I know the blow was low, but it wasn't some devastating punch, he was hit more so on the leg. Virgil Hunter is a veteran trainer, and as the pause in action was happening, Khan was saying to the ref "what are you going to do it was low(probably trying to get a DQ or point deduction), Hunter who has experience plus seen Kovalev quit first hand, recognized his fighter had mentally checked out.
I've seen fighters get hit harder than that, walk it off and get back to the action. Khan was already mentally defeated, and plus with this..he can say he finished the fight on his feet. A win/win
And Virgil Hunter is supposed to be a great trainer .
He did a great job with Ward from a young age, but outside of that, he hasn't exactly improved many fighters or built champs.
That said, Khan is very unintelligent in and out of the ring, i think it's almost a lot cause trying to teach him things. He doesn't take it on board. He's made the same mistakes with every trainer, so i think the fault is with Khan and not Hunter.
There is a good video on BT Sports youtube channel from a few days ago breaking down tactics for this fight. Ben Davison (Fury's trainer) breaks down Khan's flaws perfectly, even pointing out things others had missed, such as using his back leg as the directional leg, thus having no solid base when he gets caught. It was a good watch. Davison has a very smart boxing brain.
That's is something that happens on network TV not ppv , I'm glad I didn't spend $
It's times like this which must make DAZN look appealing, price wise.
It makes no real difference to me as i'm not in USA, but it's getting harder to justify charging people $70 or whatever for Crawford v Khan when you can watch Canelo and co. for far less and a month of content. ..Especially when it's a card like last night.
Khan was hurt in every round and was on the verge of a brutal KO loss throughout. No one is denying that. But you cannae knock a man out by punching him in the testicles!
Nobody made him quit
I believe this also. He knew Khan was taking a beating and this was a good time to pull him out of the fight while he had a moment to do that. He only used maybe a minute of the 5 minutes, so when Khan says he couldn't feel his legs or whatever he said, it's like, umm, buddy, you still had another 4 minutes to sit and chill. Watch some Netflix and then get back into the fight.
https://twitter.com/stephenasmith/status/1119824008327749632
Virgil even admits that Khan quit.
Good Lord, and the Tomato Khan apologists came out of the woodwork.
KHAN's OWN TRAINER SAID HE QUIT.
Khan gave him that I give up look.
That dog look .
Virgil will surely never work with Khan anymore b/c he has no upside anymore.
He can go back to fighting cooks .
It's all mental. If a guy needs a time out or a way out, those shots are the perfect reason.
A protected area causing a guy to QUIT over getting hit on unprotected areas :lol1: !!!!!!!!!
And fight fans believe it !!!!
Well, he quit .
You are allowed 5 minutes .
He did not want to take his time even.
Virgil saw the lining too.
He know it was only a matter of time before Khan gets KO'd.
It is so freaking scary how Khan sticks his head up for a few seconds after he misses with combos on the inside.
OMG! I can't believe the announcers did not even elaborate on that . Good Lord. These guys need to watch Roberto Duran videos or something .
When you miss with combos inside., you don't freaking stand upright outside . Good Lord.
And Virgil Hunter is supposed to be a great trainer .
Unbelievable .
Khan has absolutely no defense inside . No idea about head placement . All earmuff defense .
LOL where he got hit made it worse BECAUSE of the cup, I can tell you have never taken a nut shot before with a protective cup on. Those are designed for direct hits not inner thigh shots where it will fold on the side.
Amir was getting battered but that nut shot was Bud being desperate to finish him. LOL at him being PfP or the kingpin at 147.
I actually have and it's usually an up shot that hurts. Theres a reason you'll see fighters act like they got hit in the nuts but it was really above the nut area or to the hip. They just feel the protector shift. They work that good.
khan wanted a way out, clear as day. Also watch how after the round ends he walks to his corner with his head down. Khan wanted a payday thats it.
Khan prides himself on being a fighter who never quit, because his 3 other stoppages were KOs. But this time he quit.
Crawford's the first fighter to make Khan flat out quit. Retirement is next.
^This. It was the thigh, though I'll say from experience that thigh punches usually end up sliding against the cup after the impact is taken on the thigh. I've taken dozens of knees to the testes w/o a cup in MMA and only once had a reaction as bad as Amir.
People have to be goofy to think the guy "can't continue" but he can stand around and give an interview after. :lol1:
A true ball busting impact to the testes leaves you coiled up for quite a while, on the verge of vomiting, and the last thing you do is shake it off when you're in the clear and chat up the first person that comes to you with a mic.
Listening to Khan's voice, it wasn't exactly Golota nut shot on Bowe.
Do you how much PROTECTION these guys wear ?!?!? Obviously an UNPROTECTED shot to the nuts will do a guy in.......
Uppercut to the nuts hurt.
But, Tomato Khan could have continued .
He got hit in the thigh/nut area with a protective cup on. Cool your ****, guy.
LOL where he got hit made it worse BECAUSE of the cup, I can tell you have never taken a nut shot before with a protective cup on. Those are designed for direct hits not inner thigh shots where it will fold on the side.
Amir was getting battered but that nut shot was Bud being desperate to finish him. LOL at him being PfP or the kingpin at 147.
He got hit in the thigh/nut area with a protective cup on. Cool your ****, guy.
^This. It was the thigh, though I'll say from experience that thigh punches usually end up sliding against the cup after the impact is taken on the thigh. I've taken dozens of knees to the testes w/o a cup in MMA and only once had a reaction as bad as Amir.
People have to be goofy to think the guy "can't continue" but he can stand around and give an interview after. :lol1:
A true ball busting impact to the testes leaves you coiled up for quite a while, on the verge of vomiting, and the last thing you do is shake it off when you're in the clear and chat up the first person that comes to you with a mic.
So the beating Khan took meant nothing?
Khan was hurt in every round and was on the verge of a brutal KO loss throughout. No one is denying that. But you cannae knock a man out by punching him in the testicles!
Khan got punched in the testicles mate, have you ever been hit in the testicles like that? Stand up and do that to yourself and see how you feel. A low blow can make you feel physically sick for over an hour.
He got hit in the thigh/nut area with a protective cup on. Cool your ****, guy.
Khan got punched in the testicles mate, have you ever been hit in the testicles like that? Stand up and do that to yourself and see how you feel. A low blow can make you feel physically sick for over an hour.
So the beating Khan took meant nothing?
Khan got punched in the testicles mate, have you ever been hit in the testicles like that? Stand up and do that to yourself and see how you feel. A low blow can make you feel physically sick for over an hour.
Khan was hit on the thigh.