01-06-2019, 11:21 PM
(01-06-2019, 02:00 PM)diehard Wrote:Fighters just do it, look at big George Foreman throwing his lethal kidney shot his whole career. KB and Barry have to learn to grow better rapport with Reffs so they can relay concerns early. Parker was unfit against Whyte and not mentally ready for a dog fight. Bad prep and plan went out the window. Some big learning's came in that fight.(01-06-2019, 12:39 PM)shamrock Wrote: Craig, Lucas Brown might just do the fight in nz, the officiating here as we have reconed is sub par and just might deter him perhaps. Might have to be in Aust if it gets made at all.
Die, the one boy I had would fight dirty because he was also a street fighter. The other boys wouldnt be interested in learning it. A fighter in my opinion should be clean but wary of his adversary, if his adversary does it foul then the ref should deal with it. Not so in the hapless Flores case, he was robbed of any chance of an all things equal competition.
Browne met with Mr Higgins several months ago, so certainly a chance of the fight taking place in NZ. I'm sure Browne would have some caveat's put in place to ensure a fair fight...
The problem with your scenario, Sham, is that while the ref "should" sort it out, they don't always do, as in the case of Parker/Flores. If that happens, the victimised fighter has to take matters into his own hands. Or maybe the trainer does. After a second time, Flores (or his trainer) should have raised holy hell with Rebel. I know you would have as a trainer!
To me, there's a difference between defending yourself from a dirty fighter so that it's not one-sided, and practicing being a dirty fighter in training, and then taking it into the ring without provocation.