In this week’s mailbag, Stephen Edwards – one of the sport’s most-respected trainers – answers your questions about fights that could have been different over 12 rounds rather than 15, who he likes in the newly-announced Jake Paul-Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr fight and current goings on in the lightweight division.
Bread, It feels like a cliche, but count me among those who have you to thank for a bright spot every Saturday morning. We appreciate it. I was wondering how different boxing history might look if some of the classic 15-round fights were only scheduled for 12. An example is Leonard vs. Hearns, which you can argue would have been a win for Hearns if it were 12 rounds (I acknowledge that if it were set for 12 rounds, both guys would have fought differently). That said, who are the fighters who perhaps overachieved because 15 rounds revealed their strengths, and who are the fighters who underachieved because 15 rounds revealed their deficiencies? With gratitude, David in Miami
