'Accidental' headbutts ?

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  1. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    When a fighter has five fights in a row where there are cuts inflicted as a result of 'accidental' headbutts, a pattern has clearly been established.

    Points are deducted and DQs issued when there are blatant fouls.


    However, if a fighter continuously throws the head recklessly under the guise of the normal rough and tumble of a bout, should there be consequences ?

    While Bradley would likely have prevailed without the head advantage, his constant clashing of heads was clearly, at best, reckless.

    Same with Andre.

    And we know who the other culprits are too.


    Do we need something like three-strikes-and-you're-out here ?

    If a fighter has already inflicted two 'accidental' cuts in a bout, should he not be forced to take responsibility for not inflicting further damage ?

    Once is an accident.

    Twice is getting careless.

    Three times ought to merit consequences.


    Thoughts ?
     
    cuchulain, Jan 29, 2011
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  2. Leon

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    Bradley shouldn't be allowed to use his head anymore. Come on 5 ****ing times?
     
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  3. Doc

    Doc Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Commentators citing you have head butted on the last 3-5 fights is a sign that accidental is not really accidental, and hides under the guise oh we're both coming forward and blah blah blah.

    intentional is intentional.
     
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  4. jas

    jas ★ Legends: B-HOP ; PAC ★ Full Member

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    the first butt that caused the cut looked intentional and the last one did also although i'm not entirely sure about the last one.
     
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  5. TheGreat

    TheGreat Boxing Junkie banned

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    The first one was definitely intentional.
     
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  6. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    I'll have to watch it again, but I think it was also on the break.
     
    cuchulain, Jan 30, 2011
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  7. slugger3000

    slugger3000 You Mad Bro? Full Member

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    accidental
     
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  8. Steenalized

    Steenalized Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'd be fine with the 3-strikes policy. It's ridiculous how fighters get away with this "accidental" crap.
     
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  9. Suga

    Suga Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think they were accidental, didnt look intentional to me. Big difference between Bradley and Ward.
     
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  10. Beatle

    Beatle Sheer Analysis Full Member

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    I am never going to watch a Tim Bradley fight again. I'm sick of this. I woke up early to watch the fight live here in Russia, and it was a repeat of Bradley-Campbell.
     
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  11. rccwilliams

    rccwilliams Sippin' on some sizzurp Full Member

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    Fan of Bradley here but something obviously needs to be done. Means nothing if it is accidental, he needs to watch were he points the dome. Too many fights getting cut short.:twisted:
     
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  12. rccwilliams

    rccwilliams Sippin' on some sizzurp Full Member

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    He closes his eyes and looks down when he gets in close, no doubt thats the cause of all this.
     
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  13. Badgeronimous

    Badgeronimous Will you stand? Full Member

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    Yet again a Bradley fight where a head butt is pivotal.

    These accidental head butts never seem to physically go against Bradley, his opponent always comes out worse.

    I like Bradley, I didn't like Alexanders antics last night, however... Alexanders corners do have a point that Bradley does seem to come out well from accidental butts. In his last 5 fights they've been pivotal to the fight. His head is one of his biggest weapons.
     
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  14. 8count

    8count sidekick Full Member

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    maybe he can't help himself.

    damn. after the campbell fight, he didn't acknowledge his headbutting was costing the fans a good fight.

    Now, I see that the reason he can't rise into a ppv star is that he's bound to involve himself in accidental headbutts. That dome of his is not meant for boxing... soccer maybe.
     
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  15. Requiem4Hvywht

    Requiem4Hvywht Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Sounds to me like a bunch Alexander excuse makers.

    If you look at every butt in the fight they were the result of two fighters coming forward at the same time. You didn't have one fighter putting his head under a fighters chin on the inside and riding up with it.

    STOP MAKING EXCUSES FOR YOUR BAD FIGHT PICS
     
    Requiem4Hvywht, Jan 30, 2011
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