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Rounds back then were fought differently than now. They would stop at a knockdown(and a new one will begin).There were also other prerequisites to stop the round and start a new one that are not used today. The pace was also slower. This was covered in History forum a few times already, so if you want to, you can dig it up.
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Sure the bouts were longer but both boxers had to handle that. Modern fighters could fight for 45 rounds if they had to, but the pace would slow after the 20th. There were more knockouts, as fighters got fatigued and their defence fell apart.
The game has changed. The fighters today are not significantly more or less fit than the fighters of yesterday, though there have been some major improvements in sports nutrition and conditioning. Boxers now will train for their challenge, just as they did back then.
Ask yourself: Who is the better athlete, an olympic sprinter, an olympic 1500m runner or an olympic marathon runner? The answer is they are all fit, but they train twoards different goals.
Same with the changing rules of boxing.Comment
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Why didn't boxers from the late 1800's to early 1900's fight with the intent of knocking out their opponents as quick as possible? I always thought most boxers prefer to knock out their opponents early than for a fight to drag on lasting the distance. Who in their right mind wants to fight for 45 rounds wearing small gloves plus having to deal with hot weather. Considering the gloves were smaller with less padding, why didn't fighters get knocked out early? We often see modern fighters that start to tire after 8 rounds so there is no way those guys would have lasted when fights were scheduled for 15 rounds. You can forget about them lasting 20 or 45 rounds.
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