I've noticed a new trend since the Ward vs Kovalev rematch

[rudy]

That every body punch which lands nowadays is considered a low blow by boxing fans. The irony is that boxing fans used to love body punching when their heroes were the ones delivering them but now since their heroes are on the receiving end of them now they are beginning to detest them by calling them low blows.

It even happened again Saturday night in the Garcia/Broner bout when Adrien appeared to hurt Mikey several times to the body and all of his fans were calling them low blows just like they did in the Kovalev/Ward rematch.

These are not boxing fans just wankers who lover ****hub

[iamboxing]

Yet, it's still on the border/beltline thus making it a legal punch. Hey, the boxers don't make up the rules, they just play by them. It's these state lawmakers who make these rules up. If the State Athletic commissions don't like them then perhaps they shouldn't implement them.

That's the thing with Ward. It's always questionable with him. There's a pattern. It might be legal, but it's cynical and shadey. I think he figures beforehand exactly where to punch to the nth degree without being penalised.

[BattlingNelson]

Yet, it's still on the border/beltline thus making it a legal punch. Hey, the boxers don't make up the rules, they just play by them. It's these state lawmakers who make these rules up. If the State Athletic commissions don't like them then perhaps they shouldn't implement them.

Wtf? Are you an idiot? When part of the fist gets below the belt it's an illegal punch! And here we have the vast majority of the glove being under the by Week's designated line!

No wonder Cliff Rold says the low blow deniers are liars. Smfh.

[champion4ever]

Wtf? Are you an idiot? When part of the fist gets below the belt it's an illegal punch! And here we have the vast majority of the glove being under the by Week's designated line!

No wonder Cliff Rold says the low blow deniers are liars. Smfh.

B.S If his cup was up that high then that's on him but any part of the glove touching the belt line is considered a legal punch even if that punch partially lands below that line; Just so long as the glove hits the legal area of the belt line. That punch landed above the navel.

The only punch that was low was the one Ward threw just prior to Weeks stopping the fight. Sergei was putting a con job on you guys. He was tired and was looking for a way out. If he was truly punched in the balls he would have fallen to the canvas on his knees. The fact is your guy lost, he was mentally broken and checked out. So stop with the excuses.

[BattlingNelson]

B.S If his cup was up that high then that's on him but any part of the glove touching the belt line is considered a legal punch even if that punch partially lands below that line; Just so long as the glove hits the legal area of the belt line. That punch landed above the navel.

The only punch that was low was the one Ward threw just prior to Weeks stopping the fight. Sergei was putting a con job on you guys. He was tired and was looking for a way out. If he was truly punched in the balls he would have fallen to the canvas on his knees. The fact is your guy lost, he was mentally broken and checked out. So stop with the excuses.

Weeks showed the line at the instructions. 95% of Ward's glove is below that line. Had it been 5% you could call the shot borderline. Liar.

[Sp0rty Cr@ig]

Kov complained about shots that werent even low. He cried wolf and got punished for it when Ward actually landed low.

Also the ref stopped the fight. Can't blame Ward for it being stopped the way it was

[tokon]

It's hypocrisy at its finest but it's alright. It seems that body punches are only low blows depending on who is getting hit. It's a subjective protest.

Yes, and a big part of the problem is the referees allowing the fighters to wear their protectors too high.

[Vlad_]

What surprises me is that people see a guy get hit low 6-7 times over the course of a fight, and act as if it would not affect his performance in a negative way, and not give an advantage to the guy that did the lowblowing.
And call shots such as these obvious lowblows borderline, when clearly most of the glove or all of it is below the beltine:

[Chollo Vista]

Bad body punch:



Good body punch:

Now, I understand most of you were born with pussies and thus lack perspective, but I can assure you, the testicles are much much lower than you think.

...........

[Chollo Vista]

What surprises me is that people see a guy get hit low 6-7 times over the course of a fight, and act as if it would not affect his performance in a negative way, and not give an advantage to the guy that did the lowblowing.
And call shots such as these obvious lowblows borderline, when clearly most of the glove or all of it is below the beltine: