New Rule: 20 Second Count Out?

[*2TOUGH*]

that's a great idea for increasing the rate of concussions per year in boxing leading to more James Toneys

We are in a blood sport... not playing Tennis...

[krimzon]

We are in a blood sport... not playing Tennis...

Ohh.. that's true. I think it would be even better, if it was a fight to the death though. Then the real man truly "wins."

[Ryn0]

Oh man, i disagree. When Don King was counting the seconds when they made the appeal, Tyson got up at 9 seconds but they counted him out!!

I guess we'll never know, maybe you're right though, Tyson probably would have got stopped on his feet coz i reckon his heart and pride would have got him up before 10 seconds.

I meant it wouldn't have made a difference.

Tyson was getting beaten up towards the end, Buster had been knocked down and Tyson couldn't finish the job. Douglas could NOT miss with that jab.

[frankenfrank]

Discuss how a 20 second count out would have changed some of the greatest fights in history. Discuss how this fantasy "new" rule could be beneficial to fighters and discuss how and why it could be dangerous.

It would have been much more dangerous than beneficial , under most circumstances , the downed fighter would have been downed again , more so in the cases when 10 seconds were not enough , so more accumulated damage would have been caused to those who could get up before 20 but not before 10 , i.e. the ones with determination and courage but no punch resistance.
Therefore my stance is : leave it on 10 seconds .
Many got up before 10 , which is the sign for "enough" .

Eg, Mike Tyson would have gotten up from the final Buster Douglas knock down and would have beat Busta.

Who knows ? maybe Busta would have knocked him down again .

Do you think that 18 seconds is enough for a fighter to clear his head?

It can be much closer to enough than 10 , but in many cases can still not suffice.