Why even bother with 4 rounders?

[Cannibal]

I know it works well in the amateurs but why do people bother with 4 rounders when starting out in the pros?

I mean it only takes a point deduction or a knock down while you're off balance and you're in a position where you have to win EVERY round.

Then you get guys who may be nowhere near the same league as the favourite but because they know it is only 4 rounds they put in huge work rate and maybe nick a draw just on that alone.

There are some very good pros that have suffered set backs because of 4 rounders and lack of time to recover from mistakes so why not just go straight into 6 rounders, you have to work a bit more on stamina but it's a safer bet.

Or maybe restructure scoring for 4 rounders. Maybe have knock downs win you the round but not a 10-8 and and just a regular 10-9

[Poncey]

I know it works well in the amateurs but why do people bother with 4 rounders when starting out in the pros?

I mean it only takes a point deduction or a knock down while you're off balance and you're in a position where you have to win EVERY round.

Then you get guys who may be nowhere near the same league as the favourite but because they know it is only 4 rounds they put in huge work rate and maybe nick a draw just on that alone.

There are some very good pros that have suffered set backs because of 4 rounders and lack of time to recover from mistakes so why not just go straight into 6 rounders, you have to work a bit more on stamina but it's a safer bet.

Or maybe restructure scoring for 4 rounders. Maybe have knock downs win you the round but not a 10-8 and and just a regular 10-9

Ironically Vinny Mitchell almost had the same problem, was controlling the fight and got knocked down and only won by a round.

I've always thought they should start with 6.

[Ash-Weston]

the worst ive seen is three two's

[whicker]

From a fans perspective, four rounders can be good little fights. However, a lot of them are of the format Prospect V Losing Journeyman, so tend to be 40-36 affairs, so in that way it is a blessing they arn't too long! Still, a good 15 minutes of entertainment.

[n1ebf]

a good point by whicker there.........and Canibal, i would say the answer to that predicament is not to get knocked down.

at the end of the day you still get 3 other rounds to pull it back, assuming you don't knock em down in the same round.

I'd maybe plump for 6 twos but these lads are training themselves to work over 3 minute periods so it's not good preparation for future bouts.

5 x 3s and you're probably over stretching them.....they're novices (pros wise) of varying amateur experience and should be brought along as such.

[Cannibal]

You could have the best chin in the world and still have things go against you like a slip the ref interprets as a knock down and so on.

Then once you have a knock down against you, the other guy only has to put in a massive effort for one round where he tries to at least draw the round on work rate and you're out of the fight because he can shut up shop after that.

[jonp]

the worst ive seen is three two's

where did you see a 3x2s? i dont think they do that?