Great last point there Ernesto. In fact, some good points throughout this thread. I thought I was a 'MT ownership should be fully controlled by the Thais' type person, but I'm not too sure now ???

I think most sports have had to move with the times, especially when the big gun promoters/advertisers are involved. Cricket for example gets more viewers with its 20/20 tests as opposed to the 3-day test matches, as its more fast paced and interesting (apparently) to watch. Football also has undergone changes over the years to try and keep time-wasting to a minimum, etc etc.

I think drawing comparisons to other sports is a double-sided coin, do we want to keep the tradition, the scoring system, the whole nine yards ?? Or, in order to become mainstream do we want, or need, it to become more viewer friendly ?? Methinks this is going slightly OT, but then again most debates do.

Regarding JWP and Yod, as has been said before, if the moneys there I would guess Yod would fight JWP all day. Only JWP can really answer the question 'should he fight him again' ?? I've never met the guy but he seems right down the line from the interviews, TV footage that i have seen. He'll know only too well deep inside whether his win was convincing or not.