If a boxer punched you at a press conference would you go through with the fight?

[Bookkeeper]

I was just looking at some old flicks of boxers punching one another at press conferences, Riddick Bowe Vs Donald is probably the worse sucker punch of all time. If this happen to you guy's would you even go through with the fight. Here you go into the ring motivated that this guy hit and all he does is hold on for dear life, after the fight he want's to apologize and make his peace, so in all honesty he pretty much got a free sucker punch in on you. I would not go through with the fight

[:::PSL:::]

I have a quick reflex. All I know is I would retaliate in a heartbeat if I get punch like this...

[CutMeMick]

I have a quick reflex. All I know is I would retaliate in a heartbeat if I get punch like this...

PSL,
Do me a favor and becareful with the images you post.
Some people are at work or have their kids around them.
So keep it clean.


Thanks,
Mick

[:::PSL:::]

I have a quick reflex. All I know is I would retaliate in a heartbeat if I get punch like this...

PSL,
Do me a favor and becareful with the images you post.
Some people are at work or have their kids around them.
So keep it clean.


Thanks,
Mick

Hey, you got it bro. I didn't know it was that graphic.

Sorry.

[CutMeMick]

I have a quick reflex. All I know is I would retaliate in a heartbeat if I get punch like this...

PSL,
Do me a favor and becareful with the images you post.
Some people are at work or have their kids around them.
So keep it clean.


Thanks,
Mick

Hey, you got it bro. I didn't know it was that graphic.

Sorry.

It wasn't BUT when your at work or you have kids around you it can be.

[Bookkeeper]

No matter how quick your reflexes are a sucker punch could momentarily stun you, it's the ultimate coward move, there was one guy who sucker punched a guy after the fight was over

[:::PSL:::]

No matter how quick your reflexes are a sucker punch could momentarily stun you, it's the ultimate coward move, there was one guy who sucker punched a guy after the fight was over

Not Erik Morales though. He sure didn't stun by Barrera at their presscon. I'm sure many of you knows what I'm talking about.

[:::PSL:::]

...same thing with Mayorga against Vargas with the back hand.

[Fenster]

if you want to get paid you'd fight.. unless you're really smart and can get paid without fighting by suing or something.........

[SweetPea]

if you want to get paid you'd fight....

Exactly. That's why no one backs out because of something like this.

Especially if it's a fight where the fighters are getting a % of the PPV sales... a good sucker punch or two at a press conference can mean that more people will be ordering the PPV.

[Kel]

Unless you suffered significant damage no one would let the fans (and their wallet) down.

[p4pking]

if you want to get paid you'd fight....

Exactly. That's why no one backs out because of something like this.

Especially if it's a fight where the fighters are getting a % of the PPV sales... a good sucker punch or two at a press conference can mean that more people will be ordering the PPV.

It's interesting to consider what possible outcome a fighter could get by suing rather than going through with the fight though.. I mean suppose it caused signifigant(or any) swelling or bruising... Surely you wouldn't be obligated to carry through with fighting if your opponent took a swing at you unprovoked which altered your condition to fight in any way.. If a guy get's cut in sparring he can back out of or at least postpone the fight.. Wouldn't being sucker punched so close to the fight be more grounds to withdraw?

[Unknowndonor]

there was one guy who sucker punched a guy after the fight was over

Watched a fight a few years back on ESPN in which that happened. The could have won the fight, but the little scrawny guy ran and jabbed the whole fight, frusterating the guy who should have won so bad, that all he did was follow him around, so the judges gave the fight to the scrawny guy. When they gave the post fight interview, instead of shaking hands, the guy sucker-punched the scrawny guy, and Kod him in front of everyone. Couldn't believe it, no class what-so-ever. Forget who the fighters were. Anyone have a clue? The scrawny guy who won, was an african-american, and after that fight, he started coloring his hair, maybe pink or yellow. Can't remember his name, or the guy who sucker-punched him.

As for the question in the thread, yes i would go ahead with the fight, and I probably would swing back as a reflex.

[p4pking]

I mean if it happened to me personally, and I felt even remote pain afterwards I'd definetly want to take legal action. There's no reason it should be treated any differently than any assault assuming the opponent deliberately hit you knowing your guard was down. Not to mention you could almost certainly have a percentage of his purse or other financial compensation, and probably just have the fight postponed... Really not sure how it would be resolved though with that regard. The only scenario I could see where I'd want to just shrug it off and fight on anyways, is if it were against an opponent that I truly hated and had no doubts about my winning the fight. I guess that sort of answers the question though, as all fighters probably have that mentality at the top level.

[NickStone22]

If I was a boxer and I got punched in the press conference it would depend on a few variables:

1) Was the punch damaging enough for me to miss the fight?

2) Did I retaliate and injure the aggressor enough for him to miss the fight?!

I would make the fight If not seriously injured because people would be relying on me, my fans, family, sponsors etc. The pre fight scuffle will only do wonders for the turnout and fight.

The only potential problem is that you as a boxer would take the bust up personally, after all it's only business. The opponents pre fight actions would work if you went crazy at the start of the fight. You'd have to keep your head.