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I’ll be explaining why Boxing is 12 rounds.

Why is Boxing 12 Rounds?

The rounds were reduced from 15 to 12 after a fatality happening in the ring. And some of it can be argued to increase its marketability. Cardio becomes a proven factor that can significantly make the difference in the safety of a boxer. A boxer with better cardio reduces their likelihood of accruing potential brain damage from getting hit in the head constantly.

What Did Changing The Rounds in Boxing do for the Sport?

When they changed the amount of rounds in boxing it decreased the risk of dehydration and exhaustion.

Being hydrated can make the difference between an athlete seeing success and having a bad time.

Boxing is a combat sport that requires energy to be channeled over the course of the most segments in all of sports.

Even when reducing it by 3 rounds.

I’ve wrestled before and see it as competition that’s really close to boxing when compared to several factors:

• Mentality
• weigh ins that have to happen
• An emphasis on nutrition
• 1 v 1 aspect

What does better marketing mean for an industry?

Good marketing expands brand presence and attracts new customers.

It finds and engages your target audience through various channels.

For boxing the marketability increased by having a slightly shorter time frame for competition because it’s easier to put on tv.

There’s a sweet spot that’s constantly being explored when it comes to finding the right amount of time to keep viewer’s attention.

It applies to all of sports that has a commercial presence.

There’s a few objections they have to take in consideration and work on if they wanna maintain then eventually grow the sport.

It may not be as much of a problem for boxing with it being an original Olympic sport but it took the right approach by going commercial.

There’s enough organization to the point where they could get picked up by major networks such as Fox.

It grew to be added on Premium Networks like HBO and Showtime.

What type of Brain Damage can happen from Boxing?

The most common type of brain damage that can happen from boxing is CTE.

What kind of cardio do boxers need to go the distance?

They say the best kind of cardio for boxers include a mix of shadow boxing and running.