Famous 15 round fights that would have had a different result if they were 12 rounds

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  1. Mendoza

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    I really miss 15 round fights, but it appears they are gone for good. I'd argue that title unification matches should be 15 rounds, with a safety rule that it's a TKO if one fighter is down 5 rounds or more to prevent beatings, but its preaching to the choir.

    Suppose there was a 12 round limit after 1930. Which famous fights would have had different winners?

    I'll start off with a few.

    Louis vs Conn 1. Conn wins the UD

    Marciano vs Walcott 1, Walcott wins the UD
     
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  2. juppity

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    Sugar Ray Leonard vs Thomas Hearns
    Mike Weaver vs John Tate
    Jake La Motta vs Laurent Dauthuille
    Ray Mancini vs Duk Koo Kim
    The last fight was a slugfest marred by tragedy. If Chavez vs Taylor had been 15 rounds i no doubt
    a tragedy like this would have occurred.
     
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  3. joe brown

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    sugar ray Robinson vs joey maxim
     
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  4. lufcrazy

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    Impossible to say.
     
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  5. Mendoza

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    Not its not, what were the scorecards after 12? Robinson in the lead, I think
     
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  6. Mod-Mania

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    wasn't Duran ahead on the cards against Hagler after 12 rds?
     
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  7. joe brown

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    on two of the judges scorecards he was ahead and one had it a draw I think
     
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  8. joe brown

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    Laurent dauthile vs Jake Lamotta
     
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  9. lufcrazy

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    But that's a false representation imo as the fights were scheduled for 15 rounds and the gameplan reflected that
     
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  10. LittleRed

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    Robinson was up pretty big. 7-3-3 was the closest.
     
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  11. dinovelvet

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    It is impossible to say since less rounds would have drastically altered every aspect of the fight.
     
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  12. dinovelvet

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    Maxim's strategy revolved around the course of 15 rounds so 12 rounds would have presented a different Joey Maxim.
     
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  13. Skins

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    Ismael Laguna probably would have won 2nd fight against Ken Buchanan if it was a 12 rounder. I think Buchanan swept the last 3 rounds to win. Laguna then might not have fought Duran. Bobby Chacon probably would have lost his epic war against Bazooka Limon if it was a 12 rounder (not sure what cards were but it was really close) Good Idea:ARMS1:
     
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  14. janitor

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    The naive assumption that the 12 round fights would be the 15 round fight, minus the last three rounds!

    I am sorry, but the real physical universe doesn’t work that way!
     
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  15. Perry

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    One judge of the Louis Conn fight had the fight a draw after 12 rounds.
     
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