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i always see ppl say that and never understand. u can intentionally attempt something yet still be lucky to accomplish it.one doesnt exclude the other. its totally bizarre to me how many seem to think intending something rules out the influence of luck??

you can attempt and intend to win any game of chance for example, and be succesful in doing it

lucks in large part a matter of what the other guy does too remember---factorss beyond your control. its not simply u throwing a punch but how the opponent reacts. for whatever reason the other guy could react in a poor way the he only would once out of 99 and u might just be lucky enough to catch him doing it that one when he offered it to you but none of the others

Danny Green v Roy Jones jr - the punch bounced off his shoulder and found it way to the back of his head. That’s sounds ridiculous but it happened lol.

The shot that KOd Montell Griffin was lucky for him when he boxed RJJ the first time...

jamamb wrote: ↑18 Mar 2019, 23:15 i always see ppl say that and never understand. u can intentionally attempt something yet still be lucky to accomplish it.one doesnt exclude the other. its totally bizarre to me how many seem to think intending something rules out the influence of luck??

you can attempt and intend to win any game of chance for example, and be succesful in doing it

lucks in large part a matter of what the other guy does too remember---factorss beyond your control. its not simply u throwing a punch but how the opponent reacts. for whatever reason the other guy could react in a poor way the he only would once out of 99 and u might just be lucky enough to catch him doing it that one when he offered it to you but none of the others

Good point. Yes, all factors beyond our control are subject to luck. We can certainly reduce it's effects, as all airlines attempt to do regarding safety, but nothing is 100% certain. 99.999999% maybe, but never 100.

In some ventures there is a considerable amount of uncertainty. Mountaineering, driving a car, asking a girl out, facing Deontay Wilder (ie can we survive one round?) etc, all carry considerable risk.

Life is unpredictable and though we should never depend upon it a little luck is always welcome.

Speaking of Wilder, any punch that equalises 10~12 rounds of being on the wrong end of a boxing lesson, must be pretty lucky

I feel that a certain amount of “luck” and “human error” are involved in all aspects of our lives. However, when a fighter throws a punch, he always expects it to land, “hoping” that it’ll adversely affect their opponent if it hits the target cleanly.

Sometimes the complacent or exhausted “superior” fighter makes a “mistake” at the precise moment the inferior boxer throws a perfectly-timed shot that lands bang on the button, which results in the bout being stopped prematurely (either an upset has been scored or the “losing” combatant won the fight against the run of play).

Under these circumstances though, was success achieved through mere chance or the direct consequence of someone’s deliberate actions? It's nearly always the latter, meaning the punch could never be regarded as being “lucky”.

All fighters have a “puncher’s chance”. There’s a reason why this phrase exists. It’s the very nature of the sport, which is the reason why I struggle to think of many examples of “lucky punches”, because losing fighters are nearly always looking to score the one hitter quitter.