Don’t try this trick at home, kids.

Now, I freely admit that I default to cheering on the American in any international sports competition, but there are limits…

Australia boxer Robbie “The Bomber” Peden lived up to his ring name with a ferocious, but bizarre, knockout victory in a world-title elimination bout in California on Sunday.

Peden could not believe his eyes late in the fifth round when his opponent, the short-priced favourite American Nate Campbell, taunted him.

Campbell, cocky after controlling most of the fight, stood in front of Peden, his arms by his side, and taunted the Australian to take his best shot.

Peden did. He unleashed a powerful upper-cut and the American, struck in the jaw, hit the canvas.

…like being a damfool, for one thing. As a good general rule, boxers competing for an official title tend to know how to hit their opponents; standing around and letting them is generally considered to be a suboptimal way to go about things.

(Via Protein Wisdom)

Moe

PS: I think that this is my first Sports post; it’s slightly more likely to be my last.