Would you like to see the return of 15 round fights?

12 is long enough for me. I'd ask the boxers before I'd ask the fans, they'd be the ones getting their heads and bodies pounded in for 3 extra rounds.

 

15 rounds for the elite fights is a must, any unification bout rather than just any title bout because their are to many paper titles these days. Bring it back for the fights that matter.

 

Without a doubt I would.

 

some fights went on for well over 30 rounds

 

Not entirely sure, but at the very least someone should have the common sense to make it an odd number of rounds, whether it's 13 or 15, just to make the possibility of a draw less likely. It's a lot harder for a judge to come up with a draw score in a 13 or 15 rounder than it is in a 12 rounder, with a score of 6-6.

And like Russell said, a LOT of fighters who were lucky to escape with a decision after 12 rounds would either have to dig deeper to win the fight or be shown as less elite and worthy than people think they are.

 

I think it would be great because it would put the toughness back into fighting a bit more and viewers would get more for their money.

 

well they are the ones who choose to be fighters, and the fans are the ones paying the fighters wages

 

I think they should have them for career defining fights. A fight like Canelo vs Mayweather would be a top candidate. Two undefeated fighters with more then 40 pro fights? That's where a 15 rounds would be great. There's less of a chance of a robbery with 15 round fights. The extra rounds really help the scorecards and also change the strategy in some cases. Lets say Malignaggi Broner was 15 rounds. If that were the case, I doubt Malignaggi would have punched himself out like he did in the early rounds. He would have better paced himself. He pretty much went into that Broner fight trying to be constantly active worried about getting the tail end of a close decision. in a 15 round fight, your whole gameplan has to change. you can't just cruise to the finish line in a 15 round fight like you can in a 12 rounder.

 

Hell yes. 15 rounders are better in every way. You get more bang for your buck as a fan. It also makes the fighters work harder, and in a close fight it gives you more rounds for a knockout to happen or more rounds for the judges to score.

 

This:happy

 

Back when it was 15 rounds, fighters just paced themselves better.


I can live with either, 12 or 15.
The longer fight does give the less athletic fighter a better chance to close ground those last 3 rounds, and that can be brutal to even the most gifted athlete.

Instead of going back to 15 rounds I'd rather same day weighins be
re-instituted instead.

 

I was under the impression fights were brought down to 12 rounds on health grounds to protect the boxers from extreme punishment / injury / brain damage