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

[Master]

I would take it out on him in the ring, if i could.

What if you couldn't? You would fake it like Montell Griffith's did against Roy Jones.

[DaxxKahn]

Amen to that. This may be off topic, but I think, even though this isn't a press conference, this constitutes a sucker punch (note: I think it's safe history has taught us that lying against the ropes is not the safest place when fighting Ray Mercer):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrTKj4hseZE

Technically no. That's not a sucker punch.

Agreed no Sucker Punch there...Until the ref steps in the bout is still going on...Why risk stepping back and finding out the guy was just off balance and got himself tied up in the ropes...EG Not hurt as bad as he seemed...Ray was not out of line 1 bit...hell it was not even one of his most brutal KO wins...

[Jody Lane]

Yeah I would punch the guy back at the press conference hard enough to let him know what was coming when we got in the ring. I'd go through with it.