If you had the power, would you bring back 15 rounds ?

I would argue even more strongly against same day weigh-ins. The reason being is that boxers would still try to suck as much weight as possible, and they'd be at a huge risk for brain injuries. When you drain your body of fluids, it also effects the fluid that surrounds, and protects the brain. Here's an analogy: Put an egg in an empty glass, and put an egg in a glass full of water. Shake the glass. . . Lol of course your brain is not anything like an egg, but the analogy is solid: With the fluids drained that serve as a coating, and protection between the brain, and the skull, you're at a greater risk for brain injury. I know it's frustrating sometimes to see boxers rehydrate 20+ pounds between fights, but that's better than risking boxers health. When you're right, you're right. Here was me forgetting that there would be some idiots who would keep draining themselves to fight smaller dudes even if it meant they were going to be killing themselves literally and figuratively. Maybe they'll regulate it at some point, I know the WBC has already pretended to.

I can't decide yes or no, but I bet Chavez Jr. wishes he would've had 15 to make the comeback of his life!

The greatest fight of all "The Thrilla in Manilla" was a 15-round fight. It would not have been as great as a 12-round fight. From my own selfish point of view, I think the 15-rounders were true events. Leonard - Hearns I comes to mind also. 12 rounds has always seemed like a little less than a complete meal. But I can't argue against anyone who says it protects the fighters. Since boxing is a sport where the threat of death is real.

No need for 15 rounds But like many have stated, 13 rounds for an odd number would be nice

FUK NO! Easy for us to demand it when we are not the ones training and boxing, but no 12 Rounds is fine

I would change it to 13 rounds so there would be less draws.

Anyone who says yes is retarded. You would be responsible for a hell of a lot of deaths.

If I had the power to do such a thing, I will let the fighters decide. I would set up a huge "Fighters only" voting panel. All fighters who are licensed and recognized as professional boxers get to vote. The voting would last for a certain period of time, I would go in to it a little more and explain in further detail how I would organize the voting, but I am sure a lot of you get the point. Basically no fans, no journalists, no promoters, just the fighters decide. If the voting is some how very close, like so close that it wouldn't be fair to choose one over the other, which I doubt it i'm pretty sure most fighters would pick to leave it at 12, then what I would do is make the fights 14 rounds with 1:30 seconds between rounds. So 2 rounds added, but also fighters get an extra 30 seconds to catch their breath.

Thats a straw man argument. Many fighters have died in the ring since then in 12 rounds fights. Imagine, they're dying in 12 rounds fights. Why add three more. Kim would have probably survived if the fight was only 12 rounds.

Yes I would.red k sent. :chairshot I think I am good with 12 round fights for now. twelve round fights, even if somewhat dull, can keep a certain level of excitement about them still. If Pacquaio vs MAB 1 was 15 rounds I'd have fallen asleep in my beer.

all title fights will soon be 10 rounds per al haymon's orders.

No. For every Leonard-Hearns we'd have an absolutely horrible fight, and then some. Same day weigh-ins, yes.

Here is a GREAT article about boxing deaths (compilation of statistics). There was a boxer named Manuel Vazquez who kept record of all deaths in boxing (including training). He passed it on in 1994, and it was continued to be tallied. It does appear that is a slight correlation with ending the 15 round fight, and lack of deaths. . . But I have not taken the time to analyze them completely. This is also not considering other injurie s that could have been serious, but non-fatal. There also could have been more total fights in the decades in which 15 rounders were utilized. ANyway, here they are. . Let me know what you guys think. . A lot of people argue the change to 12 round fights was for purely economical and monetary reasons: 12 round fights allowed more commercial breaks, etc. http://ejmas.com/jcs/jcsframe.htm Just briefly checking some of that out, I'd attribute the lower fatalities more to less participation in the sport and the differences in fights nowadays than changing to 12 rounds. Fights in the decades where the death count is highest were brutal compared to now, and there were a lot more fighters.

I would without a doubt welcome back 15 rounds. It would be interesting to see how many self-proclaimed "throw back" fighters of today test their grit to what so many throw back fighters of yesteryear has already done. We should list the fighters of today that COULDN'T hang in for 15 rounds... There's maybe half a dozen fighters that I think could handle 15 rounds today. That's an easier, and shorter, list to make.

I would without a doubt welcome back 15 rounds. It would be interesting to see how many self-proclaimed "throw back" fighters of today test their grit to what so many throw back fighters of yesteryear has already done. We should list the fighters of today that COULDN'T hang in for 15 rounds...

Devon Alexander voted for 10 rounds. LMFAO...Good one...

Devon Alexander voted for 10 rounds.

Yes I would.

Yes. I saw hundreds of 15 round tittle fights. They are no more dangerous than 12 round fights in my opinion. I saw many fights that a fighter was behind in and he turned things around in the last three rounds. What would three more rounds do for Chavez in his last fight? How about three more rounds in the Trinidad-De La Hoya fight. I would not want fights to be more than 15 rounds but 15 rounds is a good test for real champions in important fights. I agree,but I would only make tittle fights 15 rounders...Reg fights 12...

Nope. Mancini-Kim is enough to say no. We're not the one's in there, we're just watching. Easy to say to bring it back when it's not you. It was the combination of Ray being a good fighter who hit hard and Kim having a bad weight cut, not the 15 rounds And a lot of the reason it was made this way was for cable networks not for fighter safety