Most people tend to overestimate their fighting ability. This man is off the mark further than most when he is surrounded by 5 youths (including the one operating the camera). He initiates the violence (flicks a cigarette at one and pushes another) but takes no appropriate action – allows himself to be surrounded, does not move, does not position himself correctly or attempt to isolate and incapacitate his opponents. He appears to falsely assume these youths will cower and back off.
Category: Knockout/Unconscious
Boxer uses hand speed, positioning and footwork to knockout multiple opponents
Multiple opponent scenarios are extremely difficult to overcome. In this case, the defender succeeds for several reasons:
- The defender has superior boxing skills compared to his opponents.
- Either he was lucky to be in a position with no opponents behind him, or his situational awareness was excellent to put himself there. He appears to recognise exactly which persons are safe to allow close or behind him.
- He is attacked only from the front – his opponents do not attempt to encircle/flank.
- His opponents do not coordinate their attack, instead entering practically single-file.
- He uses footwork to move off the centre-line after each attack, which would have been very effective in the event his opponents attempted to counter.
- He transitions quickly from one target to the next, rather than staying focused on a single opponent. While fighting one person, we become extremely vulnerable to attacks from others whether standing or on the ground. He did not allow this to happen as he landed effective strikes in short combinations for split seconds only.
Bystanders nonchalant as man knocked out, falls to hard surface
A disappointingly common scenario – man knocked out, falling to hard surface which carries a high risk or serious injury or fatality. Bystanders are nonchalant and do not render assistance, instead placing the man at more risk (of falling again) by attempting to lift him off the ground.
Bystander intervenes, stands unsafe and is knocked out
Two bouncers knock out two people with punches, slaps
Excessive force on behalf of the bouncers, and idiocy on behalf of the drunks who initiated with aggressive posturing and continued to approach after it was obvious they were outmatched.
The first bouncer kicks his downed opponent in the groin after he falls. The second slaps him down again when he gets up and refuses to leave. A friend attempts to intervene and is punched.
Misreading range and risk of sucker punch
Victim stepped into striking range without watching opponent, did not appear to understand the risk and how fast the situation can change. This was potentially fatal due to the hard surface.
Cop knocked out with head kick and stomped
Key mistake is that the police officer fails to keep a safe distance or at least adopt a defensive posture and bladed stance while close to the suspect. Incident appears to be mental health related.
Sucker punch – standard elements
Victim standing with hands in pockets within striking range. Aggressor does not telegraph, strikes while talking to distract victim. Striking from this range happens so quickly that it is impossible to react in time for the vast majority of people.