Almost illegal overhand right

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  1. bigboxinghippo420

    bigboxinghippo420 Member Full Member

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    The right hand behind the ear is often a sort of gray area, where some feel it should be counted as a rabbit punch and some think it is a clean blow. They most recent example I can think of is when Jaron Boots Ennis dropped Thomas Dulorme with a shot which some viewed as a dirty blow. What are yall's thoughts on this shot and do you have any other examples? My favorite active boxer is Artur Beterbiev and he seems quite fond of this attack.
     
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  2. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    All fair game.

    Pro boxing is much more of a fight than amateur boxing.

    Fury & Wilder scored almost all their knockdowns with punches on or behind the ear.

    Clinching, illegal punches, cuffing, palming, wrestling, elbows you name it. If they could bite legally and get away with it they would.
     
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  3. Themessiah

    Themessiah El Jefe Full Member

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    Samuel Peter is a perfect example of this
     
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  4. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Are you alluding to punches to the back of the mind or ones to the side of the mind?

    Punches to the front and either side of the mind are perfectly legal but ones to the back of the mind are not
     
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  5. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    Conner McGregor hammer fisting Mayweather to the back of the head. To some, I'm sure, was a legit shot, to others, very dirty.
     
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  6. HellSpawn86

    HellSpawn86 "My heart goes out to you!" Full Member

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    Mainly I just want to see refs be consistent on the rules. If back of the ears is okay then it should stated. I think if that's not then be consistent in reprimanding it and taking points away. I'm cool either or.
     
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  7. KernowWarrior

    KernowWarrior Bob Fitzsimmons much bigger brother. Full Member

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    If it makes contact with the ear at all then hard to deem it illegal given size of a boxing glove.
    Also the head of the jaw bone is just below the ear lobe.
     
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  8. Boxing2019

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

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    That of Shavers which tore down Holmes. It was a true gunshot. Lol
     
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  9. bigboxinghippo420

    bigboxinghippo420 Member Full Member

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    It seems to be a sweet spot to put someone away
     
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  10. bigboxinghippo420

    bigboxinghippo420 Member Full Member

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    In between, ones where in real time it is hard to tell
     
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  11. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    In the pros, in the back of the ear is OK for me.

    Plus, it is a very important punch strtegically-wise. That's the way you beat guys with a very closed/tight guard: straight punch or upper to close their guard even more, and then a hook to the back of the ear surrounding the guard. Combinating those punches during the whole fight, repeating punches so that the oponent never knows where will go the next punch. That's the right way of fighting, whether you like it or not.
     
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  12. KernowWarrior

    KernowWarrior Bob Fitzsimmons much bigger brother. Full Member

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    Well it sure gets their attention, and can spoil their day some what.
     
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  13. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    If someone tried to shoot my earlobe off but just as they were about to do so I turned my head and then ended up shooting me in my mouth by mistake they would be tried for murder, providing they were caught or if some little snitch grassed them up to the Babylon that is. But, truth be told, they weren't actually trying to kill me and I would argue as much from the grave in a court of law in defence of my killer if it was somehow possible for me to do so.
     
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  14. MetalLicker

    MetalLicker I Am Full Member

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    Most of the time, fighters don't aim at the ear. They aim for the side of the head, but when a fighter moves his head a little bit or duck a little bit, the shot will end up hitting the back of the ear.

    That's why I don't have a problem with it. Any fighter can duck their way into an illegal punch if the back of the ear is illegal.
     
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  15. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    Yeah, but funny. Dude looked dumb as hell.
     
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