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  • To many people were getting injured, in a way that their recovery was difficult.
  • How many rounds would YOU like to fight a Championship Boxer before you collect your $6 million and go home? Personally I would just stick my chin out, have them hit me once and call it a day. :)
  • After Ray Mancini fought the South Korean champ Duk Koo Kim, and in the 14th round knocked him out and eventually the guy died from head trauma, they shortened the fights to 12 rounds since most severe injuries, so they say, occur in the late rounds. While they have made the sport safer with refs stopping many fights pre-maturely now as well, it has taken something away from the sport and has somewhat "de-balled" the game. It is a risky profession, if you don't want to be a part of it you could play tennis or golf without much risk. I think the situation was overblown and one tragic event not something that normally happened in the ring. Kim had a heart of a lion, and if he was less of a fighter may have just been knocked out earlier in the fight. It was a great fight, and sadly we lost a guy who would have been a great in the sport.

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