12 rounds or 15 rounds

Hearns would've got the decision against Leonard had it been a 12 rounder

 

Duran would have got a majority decision against Hagler if it was a twelve-rounder.

 

What?

 

Have to account for guys adjusting their strategies/pacing if they know they have fewer rounds to work in.

All I know is that I want the sport to go back to 15 rounds fer championship bouts.

I think he means Jersey Joe going into the 13th.

 

The one that went into the 15th isn't the one Charles was ended in. Took Rocky two tries to get rid of him.

 

This. Guys wouldn’t be able to get away with massive weight cuts and heavyweights would need to start coming in lighter.

 

Correct me if im wrong.

.. Joe Walcott and Rocky Marciano

 

Whenever a guy I like gets started too late and ends up dropping a decision, I always like to quietly console myself with the idea that they'd have won if it were a 15 round bout. Williams-Margarito would be an example where that reflex kicked in. But it isn't necessarily the soundest of reflexes. Three extra rounds would make the difference in some matchups where it appeared a guy was getting on top late in a twelver, but it wouldn't always be so.

I just think 15 rounds is a real litmus test and the best value for the bloodthirsty fight degenerate (downside being that stinkers become even more interminable). I also like that it's not an even number of rounds, which is generally better for scoring, so I'd take a switch to 13 rounds from that point of view.

 

don't have anything to add, but they need to bring back 15 rounds for championship fights.

 

They need to do a whole heap of things.