Best illegal tactic

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  1. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    Who has the best illegal tactic in the game? Floyd and his forearm shivers? Nard and his headbutt? Or Cotto's below the belt punch? All three of these guys are really effective at applying these tactics without being penalized. However, which one is able to apply their tactic the most effectively?
     
  2. Guido

    Guido ESB Addict Full Member

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    'Nard, but only because he has time and experience on his side. He's done it for more years/defenses than either Cotto or PBF could hope to. He's also the best ******* to put in a foul exactly when it's out of the ref's line of sight.
     
  3. Rickypr18

    Rickypr18 Active Member Full Member

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    ****... voted for Floyd, meant Nard.
     
  4. bxrfan

    bxrfan Sizzle Full Member

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    Bernard's head butt. I originally said Floyd, but then realized that he and Cotto only do their tactics for a certain situation. Hopkins just does it as part of his style.
     
  5. Fab2333

    Fab2333 Needs to Get It 2Gether Full Member

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    Bernard by a mile. He leads with his head lol :lol:
     
  6. Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This thread is incomplete without the real deal as an option!
     
  7. Symphenyceo

    Symphenyceo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    bhop...because pbf and cotto only use their illegal tactic in certian situations...pbf uses the elbow when his opponents hold him..cotto low blows when he is in trouble...but bhop uses the headbutt alot...he uses it in his combo...straight right then the headbutt almost every time..
     
  8. Gerard

    Gerard Active Member Full Member

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    The real deal 3-punch combo: left -right hook - headbutt
     
  9. pngo

    pngo #1Contender Full Member

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    1- BHOP because it's always part of his strategy
    2- Floyd because I've seen him using it in different fights
    3- Cotto because he only done it in 1 fight(I think) and some say he didn't do it on purpose
     
  10. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    These are illegal tactics and if the referee deems them to have been deliberate, should result in penalization on the first instance.

    You don't get a warning in hockey the first time you highstick. You get a penalty.

    If you grab a face mask and start reefing on it in American football, a penalty is assessed.

    If you trip a guy who gets past you in soccer, does the ref say " Do that one more time and it's a free kick"?

    A deliberate low blow or head butt should result in immediate point(s) deduction, or, if sufficiently serious, a DQ.
     
  11. angelos

    angelos Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Agree, Holyfield should be in the list. But I have to say Hopkins.
    Anyway, anyone here noticed Lenox Lewis's back of the head punches?
     
  12. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    I totally agree. I reckon it would be too hard to determine just how intentional a low blow really was to make that rule work.
     
  13. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    True.

    It would take excellent refereeing to make the determination. And we don't always get that.
     
  14. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Pedestrian poll. No biting? :roll:
     
  15. Mike T

    Mike T Well-Known Member Full Member

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    it's not on the list but I always thought the way Ali held peoples head down had to be pretty hard on the neck.