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12 STEPS TO HEAVEN

THERE is no substitute for good fights. But that in itself might not always be enough. After all, boxing is an entertainment business. Chugging a beer and munching on pretzels while watching the sweet science might be a perfect night for some, but others need more. They want their night of boxing to be presented to them just right, which is plain, simple, and fun. Unfortunately the sport does not always deliver that and makes things more complicated than it should. The following are a dozen gentle suggestions boxing should take to make it more fan friendly.

1 Eliminate the 10-point must system

Adding up the scores of a fight should be simple, but under the 10-point must rules it creates problems. To new followers of the sport it’s a complicated system

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