Ezzard wrote:They are also training for 12 and not 15.
and their stamina's still crap.
The currently recognized top HW in the world lost twice because he couldn't keep up a fast pace for 12 rounds (or in the Brewster fight, 5). And he's one of the few who keeps himself in respectable shape. That sums it up right there.
Both of those fights, he just paced himself poorly. The worst thing to do when you get tired is try to knock your opponent out quickly, and he made that mistake both times. Even though he has a PhD and everything (equivalent to an AA in a real country), Wladimir Klitschko's a stupid, stupid fighter.
I think that championship fights should go back to 15 rounders.
It would make the sport that bit more exciting. Nothing worse
than at the end of a good fight, and both fighters have more in
them, but it ends at 12.
None of these modern HW bouts are as exciting as any of
Johnson's hreat duels like his one with Willard or Moran..
nor do any sound as exciting as Jackson-Corbett mega
battle.
To digress....Funny how when they did away with 15 rounders there were suddenly more 12 rounders than there ever were 15 round fights and 12s put together. Seems every fight now is for some kind of belt and phoney championship.
