then its their own fault. It also allows the fighters to fight at a higher intensity, not having to pace themselves for the 3 extra rounds and if it significantly decreases the risk of brain damage then good for it.
Maybe all these Anti-Khan writers would be happy if Khan had died in the ring ?
no
13 rounds .lets do 13 rounds
MMA REGULAR FIGHTS ARE 3 ROUNDERS BUT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS GO 5 ROUNDS, BOXING SHOULD GO A EXTRA 3 ROUNDS
YES
Why not make it unlimited amount of rounds untill a winner is decided like in the good old days you mayaswell take out the neutral corner aswell and let boxers smash their knocked down opponents as soon as they get up off there knees. they all know the dangers of the sport they’ve chosen to commit there lives to if they get hurt that’s there problem
Yes, absolutly
no you have too think about a boxers health look what happened too micheal watson and gerald maclen 12 rounds is plenty
Wouldn’t a brave Maidana knocked out a weltering wobbly weak legged Amir Khan in these later rounds and rightfully captured the title belt and championship?
Possibly although Maidana had almost punched himself out.
Would Mosley have found the courage to pullout a stunning victory of Mayweather in rounds 13-14 or 15?
No lol
Would Arthur Abraham rallied and possibly stopped Froch with a stunning late round punch?
No he would have been stopped
how would Chad Dawson benefit from more rounds if the fight got stopped because of a cut?