The Lucky Punch

[holmcall]

I don't believe in "lucky" punches. If you throw a punch with the intent to hurt/ko a guy, and you hurt/ko him, where is the luck in that?

Well, in many boxing gyms, there is a sign that says "Luck is being ready when the opportunity presents irself." I kind of subscribe to that. So when I was offered early retirement, I was more than ready and took it.

[Beanflicker]

Well, in many boxing gyms, there is a sign that says "Luck is being ready when the opportunity presents irself." I kind of subscribe to that. So when I was offered early retirement, I was more than ready and took it.

Hahahaha nice.

I like that slogan

[CutMeMick]

Off the top of my head is Lamota vs Laurent Dauthille. Though it wasn't one lucky punch it was a barrage that ended with 13 seconds left of the last round and Dauthille fell through the ropes.

Fucken brillaint, Fightfan not a lot of people have seen this fight and I agree with you 100% on this... What a fight and way to turn it around.

In a fight that came some time after the Pryor fights, Alexis Arguello was being dominated by Billy Costello in a JW bout, until a single straight right put Costello on his ass and effectively ended the fight.

Another one like that was Gene "Mad Dog" Hatcher's left hook against Johnny Bumphus. Until that point he was being boxed silly.

2 great calls here, Costello was slippery and Alexis just couldn't get going but he knew 1 thing that "when" he caught him with the right he'd flatten him and he did...

[amat]

It's not like he was being dominated but Corrales was about 5 seconds away from having his fight with Castillo called off in the 10th when he landed that right cross that swayed the momentum for the last time.

[holmcall]

It's not like he was being dominated but Corrales was about 5 seconds away from having his fight with Castillo called off in the 10th when he landed that right cross that swayed the momentum for the last time.

Wow, How could I have forgotten that one? Great call.

[CutMeMick]

I can't call them lucky punches but here's fights that were turned around with a shot...

JCC-MTaylor
Andrade-Bute
Carbajal-Arce
Foreman-Moorer
Castro-Jackson I
Weaver-Tate
Gomez-Hill
Pernell-Hurtado

[Spicoli]

I can't call them lucky punches but here's fights that were turned around with a shot...

JCC-MTaylor
Andrade-Bute
Carbajal-Arce
Foreman-Moorer
Castro-Jackson I
Weaver-Tate
Gomez-Hill
Pernell-Hurtado

[CutMeMick]

I can't call them lucky punches but here's fights that were turned around with a shot...

JCC-MTaylor
Andrade-Bute
Carbajal-Arce
Foreman-Moorer
Castro-Jackson I
Weaver-Tate
Gomez-Hill
Pernell-Hurtado

Arce outboxed Carbajal the whole afternoon that day and he got careless.
"Little Hands of Stone" lived up to his name. Arce was an outstanding boxer early in his career.