Why do you think boxing changed from 15 to 12 rounds?

I would like to think it was for fighter safety, which it definitely helps with. Nonetheless, what I would like to think and what I DO think are not one in the same. Therefore, I am unable to make a choice in your poll. Damn good question though.

 

didn't this change came after the sustained beating and eventual death of Deuk Ko Kim against Mancini?

...I think that was the reason.

 

Because someone died.

 

Wouldn't boxing be some gangster **** if they made an overtime 13th round whenever a draw after the 12th was announced? People would literally go all out and kill themselves, the true gladiators.

 

With some of these.

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WBC instituted the 12 round fight system. Back when they did useful ****.

Here's a fun fact kids: Evander Holyfield is the last current active boxer to have competed in a 15 round fight.

 

Safety, but shortening the fights wasn't a bad idea.. but I wish it was 13 or 11 rounds, to help get rid of draws.

 

It wasn't due to any one particular death, or at least I don't see how it could be. Maybe a particular death served as the straw that broke the camel's back, but there have been countless deaths in boxing well before the fights were shortened, and many since. Though, I imagine the rate of deaths in boxing has slowed since fights have been shortened, rather than increased.

I'm not sure how literal to take Thread Stealer's question, as it makes a good point aside from actually asking a question. I'm sure the time slot thing factored in to a certain degree. The excuse just may have made it very convenient.

 

It made for a bigger window for corruption with scoring.

That's the truth:good

 

You don't know, much do you?

 

Good idea.

 

Actually seems like a reasonable idea. Farfetched, but reasonable.

 

because the powers that be knew that Bernard Hopkins and the Klits would take over boxing.

Now imagine 9 more minutes of that crap? forget it..

 

I think they have a few 11 rounders here and there in the U.K. Personally, I think that if certain very even rounds were scored evenly (similar to how Larry Merchant scores fights, though I'm not sure if the rules permit the official judges from scoring it like that or not), it could offset the number of draws, or not.