Biggest dives in boxing history

[_Rexy_]

Briggs went on to fight some wars..

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/boxing/staggering-truth-cashstrapped-briggs-was-not-fit-to-fight-20100722-10n2e.html

looks like theres a story to the dive...

[suffolkbull3]

Technically not a dive, but obviously something very shady going on

wtf !?! lol.. what was th story behind this one?

[Tony Trick-Pony]

Wilder vs. Scott holds a pretty high rank on modern dives. No real punch connected and I've heard they wink at each other at some point or some ****. Plus they were friends. Just too many marks against it.

In hindsight, I would have recommended Wilder land a body shot in close, nothing too hard, and have Scott drop. Two middleweight guys did that years ago and a LOT of fans bought it. Can't remember their names doe...

[CubanGuyNYC]

Wilder vs. Scott holds a pretty high rank on modern dives. No real punch connected and I've heard they wink at each other at some point or some ****. Plus they were friends. Just too many marks against it.

In hindsight, I would have recommended Wilder land a body shot in close, nothing too hard, and have Scott drop. Two middleweight guys did that years ago and a LOT of fans bought it. Can't remember their names doe...

Landing a convincing blow isn’t the real problem to me. These guys fight all the time, even if it’s “only” sparring. They’re used to taking punishment. They can just agree that the first decent shot that lands makes the “diver” go down. The real trick is selling the KO. It always seems that’s the giveaway. These guys are fighters, not actors. Lol

[Tony Trick-Pony]

Landing a convincing blow isn’t the real problem to me. These guys fight all the time, even if it’s “only” sparring. They’re used to taking punishment. They can just agree that the first decent shot that lands makes the “diver” go down. The real trick is selling the KO. It always seems that’s the giveaway. These guys are fighters, not actors. Lol

I bet Will Farrell could sell a KO.

I know Chris Farley could.

[CubanGuyNYC]

I bet Will Farrell could sell a KO.

I know Chris Farley could.

Lol Well, Farley is in a state of permanent sleep. But Ferrell probably wouldn’t have to act. He’d probably get KOed by a light tap.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

Lol Well, Farley is in a state of permanent sleep. But Ferrell probably wouldn’t have to act. He’d probably get KOed by a light tap.

This is true. He's managed to get beat up by everyone from a midget to Christina Applegate.

[N/A]

I think you're wrong. The only punch that touches anywhere near a temple is the left hook and the fingers portion of the glove. Scott saw it coming.

No. He didn't. Wilder tricked him into thinking he was throwing a jab, Scott covered up, exposing the side of his head, having no idea it was actually a hook coming.

The most powerful puncher on planet Earth connected right on the side of the head when that punch was the last thing Scott was expecting.

To call it a dive is ridiculous.

[McNulty]

No. He didn't. Wilder tricked him into thinking he was throwing a jab, Scott covered up, exposing the side of his head, having no idea it was actually a hook coming.

The most powerful puncher on planet Earth connected right on the side of the head when that punch was the last thing Scott was expecting.

To call it a dive is ridiculous.

The right side of Wilders right glove hit (more like slides after bouncing off the left glove) the right side of Scott's face. Not sure why you're refusing to see that. Weird.

[moochi]

The greatest of all dives and was an actual dive was Kermit Cintron. Fkn classic

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