That shot Hearns KOed Duran with was a slap?

[OMGWTF]

If you look carefully Hearns has his elbow way down and his hand way up as if waving to duran at high speeds.

It catches duran on the chin and knocks him out.

How did it have any power without proper bone alignment?

Was it a mistake or is this an advanced pro punch?



I have a much better slo mo gif from a better angle but I cant upload it, this is next best, it looks like a straight right at fast speed but I assure you his arm is bent quite a bit at the elbow and he strikes with the bottom of his fist

It looked like a very hard shot to me...

It had oodles of snap. Like the crack of a whip.

In practice very few KO shots are technically perfect. Only in the gym.

Also seemed to catch him in a good spot, turned his head right around.

Night night Roberto!

Good heavens, I agreed with Max. @OMGWTF look at where the weight is when Tommy lands that punch. that is your 'rear hook' or right cross or overhand right. Elbow down at the start, bring it over the top. That is exactly what you are supposed to do.

Mystery solved so its a long range overhand right. Just how you taught me grey, even though he does connect with the bottom of the fist he turns his elbow up just enough to connect all his bodyweight anyway, I reckon.

So all those times on forums where people give that gif as an example of the perfect straight right or p4p the best straight right they have been wrong lol (its like the go to gif when that question comes up) its a long range overhand right.