Marciano was behind on points when going into round 13 of his first fight with Jersey Joe Walcott. He scored a KO in Round 13. Had there only been 12 round title bouts back then, Marciano wouldn't be the only Heavyweight to retire undefeated. What if Bute vs. Andrade I were 15 rounds? Would Bute still be undefeated? Would have there been a Trilogy? What are some fights in the 12 round era where 15 rounds could have made the difference?
there wouldnt be any debate about who won the DLH vs tito fight cause tito woudlve KO the mofo in the 14rd :hat
The Barrera - Morales Trilogy might look a bit different, seeing as some rounds are hard to judge even now... Also Mosley - Cotto could possibly have a different outcome, shane fnished the fight extremely well...
good point, floyd vs hoya wouldnt of been a split decesion cause he would of died in the 13th round. There only a hand full of fighters who could pull that off today
There is only one fight that springs into mind when you say fighters going 15 rounds with a different outcome. And that fight is: Arthur Abraham vs Andre Dirrell.
Not really, he would have still lost by DQ, but i can see your point, had they fought for 15 rounds, arthur would more than likely have dirrell out of there
No he wouldnt have been disqualified, he was desperate when he went after Dirrell. If the fight had gone 15 rounds, he would have been more calm, and would have gotten Dirrell out in the 14th
Yeah didnt think of that, depends on dirrells resilience, who knows if arthur still wasnt landing hard in the 14th he would probably do the same... I dont think there would be a change in his deperation, so he would either KO him in the 14th or 15th, or he would have done the same and be DQ'd
Other things would've changed since the fighters know how many rounds are left. They're not going to fight the exact same way knowing there's one round left instead of four rounds left. One that I wonder how different it would've been if scheduled for 15 is Trinidad-De La Hoya. De La Hoya said he was tired toward the end and his legs were feeling shaky. He was using his legs a lot, and usually seemed a bit of a tense fighter in there rather than a relaxed one. For the opposite, Weaver-Tate may have been really different if scheduled for 12 rounds rather than 15. I look at Leonard-Hearns 1, and I think if that was scheduled for 12, that Ray would've certainly put on more pressure toward the end, knowing there's less time left. For Weaver-Tate though, what are the chances that Weaver lands that perfect left hook with three less rounds?
Thing is, when talking 15 rounds, you have to take into consideration fighters preparing for 15 rounds of boxing. Obviously, the ones with proven stamina would handle the ending rounds better. Juanma Lopez vs Mtagwa or Bute vs Andrade I are probably the best examples of fights that... had they went on for any longer, they would have seen a different outcome.