Championship fights: 15 rounds to 12 rounds

[blackbelt2003]

There've been plenty of injuries since 12 rounders came on, too.

It's quite probable Ali would have got damaged fighting in 12 rounders.

Does anyone have any evidence BTW that says whether injury has been decreased since 15 rounders were abolished? I'd be interested to see it.

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[paulmmv]

it was the mancini vs kim fight right after that accident the boxing council changed the champion ship rounds from 15 to 12

[BigMikeD]

Ithink thats to long

[BigMikeD]

they cant last 5

[BigMikeD]

12 rounds is fine

[Dynamite76]

I know the WBA and the IBF changed in the mid to late 80s, but the WBC initiated the change in '82 and started using it around '83. This was due primarily to the Mancini-Kim fight, but also adding fuel to the fire was the Pryor-Arguello match and the Holmes-Cobb match, which caused Cosell to turn his back on boxing.

[plexmc]

I assume that in the 1980s the boxing coucils IBF,WBA changed

the format of championship fights from 15 to 12 rounds. when and

why exactly did they make this change? Was it the boxing councils

who changed it or some other governing body?

I feel u on that

[plexmc]

I know the WBA and the IBF changed in the mid to late 80s, but the WBC initiated the change in '82 and started using it around '83. This was due primarily to the Mancini-Kim fight, but also adding fuel to the fire was the Pryor-Arguello match and the Holmes-Cobb match, which caused Cosell to turn his back on boxing.

I feel u on that

[Mr. Violence]

it had to do with ring deaths. there was a number of ring deaths in the 80's and the commissions agreed to change it to 12 rounds because of this fact.

[Hunna]

world class boxers put their health on the line, in 12 round bouts, even more in the old 15 rounders. I spose thats the price the pay for fame and fortune, life is never easy and nothing comes for free. I say let the people and consumers decide!