Anonymous ID: d8b541 Oct. 15, 2023, 9:44 p.m. No.19745027   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

>>19744841

>โ€œThe Championship Rounds,โ€ 13, 14, and 15

 

''Why are there no more 15-round boxing fights?''

World championship fights famously went as long as 15 rounds, as opposed to 12, between the 1920s and 1980s. All-time classics such as Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier, Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Kid Gavilan and Marvin Hagler vs. Roberto Duran went 15 full rounds. It was also a fundamental part of the plot for famous boxing film Rocky, when Sylvester Stallone's Rocky Balboa strived to "go the distance" against heavyweight champion Apollo Creed.

 

However there were concerns over the health and safety of fighters in 15-round fights, and on November 13, 1982 Duk Koo Kim went into a coma after being knocked out in round 14 of his WBA lightweight championship fight against Ray Mancini before dying in hospital days later. Three months after the fatal encounter, the WBC made the decision to reduce fights to 12 rounds, and the other major organisations eventually followed.

 

In addition to the extra punishment fighters can sustain in those three rounds, experts concluded that it also led to increased long-term damage due to the additional dehydration and exhaustion.

https://www.dazn.com/en-US/news/boxing/how-many-rounds-are-there-in-boxing-fight-length-rules-and-distance-for-championship-and-non-title-bouts/e1yx6ly86311tl95chrl0fmo