There’s a lot of controversy going on right now about the Danny Green Vs Paul Briggs fight. Not just because the fight is over in less than 30 seconds but mostly because of the way it ended. Check it out:
You can see a glancing blow to the top of his head right before he goes down. It doesn’t look like much and of course, the crowd disapproves. Danny Green isn’t all that happy about it either…
You now get all the claims that the match was fixed and Briggs took a fall just to get some easy money. Maybe, maybe not. Who knows? That said, knocking somebody out is sometimes very weird. I once put down a sparring partner with a left hook from a clinch when I thought I had totally missed his face. I didn’t even feel any contact but he was suddenly on the floor, his eye swelling.
Another time, I just held out my fist as a beginning fighter was moving into range without keeping his guard up. I didn’t even strike him, my arm had stopped moving when he stepped into my fist with his face. He dropped unconscious, we took him to the hospital and they established he had a concussion. Go figure…
Other guys, I gave them my best shots and they kept on coming so it’s not always as easy as this. Life would be a lot easier otherwise. :-)
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