Would you be for this rule in boxing?

We should go back to 15 round fights. Never open up the scoring.

Corners need to use better judgment.

At the same time, boxers know the danger when they sign up.

 

Fifteen rounds.

Weigh in a few hours before the fight.

8oz gloves.

Problem solved!

 

We have seen it with open scoring. It doesn't work.

 

I completely agree. Weigh in a few hours before the fight. Absolutely.

 

When I've said that before, I got 'well the fighters would be in more danger because they won't be fully rehydrated.'

****ing good, shouldn't try to attain that unfair advantage in the first place. They'd soon learn that it isn't worth it, and then we can watch fights where both men actually weigh the same as what it said on the scales.

 

Judges only made known the day of

 

I agree with you completely. I imagine it would be possible to test them for dehydration a few times in the days leading up to the fight anyway, that's a better safety measure imo.

 

I would be against. I sincerely believe every rule in boxing can be used for corruption and unfair advantages. It is a sport where promoters and businessmen decide the day. A rule like yours could be exploited.

While a corner may sometimes make stupid decisions that go against the health of their fighter, they at least unconditionally support their man.

 

If it would influence the corner at all, it's just as likely to lead to a potential tragedy situation than to prevent one.
Let's say the referee opens the scoring and it turns out the fighter taking the beating is in fact in front .......

Anyway, any good corner should always put the fighter's well-being first, whether he's ahead or behind on points, if he's at risk of SERIOUS harm then the corner shouldn't even be weighing up the matter of the scoring.

 

this would be good but cant see it happening

 

:deal

 

:good

 

Revert to the "50's" basically, the classic era of boxing, with 15 rounds, seperating the men from the boys, and having an "in control" referee who will stops a bout, or acknowledge a towel thrown in the ring by a responsible corner, and stop it then. We need no more orthopedic rules or devices to further pussify the sport, just a return to the 50's mentality and standards.

 

No because biased fans booing could influence judges in close fights