**Discussion about some of the longest fights in history**

Seven Samurai. :nono

 

Seven Samurai are so great, they made a anime base on it, Samurai 7 lol.

 

I'll have to check it out. :thumbsup

 

One of the greatest stories ever told in any medium, by one of the most meticulous and visionary film craftsman of all time and starring an ATG actor in his virtuoso defining performance, wherein he isn't even the star (and manages to shine without acting as a weed among the rest of the talent).

I may be underrating it a bit with that description, actually. :think

 

Just standing and keeping alert through a 3 hour fight would be hard enough.

 

:huh

 

Under London Prize Ring Rules a round ended when sombody was knocked down.

That meant that a round could last 60 minutes or 60 seconds.

After a knockdown took place the fallen fighter was allowed 30-38 seconds to get to his feet, and he could be carried back to his corner and literaly picked up by his cornermen.

If a fighter was getting the worst of an exchange he could go down to buy time at the other fighters expense.

Some of these fights could last for two or three hours or more. Today they would be classed as bloodsports.

 

That's right, had read that.

So MQ rules were 3" from the very first draft, right?

 

Tommy Ryan once went 70 or 75 rounds. I forget, and I'm too lazy to look it up right now. Going 15 rounds is like running marathon, expect your getting hit throughout the duration. I have no idea how some of the old timers fought 50+ rounds in the afternoon sun or in stuffy non-air conditioned rooms.

Back in those days, 20-25 round title fights were the norm.

I believe the last scheduled 20 round title fight was Joe Louis vs Simon.

 

Those were the days.