The Jones-Trinidad Pre-Fight Report Card

[crold1]

Keep in mind that rounds were different then; in most bouts, a rund ended when someone was knocked or thrown down. The dropped fighter then had 1 minute to get his foot 'back to scratch' or he lost. That meant a round could last anywhere between one punch or hours.

[NachoMan]

FYI, for those who didn't know: Those old-time fights that went so many rounds were fought under the London Prize Ring rules, which were quite a bit different from the modified Marquess of Queensbury rules in use today. For starters, there was no established time limit for each round. Rounds were ended when either man was knocked or thrown down by the other. The downed fighter would then have 30 seconds to recover and 8 seconds more to return to the "scratch line" (chalk line where each round resumed). This explains why many of these old-time fights turned out so many rounds. I'm not saying they weren't grueling matches, but they weren't necessarily the marathons that they seem to us today, because under the old rules a round could very well last mere seconds long. A 120 round fight held under modern rules would last eight full hours (including the 1 minute rest)!

[NachoMan]

Keep in mind that rounds were different then; in most bouts, a rund ended when someone was knocked or thrown down. The dropped fighter then had 1 minute to get his foot 'back to scratch' or he lost. That meant a round could last anywhere between one punch or hours.

You beat me to the punch.

[crold1]

My apologies.