Fighters that faked being hurt during a fight?

Emanuel Augustus used to do it alot in his career.

I'm not sure if Matthew Saad Muhammad used to "fake" being hurt as such, but he would often take alot of punishment and comeback immediately and pay his opponent back.

 

Ali always did that after taking a big punch cleanly

 

Ali against Shavers

 

Dwight Qawi did a superb fake against George Foreman. He got hit, then pretended like he was out about to go down, then retaliated with a big surprise punch.

 

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B Hop, all the time. So annoying.

Edit: He would fake actual injury, not being hurt upstairs from a punch.

 

That was the only video I ever posted on youtube years ago to prove it in a Qawi discussion on this site

Qawi was awesome. Him clowning Spinks was cool as well.

 

Hopkins pulled this trick more than once but getting knocked out the ring off Smith was his best fakery I think,that poor ankle lol.

 

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Me.

When I come home at 4am, reeking of whiskey and covered in stripper glitter I've always found the best course of action is once I open the front door... throw myself on the floor and instantly curl up in a ball and let my wife just punch herself out.

 

I thought De La Hoya exaggerated that body shot from hopkins.

 

Don't try this in the UK or the refs wave the fight off immediately

 

Yeah i think body punches can just make you react in odd ways as i looked at that fight over too many times,

Plus it's odd how they both became partners & to this very day work alongside each other without any issues or dissension all these years later, its actually nice to see.

 

When was this, any examples?