just a crazy thought....

[KostyaTszyu44]

i was talking to a mate recently (he boxes too) and he was saying what if the round times in a 12 round boxing match were varied ie:

round 1 would be 5 minutes

rounds 2-5 would be 3 minutes

rounds 6-8 would be one minute

rounds 9-11 would be 3 minutes

and the 12th round would be 5 minutes

he thinks that if the round times were varied it be more diverse and exciting, eg: the 3 min rounds would be fought at a more regular pace, the 5 minute rounds would be more slow and
tactical and the 1 minute rounds would be exciting punch-outs

i know this probably would never happen and would lead to questions such as "well what would you do for 4,6,8 and 10 round fights" but its just a thought

does anyone think it would make boxing more exciting??

not that we think its not great already lol

[Silencers]

I think it'd just make fights duller, dull 3 minute rounds would just get worse with 5 minute rounds and there's no guarantee that the 1 minute rounds would provide fireworks.

[mannypac22]

I think that boxing wold change forever and they should only do this in 12 rounders and leave fights with less rounds just 3mins each

maybe throw in 2min rounds from round 2-5

[KostyaTszyu44]

I think it'd just make fights duller, dull 3 minute rounds would just get worse with 5 minute rounds and there's no guarantee that the 1 minute rounds would provide fireworks.

true

and people would have to completely change their training, like do short bursts of sprints etc to condition themselves for the short rounds and then and longer stuff to condition for the 3 and 5 min rounds

so leaving all other fights as 3 mins wouldnt really make sense

but maybe the one min rounds would provide fireworks as you would have to assert yourself to win the round

but yeah, there would be some boring as **** fights, like guys who just cruise through regardless of the length of the round

[Silencers]

true

and people would have to completely change their training, like do short bursts of sprints etc to condition themselves for the short rounds and then and longer stuff to condition for the 3 and 5 min rounds

so leaving all other fights as 3 mins wouldnt really make sense

but maybe the one min rounds would provide fireworks as you would have to assert yourself to win the round

but yeah, there would be some boring as **** fights, like guys who just cruise through regardless of the length of the round

Yeah, training methods would have to be changed and we may not get the great fights like we have had in the past because the pace would be all over the place.

[KostyaTszyu44]

yeah true............

[-Swizzy-]

i was talking to a mate recently (he boxes too) and he was saying what if the round times in a 12 round boxing match were varied ie:

round 1 would be 5 minutes

rounds 2-5 would be 3 minutes

rounds 6-8 would be one minute

rounds 9-11 would be 3 minutes

and the 12th round would be 5 minutes

he thinks that if the round times were varied it be more diverse and exciting, eg: the 3 min rounds would be fought at a more regular pace, the 5 minute rounds would be more slow and
tactical and the 1 minute rounds would be exciting punch-outs

i know this probably would never happen and would lead to questions such as "well what would you do for 4,6,8 and 10 round fights" but its just a thought

does anyone think it would make boxing more exciting??

not that we think its not great already lol

I think that's a great idea. but expect the tradtionalist pricks in this forum to flame you. Presenting new ideas causes some ppl to have aneurysms.

[cace]

its an interesting idea, not sure if its good or bad, but definitely interesting

would all rounds be worth the same scoring wise

[KostyaTszyu44]

uhh yeah i think he said all round are under the 5 point must system except for the 5 and 1 min rounds which are under the ten point must system

[El Dominicano]

I perfer to keep it the way it is...then comparing fighters from now to fighter from then will be lost.