Overtime round in boxing?

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  • Southpawology
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    #1

    Overtime round in boxing?

    After thinking about the hopkins/pascal draw and the ortiz/peterson draw....pretty much every other sport has some form overtime, why can't boxing? I understand that boxing cut back on the amount of rounds to decrease brain injuries but why not have an extra 2:00 minute overtime round if a fight is declared a draw? the fighters themselves hate draws, the promoters hate draws, and the fans hate draws.

    thoughts?
  • ИATAS
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    #2
    or having 13 rounds, an odd number, would decrease the chances of a draw...

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    • I am tyler
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      #3
      But just imagine what would happen if a fighter died in that overtime round, proper public outcry.

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      • S.G.
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        #4
        It's just not practical. By the time the scores are read out the fighters have already cooled down and congratulated each other and everything.

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        • El Fenomeno
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          #5
          It's only American sports (about 4 or 5) that have overtime. Leave boxing as it is.

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          • gauze
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            #6
            15 two minute rounds?

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            • THE REED
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              #7
              I always thought they should of went to 13 rounds...

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              • JmH Reborn
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                #8
                I'd say either make them 11 or 13 round fights.

                Or better yet, go to a two judge system. Have your panel of 3 judges, with a back up judge behind them that review the round quickly with them in the 60 second break.

                Or have the commission review each round and if something has been blatantly scored incorrectly, like that 10-10 round, with no justification, it can be changed. I'm willing to let the time in which a fight ends and scores are read to be longer to ensure a fair outcome

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                • Shabba Rank$
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                  #9
                  Instead of overtime why not just add one extra round?

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                  • mushahadeen
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Southpawology
                    Overtime round in boxing?
                    How about a Free Kick?

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