Re: Taking a knee
Jim grey is a microphone tough guy who likes to irritate in the hopes he'll get popped on camera and someone will actually notice him after that. There's nothing wrong with taking a knee. A lot of trainers preach clinching over taking knees in hopes that their fighter will be able to avoid a 2 point round. The problem is now that there is little respect for the rules compared to how things used to be. So even taking that knee may not keep a guy from hitting and fouling you anyway. The refs don't always adhere to the strictest interpretation of the rules and i have several fighters take shots while down on a knee where the opponents aren't DQ'd because the ref didn't think the punch was hard enough or it was to the body instead of the head. So that's why you have that circus now where a guy flops over and rolls around and throws in a twitch or convulsion for good measure.
Taking a knee is a wise strategy if you're buzzed and gassed with about 30 seconds to go in the round late in the fight. Especially if youre ahead in the fight with points to spare. If you've already been down twice in the round and you've been outclassed the majority of the fight... you're just prolonging the inevitable. Nothing sort of a hail mary punch is going to save you. So while you're down there, decide if you're hoping someone will pity/save you or if you're down there to get enough wind/rest to make a stand...because any opponent worth his salt is going to buzzsaw you when you get up. Only one of these is strategic, the other is just waiting.
They want your @$$ beat because upsets make news. News brings about excitement, excitement brings about ratings. The objective is to bring you up to the tower and tear your @$$ down. And if you don't believe that, you're crazy.
Roy Jones, Jr. "What I've Learned," Esquire 2003
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