When fighters smile or shake their head after getting hit with a good shot
....it usually means they got stung. The grinning and mocking is nothing more than an attempt to not look bad, even though they usually end up getting beaten anyway. Rios was a clear-cut example last night.
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Sometimes a sign of respect?
I like when fighters that come to the ring with a menacing look, bully attitude receives an attitude adjustment.
I watched Toney vs Barkley yesterday. Iran: angry. 4 rounds later as the bell sounds he is all smiles.
Same with Jorge Luis Gonzalez vs Riddick Bowe. Jorge was angry as shit in the face off. Two rounds later, he was all smiles.
Those were smiles of humility.
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SlimTrae
Sometimes a sign of respect?
I like when fighters that come to the ring with a menacing look, bully attitude receives an attitude adjustment.
I watched Toney vs Barkley yesterday. Iran: angry. 4 rounds later as the bell sounds he is all smiles.
Same with Jorge Luis Gonzalez vs Riddick Bowe. Jorge was angry as shit in the face off. Two rounds later, he was all smiles.
Those were smiles of humility.
Gonzalez usually had a big dumb grin on him most of the time. That cocky swagger of being some menacing boogy man. Bowe should be granted a holiday for the way he just demolished that hype job.
Nunn had a common smirk too. Thank you Mr. Toney ;D
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Ali took a few clean right hands from Foster and did the old wobbly legs. Its a show of deffiance. Like a ridulous loud laugh when someone tells a genuinly funny joke about you. It does hurt or get their attention and a spur of the moment reaction is to try and mock the punch but like a joke the best reaction is to just not laugh. If you get caught give no reaction, rather than acknowledge a good shot and play for a few seconds to clear your head.
Either that or invite free shots like Mayorga;D
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Spicoli
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Originally Posted by
SlimTrae
Sometimes a sign of respect?
I like when fighters that come to the ring with a menacing look, bully attitude receives an attitude adjustment.
I watched Toney vs Barkley yesterday. Iran: angry. 4 rounds later as the bell sounds he is all smiles.
Same with Jorge Luis Gonzalez vs Riddick Bowe. Jorge was angry as shit in the face off. Two rounds later, he was all smiles.
Those were smiles of humility.
Gonzalez usually had a big dumb grin on him most of the time. That cocky swagger of being some menacing boogy man. Bowe should be granted a holiday for the way he just demolished that hype job.
Nunn had a common smirk too. Thank you Mr. Toney ;D
Spicoli-- not too many can appreciate what Bowe did to Gonzalez-- like we can :appl:
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Definitely a sign of respect at times, 'Hey, that was a great punch but it won't save you!", or "Yeah, that hurt, now it's my turn muthafu*ker!"
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Sleepwalker
....it usually means they got stung. The grinning and mocking is nothing more than an attempt to not look bad, even though they usually end up getting beaten anyway. Rios was a clear-cut example last night.
In Rios' case it's the smirk of someone with precious little between the ears.
Nothing to rattle.... that's why he takes head shots so well.
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The best thing you should do if hurt is not acknowledge anything and stoney faced like a poker player. Any acknowledgement is a sign you are hurt.
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Weirdest reaction i've seen was I think at some point after jones gets dropped by del valle, Jones got punched and faked a wobble with his head down and waited for del valle to close before throwing a shot. There was about 7 different shades of confusion on del valles face.
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J_Undisputed
Weirdest reaction i've seen was I think at some point after jones gets dropped by del valle, Jones got punched and faked a wobble with his head down and waited for del valle to close before throwing a shot. There was about 7 different shades of confusion on del valles face.
Roy fell hard in that fight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp7h37fMneg
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Sometimes you see real respect in the ring, once in a while you'll see both guys smile and touch gloves after one of them delivers a good punch, almost like they were sparring.
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Vinny Pazienza was annoying as hell with the "just punched in the face" showmanship ;D He literally beat his own body and chest more than some opponents after getting caught. Feet stomping, howling shaking his head with blood flowing and smiling. I haven't seen many fighters lick there gloves and laugh at a guy like that. Think Tapia did it a couple times.
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Spicoli
Vinny Pazienza was annoying as hell with the "just punched in the face" showmanship ;D He literally beat his own body and chest more than some opponents after getting caught. Feet stomping, howling shaking his head with blood flowing and smiling. I haven't seen many fighters lick there gloves and laugh at a guy like that. Think Tapia did it a couple times.
Over the top intimidation tactics are annoying, but the ones who annoy me the most are when the fighter acts like they're on wobbly legs. It seems like they don't realize any reaction to a punch is telling and acting like a cartoon character makes it worse. IMO, of course.
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I remember seeing Roman "Rocky" Martinez after getting dropped in one of his fights. He would get up, punch his gloves together, and gesture toward the opponent in a "let's get it on" type of gesture. It was nothing more than self-motivation, and the crowd just ate it up.
