im trying to make a timeline of how the game has changed over the years. all contributions welcomed il add as we go along. ................................................................................................... This content is protected The London Prize Ring Rules were instituted with bare-knuckle rounds of unspecified length. Rounds ended when a fighter touched ground with a knee. The rules were based on those drafted by Britain's Jack Broughton in 1743, and governed the conduct of prizefighting/bare-knuckle boxing for over 100 years. They were later superseded by the Marquess of Queensberry rules (1865), the origins of the modern sport of Boxing. This content is protected Marquess of Queensberry rules (1865), the origins of the modern sport of Boxing. This content is protected Setting the distance to 15 rounds as a standard for championship fights. This content is protected NBA National Boxing Association, organized in 1921 This content is protected WBA World Boxing Association It was previously known as the NBA (National Boxing Association) before changing its name in 1962. This content is protected WBC The World Boxing Council Initially established by 11 countries, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo López Mateos, to form an international boxing organization that would achieve the unity of all commissions of the world to control the expansion of boxing. The groups that historically had recognized several boxers as champions included the New York State Athletic Commission, the National Boxing Association, the European Boxing Union and the British Boxing Board of Control, but these groups lacked, for the most part, the all-encompassing "international" status they boasted of. This content is protected The decision by Jose Sillyman and his cohorts to reduce the championship limit from 15 rounds to 12. This content is protected In 1983, the WBC took the unprecedented step of reducing the distance of its world championship bouts, from 15 rounds to 12—a move other organizations soon followed (for boxers' safety). The IBF. In 1983, at the WBA's annual convention, held in Puerto Rico that year, Bob Lee, president of the USBA (regional organisation), lost in his bid to become WBA president against Gilberto Mendoza. Lee and others withdrew from the convention after the election, and decided to organize a new world-level organization. This content is protected The WBO Started after a group of Puerto Rican and Dominican businessmen broke out of the World Boxing Association's 1988 annual convention in Isla Margarita, Venezuela over disputes regarding what rules should be applied.
I'll jump ahead a little to what...1982? This concerns the DE-EVOLUTION of tthe great sport of boxing..the decision by Jose Sillyman and his cohorts to reduce the championship limit from 15 rounds to 12..and the devolution of boxing commenced...there have been other trends that have even further contributed to eroding the classic traditions of boxing but I'll not dwell on them as to not be overly negative..you can stow this one away for awhile until the proper time comes chronologically and swell on more positive things, but this needs to be noted...it sticks in my craw like nothing else.
vp, I would, if I were czar of boxing, return the sport to televising black and white broadcasts on free tv of course...a choice of black truinks with white stripes or white trunks with black stripes...ex-champs and current champs being introduced in the ring before title fights, and a drastic reduction of weight divisions and all these excess title holders...lol...all of which might spark some controversy with some...like no more bs ring entrances...but for starters, the 15 round thing stands out....thanks and good luck with this thread!:bbb
Alphabet organizations should be in there somewhere. Abondoning same day weigh-in too. All in the 80s. In the early 20s, setting the distance to 15 rounds as a standard for championship fights.
