Tweet
He wasnt down yet and i doubt it could have caused him any brain injury since he hit him in his left shoulder
-
-
ding ding ding
So Abraham, who maybe took twice as long as Donaire, making it a roughly one second response time, had enough time to analyze his actions and make a decision?
As another poster mentioned, it is very much an instinctual reflex acquired through constant habit of punching people.
Not here to argue, all I am saying is that if Abraham is a villain than Donaire's a (maybe lesser) menace as well.Comment
-
I don't think it was completely blatant.
Abraham was getting frustrated by Dirrell's constant head movement and by that point Abraham was head hunting, looking for 1 big shot.
When Dirrell tripped and dropped his guard Abraham just saw Dirrell's head finally stay still, so he instinctively threw the punch. I don't think he noticed Dirrell on the floor until the punch was done.
That's my perspective, having been in fights many times and not realizing certain things because I was focusing too hard on a single target.Comment
-
Point being he threw the punch. Doesn't matter if it landed flush or not.
Was it Donaire's conscious intention to hit a falling opponent? The same way Abraham intentionally punched Dirrell fully aware that he was on the ground?Comment
-
was the gloves on the canvass already????????even if he hit him d punch is still legal!!!! diot!!!
Clear as day in the slow motion replay.
Donaire repositions his body, looks at the falling Montiel (who's right knee is already touching the ground), bends down, and hits him right on the forehead with a hook, the same way Abraham landed his punch.
The very same people who will say "It's so different, he already knocked him out/down, it was in the heat of the moment, happens in boxing all the time, blah blah blah" are the ones who ostracized Abraham last year. In normal speed Abraham's punch did appear "in the heat of the moment," but everyone threw a fit when they watched the slow motion as if Arthur calculated all his actions, had some tea, and decided to give Dirrell an excuse out of the tourney.
Watching the slow motion of the Montiel knock out, it also appears as if Donaire intentionally punches an obviously downed opponent. See the similarities but the polarized responses to each?
Now, of course, I do understand that the situations are different, I'm just pointing out the inherent hypocrisy.
P.S. I'm no brain trauma expert, but I wouldn't be surprised if that follow-up punch actually caused some damage as well. The counter left obviously stunned him something terrible, but the second punch may have also worsened his dizziness and thus he could barely get up. Montiel should argue for a no contest. If he gets a good lawyer they can easily twist it that way.Comment
Comment