Can Tyson's Ko of Botha and Ettiene be considered Lucky Punches?

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  1. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    The White Buffalo: "I was ahead on the cards, it was a lucky punch". And he's right. Botha got careless and lost the fight:

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  2. Boxing2019

    Boxing2019 If you want peace, prepare war. banned Full Member

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    Lucky punches?

    Bullshits. The straight hand that KOed Botha was as powerful and accurate as that one of Lewis that KOed the same Tyson in 2002 imo.
    The counter-straight that destroyed Etienne would have knocked down/out most of HWs of the past, the present and the future.

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  3. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tyson's feet were set, he was in proper range, he aimed and shot the right hand straight at Botha's chest/chin. Please define what you mean by lucky because it seems that your premise is non sensical...............
     
  4. Neon Maniac

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    A guy like this even at 80% doesn’t get lucky ,he’s always a punch from ending someone’s night and why he could still do it now.

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  5. UFC2020

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    My reasoning is that Botha was fighting a perfect fight, one small second of error and Tyson being in the perfect position to land that right hand, had the fight progressed, maybe the same opportunity would not have presented itself.

    I feel the Mccall punch against Lewis was also a lucky one as he was not looking at the target.
     
  6. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    No here is a vid of Mike KO`ing people with his jab followed by the right hand, he always had a devastating 1-2. 'make two punches sound like one' b-boom, awesome. jab-straight right on Botha`s chin:
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  7. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Jab right hand, Mike`s 1-2 was awesome.
     
  8. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    That 1-2 that hit Botha was quick as ****, the right hand came instantly after the jab, Mike was great at that.
     
  9. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    This
     
  10. UFC2020

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    That said, the Botha Ko is my favorite and funniest Tyson KO given the commentary words and phaa
     
  11. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Got lucky against Khan, lol all he would have had to have done was wait until the next round, Khan always left himself open and was fighting wild, Garcia is a dangerous counter puncher.
     
  12. Boxing2019

    Boxing2019 If you want peace, prepare war. banned Full Member

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    I rewatched that McCall's punch many times. At the beginning I also thought it was a lucky punch. Youre right when you say it was a no looking punch but it was not lucky imo... I think McCall searched and wished that combo left-right as the same Lewis did with Rahman II knocking him out ...besides McCall hit the target when he was attacking the opponent and not when he was defending himself from Lewis.
     
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  13. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ettienne's chin was done BYT he fought Tyson. I think Fres O dropped him like, 5 times prior.