Why were both Dempsey-Tunney fights set at 10 rounds?

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yancey
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Why were both Dempsey-Tunney fights set at 10 rounds?

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I'm certainly not inferring that 15 rounds would have made any difference, just wondering why these championship fights only went 10.
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SaadOffTheDeck
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Re: Why were both Dempsey-Tunney fights set at 10 rounds?

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I believe that was the state limit at the time.
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raylawpc
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Re: Why were both Dempsey-Tunney fights set at 10 rounds?

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That was the limit in Pennsylvania and Illinois at that time . . .
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gilgamesh
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Re: Why were both Dempsey-Tunney fights set at 10 rounds?

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Cool...I'm glad you guys answered that. I've always wondered about this myself.
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