Would Corbett beat Jeffries in a 15 round fight? Would Bonavena have beaten Frazier in a 20 round bout? Would bigger gloves have prevented Demosey from stopping Willard? The three knockdown rule would have awarded Durelle a win over Moore. Comments? Other examples? [CODE][/CODE]
Of course... jack johnson even past his Prime would have beaten willard in a 15 or 20 rounder. Walcott would have won vs marciano in a 12 rounder
But then how can we rate all time greats if the rules are a major factor? If Johnson would have won in 15 or 20 vs Willard, can we also say that Willard would have always won in a longer war of attrition? Would Rocky always flatten Walcott in a 12+ fight? Or would fighters apply different strategies? Would Marciano work with greater urgency in a shorter fight with Walcott and render him unconscious sooner? Hmmmm.
Didn't fighters tend to pace themselves in extremely long fights, like a 45 rounder or whatever Johnson v Willard was scheduled for? That's 3x15 round fights, would have to pace themselves. Would expect that in a shorter fight, the fighters would fight with a greater urgency, but I suppose it is also true that the opportunities would be less, so the chance of a come from behind victory would be lower.
