12 Rounds or 15, which do you prefer?

[TheGreatA]

i think its common sense that an extra 9 minutes of repeated blows to the skull is more damaging than not having those 9 minutes?

Today's fighters throw and land more punches in 12 rounds than yesterday's fighters did in 15 rounds.

[Allucard]

15, 12 has diluted the sport. Only for title bouts though. Someone once suggested that the Ring belt holder should vacate the other titles and fight 15 rounders (which would get around the alphabet restrictions), which would give public legitimacy to his claim as world championship, a proposal I am in full agreement with.

That's wouldn't work as you think. If only some fights are 15 rounders they will become totally different fights. Some fighters would ONLY win those 15 rounders and lose the normal 12 rounders for instance due to pace and conditioning factors. You would see someone really good getting a shot at the ring tittle and then losing it to a Margarito type of fighter. how good would that be for boxing? Either make all championship fights 15 rounders or leave them be 12 rounds. I think 12 is enough.

[portuge puncher]

15 rounds for championship fights.

exactly, almost every ATG went 15 rounds

[Fitefreak]

i care about people not having brain damage. 12.

Why in the world are you posting on a boxing forum???

That's wouldn't work as you think. If only some fights are 15 rounders they will become totally different fights. Some fighters would ONLY win those 15 rounders and lose the normal 12 rounders for instance due to pace and conditioning factors. You would see someone really good getting a shot at the ring tittle and then losing it to a Margarito type of fighter. how good would that be for boxing? Either make all championship fights 15 rounders or leave them be 12 rounds. I think 12 is enough.

Having a single champion in each weight division would be absolutely fantastic for boxing. By allowing only one organization to hold 15 round title fights, their champions would become legitimized as THE champ in the public eye. The result would be a huge step forward for the sport.

[Thread Stealer]

Having a single champion in each weight division would be absolutely fantastic for boxing. By allowing only one organization to hold 15 round title fights, their champions would become legitimized as THE champ in the public eye. The result would be a huge step forward for the sport.

It would be good for the sport and the fans, however I question the effects it would have on certain fighters, especially the more avoided fighters.

You look at the numerous fighters throughout history who never got their deserved title shots, or waited very long for it. If there were more titles around then, they would've had opportunities to win a belt or work their way into a mandatory position. Having a belt can be a marketing tool for certain fighters.

Even the guys in more recent years who have had reputations for being avoided, most of them had a title of sort, and still got big or semi-big fights on HBO.

[Mayweather Jr.]

Easy question...Do you prefer championships fights to be 12 rounds or 15?

that is like saying "what would u rather have...a 9 inch weiner or a 12 inch weiner...








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[Silencers]

I prefer 15 rounds, as long as it's proven that 15 rounds aren't more dangerous than 12 round fights, then boxing should go back to that. 13-15 are the true championship rounds.

[REMOVED SHARK 99]

lol at 15 rounds, makes you wonder what they were thinking when they went up to 45 rounds

[Tyson2k7]

15 rounds for title fights should be standard. People pay 50 to 60 bucks for PPV and anywhere from 100 bucks to 6,000 bucks for tickets. Fighters only fight like 2 or 3 fight MAX per year anyway.

[Spray_resistant]

Let me just say....imagine a bad style match up for 15 rounds as opposed to 12.....Billy Dip vs Steven Luevano was a championship fight just to illustrate my point.