Alexandoy
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I remember watching the Thrilla in Manila – the heavyweight championship fight of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. It was a slambang bout of 15 rounds that was truly world class. I think it was a year after that fight when the World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association started limiting the boxing matches to 12 rounds only. The reason is to prevent injuries to the boxer. To a boxing aficisionado, there’s not much difference between 12 rounds and 15 rounds. What matters is the quality of the fight. If you have seen the Mayweather-Pacquiao bout, it was boring since nothing much happened in the 12 rounds. What we are after is the punches since it is a boxing match. As with the 12 rounds maximum, I think it is okay even if they reduce it to 10 rounds.