Why did WBC reduce title fights to 12 rounds ?

[Anthony342]

Thats probably why they only wanted them for 10.

Yeah. And I don't know if it's all the TV I watch now, but my attention span can only last about 10 these days.

[OctoberRed]

Yeah. And I don't know if it's all the TV I watch now, but my attention span can only last about 10 these days.

That's why some of these long 4 hour shows kill me.

[Anthony342]

That's why some of these long 4 hour shows kill me.

What do you mean by 4 hour shows? You mean boxing matches or ball games that last that long? Yeah, good thing for DVRs. Back in the day, I even used to love to tape and DVD record or get someone online to do it and mail it to me.

[Dempsey-Louis]

No doubt we have become a sound bite culture, even important national events can't seem to keep the nation's attention pass a three days news cycle, (me included) but yet there is a paradoxical new thing called 'binge watching' where people sit and watch multiple episodes of a TV series, hour after hour (me included). I wonder how it is we can create such contradictory behaviors.

A boring fight doesn't keep my attention for three rounds, a great fight and 15 goes by in a flash.

[Anthony342]

No doubt we have become a sound bite culture, even important national events can't seem to keep the nation's attention pass a three days news cycle, (me included) but yet there is a paradoxical new thing called 'binge watching' where people sit and watch multiple episodes of a TV series, hour after hour (me included). I wonder how it is we can create such contradictory behaviors.

A boring fight doesn't keep my attention for three rounds, a great fight and 15 goes by in a flash.

Yeah I can only sometimes binge watch if it's a half hour comedy show. But I usually only watch part of an episode and watch the rest the next day on DVD or watch one or two episodes. I tend to remember what happened a lot better that way. I do like that full seasons are released all on the same day though. For years, I was hoping that would happen instead of waiting a week or longer between episodes.

[OctoberRed]

What do you mean by 4 hour shows? You mean boxing matches or ball games that last that long? Yeah, good thing for DVRs. Back in the day, I even used to love to tape and DVD record or get someone online to do it and mail it to me.

Those PBC marathon shows.

[Anthony342]

Those PBC marathon shows.

Oh yeah. I gave up on those a while ago. Just about everything I watch is pre recorded now, except maybe a Giants NFL game or the Super Bowl.

[Napoleon Wilson]

Roone Arledge , the creator of Monday Night Football, complained the Homes-Cobb went too long. It went over an hour. He had to pay the local affiliates for the time that went over an hour.
So, he went to Jose Sulaiman and told him to reduce the title fights to 12 rounds.

WBA and IBF ( USBAI then ), did not follow right away b/c they held their ground.

WBC kept claiming they did it for safety reasons.
WBA and IBF finally caved-in.

Great post dude. I remembered It being something like this.
Do you having links?

I'm not saying I don't believe you. HAHA.
Further reading/research purposes...

[OCPancho]

Great post dude. I remembered It being something like this.
Do you having links?

I'm not saying I don't believe you. HAHA.
Further reading/research purposes...

Sorry, no links.
All I know is I read all about that bullsh8 on Flash Gordon's periodical back in the days . And it made a lot of sense then . Flash also exposed Don King and Jose Sulaiman stealing Bobby Chacon's belt .

[Napoleon Wilson]

Sorry, no links.
All I know is I read all about that bullsh8 on Flash Gordon's periodical back in the days . And it made a lot of sense then . Flash also exposed Don King and Jose Sulaiman stealing Bobby Chacon's belt .

Ok no worries.

I really ****ing hate this "sport"........