Let me explain the basics of brutal blows landing on Back of the head…
First off, getting hit behind the head is brutal. It’s one particular area that rattles anyone…
The one thing I never liked about Wilder, which isn’t “cheating” but more so dirty boxing. The main reason why Wilder did windmills wasn’t flawed technique at all, it was intentional looping retraction to head guys on the rear of the head and Wilder would consistently do it if fighters would tumble forward or blocked. That karma set in when he fought Fury who is also a dirty fighter. It’s a fight! Protect yourself at all times! I remember maybe 5% of real boxing fans said it was Fury’s first blow to rear of Wilder’s head that got a knock down, but Wilder took several brutal rear rabbit overhands in the first two rounds. Wilder was never the same after those blows. It changes a fighter’s equilibrium thereafter where they are in panic mode with too much adrenaline as the body is trying to figure out the recuperation. It was Fury’s night, and it wasn’t even about Fury “boxing” Wilder after the second, it was just easier because those blows had already taken everything out of Wilder.
Ruiz and Arreola are experienced HW throwers, heavy handed for their weight, durable. Arreola threw a Hail Mary to the back of Ruiz’s head. Many boxers have a hard time recovering from such a shot and we’ve seen stoppages or KOs from it. Point is Ruiz went 12. Wilder couldn’t.
First off, getting hit behind the head is brutal. It’s one particular area that rattles anyone…
The one thing I never liked about Wilder, which isn’t “cheating” but more so dirty boxing. The main reason why Wilder did windmills wasn’t flawed technique at all, it was intentional looping retraction to head guys on the rear of the head and Wilder would consistently do it if fighters would tumble forward or blocked. That karma set in when he fought Fury who is also a dirty fighter. It’s a fight! Protect yourself at all times! I remember maybe 5% of real boxing fans said it was Fury’s first blow to rear of Wilder’s head that got a knock down, but Wilder took several brutal rear rabbit overhands in the first two rounds. Wilder was never the same after those blows. It changes a fighter’s equilibrium thereafter where they are in panic mode with too much adrenaline as the body is trying to figure out the recuperation. It was Fury’s night, and it wasn’t even about Fury “boxing” Wilder after the second, it was just easier because those blows had already taken everything out of Wilder.
Ruiz and Arreola are experienced HW throwers, heavy handed for their weight, durable. Arreola threw a Hail Mary to the back of Ruiz’s head. Many boxers have a hard time recovering from such a shot and we’ve seen stoppages or KOs from it. Point is Ruiz went 12. Wilder couldn’t.
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