Mark Hunt (10-10-1-0) är känd för sina walk-off KOs och han förklarar nu varför han går ifrån sin motståndare om han ser att han är knockad.
Hunt menar att det handlar om respekt då han inte vill fortsätta slå någon som är knockad, då han inte vill utsätta sina motståndare för hjärnskador.
Hunt fortsätter att prata om sin KO-vinst över Roy Nelson (20-11) och säger att det helt enkelt handlade om timing.
”The walkaway celebration is something that just happened, I really don’t know where and when it started. When I’m in there, the adrenaline is pumping and I’m just firing in shots, looking for the finish. It just kind of happens, I guess. When you get someone, when you catch them right, you just kind of know that that’s it. He’s in there doing the same thing, trying to shoot you down, so when it lands, that’s it. It’s over and the relief kicks in. You know it’s finished so you don’t have to chase him anymore. I’ve always had it, that feeling when you hit someone right and they go down. And it’s actually about respect. I’d like to think I’ve always respected my opponents in that way. You know, if you keep punching them after they’re knocked out, they could get brain damage or end up in the hospital. So, I just see it as a fight, nothing more. It’s not personal. I’m not stepping in there to hurt anybody. But if the man in front of me is still fighting then, you know, I’ll keep swinging.”
”Over the years, I’ve thrown a lot of shots that have scored a lot of knockouts, but it was just the timing of that one. Roy’s a nice guy, you know. He’s a good fighter, but he made a mistake and I just caught him. Anytime you stand and trade in the pocket, you run the risk of being caught, and that’s what happened. I mean, I made a mistake against (Fabricio) Werdum, you know. I ate one of his knees. That night it was my turn to make the mistake and I paid for it.”
