That's why the best fighters never let someone get out of their vision or up in their face. It's when someone is up in your face that they can coldcock you before you can react. And as soon as they do, that's the end of the fight, just like in that video.
You warn whoever's got a hot head to stay back, and as soon as he comes within arms reach to get in your face and talk his shit, consider the fight as on, and dont stop till he's down.
I had to do it once, while at a party, two groups of kids started talking shit and yelling. Someone quickly walked up to get in my face, and his forward momentum helped my punch to his gut. He was right in mid-sentence of some shit talking, wanting to put his face inches away from mine and yell, like most teens love to do before some poor fool gets knocked out by a punch he didnt see coming. Knocked the wind out of him and he just layed there till his friends took him home.
Another thing you can do that people don't expect is, if you were that white guy in the video, as soon as that Nig started shouting in the beginning, simply take off your shirt and put your hands up, get into a fighting stance. Don't say a word back to him the whole time. It lets them know this guy isn't gonna back down and he's not going to let me weasel my way in to getting a cheap shot. Now you find out whether the other guy was just bluffing or whether he really did want a fight, you'd be surprised how many guys were just bluffing hoping to get a cheap shot. At the very least you have time to get your shirt off (a big advantage with leverage in a grapple), and the fight starts cleanly.
Last edited by SillyHatsOnly; 06/22/04 01:22 AM.