Fighters who claim that their KO loss was due to a “lucky punch”

I say no, Lewis probably says yes.

 

He absolutely was a fine fighter thank you for sharing my respect of him.

 

Lewis definitely says yes.

 

Just about every fighter, if you talk to them privately, thinks the opponent got lucky. Because, if the punch that Kos you is the one you don't see coming, you obviously made some mistake that allowed that punch to hit you. And the opponent was lucky in that, of all times to throw a right hand, he happened to pick the one time you dropped your jab.

 

Tarver hit Roy with his eyes closed. Sometimes, a fighter throws the haymaker and turns away from the counter they're expecting or subconsciously closes their eyes to brace for the impact. It will go down as a lucky punch but often the full body mass and technique of intention are in the punch.

Zab vs Kostya for me - complete denial in the immediate aftermath of his chicken dance.

 

All true Pat.

 

Excellent choice. Starling looked like a million bucks in the fight right up to the point the bell rang and a fraction of a second later Molinares lands the big right hand.

 

Funny that Molinares never fought again.

 

It was a timed counter, exchange. He saw Lewis throwing at him and decided to throw with him knowing lewis' head would be open and right in the middle because he was throwing himself. Somewhat lucky that he caught him but at the same time it was a calculated risk to open up right when the other guy is throwing.

A lucky shot is Tarver Vs Jones for example. Eyes closed head pointed downwards and just swinging. Roy looked really good in round 1 and 2, looked like he was going to school him and tarver literally ended a ATG career with a blind swing


....but honestly there aren't really any lucky punches. The aim of the sport is to punch the other guy so what is lucky about it if you swing at him and hit him? That's what you trained years of your life to do, that's your profession.

 

You took the words out of my mouth.
I don’t think there’s any such thing as a lucky punch.