Beyond the Marquess of Queensberry Rules. Changing the rules of boxing.

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  1. Vykus

    Vykus ɹoolɟ ǝɥʇ ɯoɹɟ ʍǝᴉʌ ǝɥʇ Full Member

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    I've always thought that if sanctioning bodies were done away with, it would free up greater flexibility to evolve the sport without becoming too confusing for the casual fans.

    For example, if boxing were to limit its weight classes and the number of recognized champions for each weight class, say eight weight classes with one champion each, it would allow for the promotion and dynamic of both gloved and bare-knuckle boxing between professional fighters. Thus each weight class would have both a gloved and bare-knuckle champion on the world scene. It could also allow for both short and long round champions. The 4/5 round slugfest champion or the 12 round endurance champion, allowing fighters of more specific talents to shine on the world scene rather than simply the current one size fits all multiple champions in a ridiculous amount of weight classes.

    What would be some other ideas and rule changes on how we could improve the sport of boxing in the 21st century?
     
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  2. rorschach51

    rorschach51 A Legend & A Gentleman Full Member

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    Each fighter has to drink a big gulp before entering the ring, and whoever makes the other **** their pants with body shots first wins!
     
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  3. Vykus

    Vykus ɹoolɟ ǝɥʇ ɯoɹɟ ʍǝᴉʌ ǝɥʇ Full Member

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    The Bronze Bomber would finally be a star :lol::lol::lol:
     
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    Vykus ɹoolɟ ǝɥʇ ɯoɹɟ ʍǝᴉʌ ǝɥʇ Full Member

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    Imagine 5 round world championship fights with scoring only based on knockdowns and Kos. If it goes 5 rounds with no knockdowns, its a draw, motivating fighters to slug it out over 5 rounds and encouraging rematches. Boxing still has so much potential to evolve as a sport once it shrugs off the downright thuggery that controls it.
     
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  5. tealt

    tealt Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think adding more judges and a few independent ones from a tv monitor would be great. I mean these judges make **** money compared to what the boxers make so I think they can spare a few more judges. For championship fights only.
     
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  6. Vykus

    Vykus ɹoolɟ ǝɥʇ ɯoɹɟ ʍǝᴉʌ ǝɥʇ Full Member

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    Maybe there could be 15 registered judges per championship fight, with the fight score being the average of the median 9, leaving out the 6 outliers. This could definitely help rule out corruption in close fights and gain greater consensus on a score.
     
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  7. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Standardization has helped boxing rather than hurt it, IMO. Kickboxing operates like you suggest, and it doesn't do the sport any favors. For one thing, it makes it a lot harder to follow for the fans, with a lot more disputed decisions. And it also splits the talent up between multiple orgs
     
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  8. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    Call me a traditionalist, but I've always thought that men should fight the way God and nature intended, with their fists uncovered, and their dicks out, like the Greeks.
     
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  9. Vykus

    Vykus ɹoolɟ ǝɥʇ ɯoɹɟ ʍǝᴉʌ ǝɥʇ Full Member

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    Yeah, but this is my point with doing away with sanctioning bodies, boxing would be much better off as a sport under a single global organization/standard with one recognized champion for each (less) division, like any other sport, allowing the sport to evolve like others do rather than being the basket case of representation it is today.
     
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    Vykus ɹoolɟ ǝɥʇ ɯoɹɟ ʍǝᴉʌ ǝɥʇ Full Member

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    Women's boxing would thrive and become much more popular :nut:
     
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  11. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    The UFC tried to muscle in on boxing and create a boxing league. It didn't work. You'd need a government regulated monopoly, and I'm not sure any country has the clout anymore in the global era to pull that off.

    Alternatively, one of the sanctioning bodies would have to win the alphabet wars. Not sure how that would happen.
     
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  12. marting

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    An autonomous association of boxing referees that are governed by a board of experienced refs, sports MD's, and retired fighters. The member refs would held accountable by the board and have their performances selectively and periodically reviewed. Also reviews on complaints of sufficient merit. The association would be independent of all other governing bodies and promotion companies.

    The lack of consistency in enforcement of rules and instances of incompetent refereeing is getting ridiculous.

    I don't see much hope in getting a global governing boxing body or avoiding complicit behavior between promotion companies and sanctioning bodies. But a ref association independent of these two corrupt areas would at least be a start, improve fairness in the sport and could improve compensation for referees.
     
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  13. Vykus

    Vykus ɹoolɟ ǝɥʇ ɯoɹɟ ʍǝᴉʌ ǝɥʇ Full Member

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    The end of the Sulaiman and Mendoza dynasties would be a good start.
     
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  14. split_decision

    split_decision Electronic information tampers with your soul Full Member

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    Just One 36 minute round
     
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  15. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    My favorite historical method of destroying an alphabet belt's legitimacy was when Sullivan pulverized Kilrain for 75 bareknuckle rounds, and then said that he considered Kilrain's belt a dog collar.

    You'd have to have a dominant champion who beat the Ring #1 contender 2-3 times every year, chooses just one belt, and ceremoniously throws the rest in the trash like Bowe.
     
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