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The video embedded below was taken from a security camera, aimed at a pedestrian tunnel under a road. In it we see two men leaning on a wall and smoking cigarettes; let’s call them Beavis and Butthead.
A couple then walks by these two wannabe-tough guys, on what appears to be a nice stroll, through a not-so-nice part of town. In a moment of epic jerkiness, Beavis decides to take his cig, flick it at the couple seemingly hitting the woman, before darting back against the wall as if nothing had happened.
The woman’s beau turns around in annoyance, but it seems like his lady friend would prefer they turn the other cheek and walk away, which they start to do. Then it appears that Beavis tough-talked and taunted, using the universal “WHAT” gesture with his hands.
What Happened
The man approaches until he and Beavis are face-to-face. Beavis reaches for the man’s collar, to pull him into a cocked right punch. It was then that Beavis learned the man is a boxer.
The boxer steps back into a low, solid stance and throws an overhand right that would make Francis Ngannou proud. Beavis drops, and does not move again. There have been suggestions that the video is faked. It’s not – watch Beavis’s head hit the concrete, and bounce off; you can’t fake that.
As the overhand lands, Butthead rushes forward, attacking the boxer. However, he is driven quickly to the ground, where he receives a clean strike to the face, and he’s done too. One right, one left, two down.
The boxer and his female friend walk off calmly. Butthead struggles to a seated position, glances at the departing pair to make sure no more attitude adjustment is coming his way, and then stumbles towards Beavis, who has yet to wake up from his well-deserved nap.
Butthead slaps Beavis’s face and rolls him onto his side in a failed attempt to wake him, as the couple walk off screen and the video closes.
The Martial Arts Lesson:
This altercation is an important example of:
•Bullies getting their just reward;
•Boxing being the best martial art vs. multiple attackers; and,
•Why there are mats in a fight gym – falls onto concrete after a punch can and have caused death. That’s why it is important to never fight on the street unless attacked first.
