Patton concussed after being assualted in USA

[smeltitdeltit]

probably some thick as shit americans feeling intimidated by a bigger/better looking (i'm no homo just thinking how those insecure apes think) guy. why would ANYONE ever go to america.

100%
I mean, nobody's ever been king hit in good ole Straya!!

 

[ZingerB]

If by much bigger you mean under a centimetre then yeah, much bigger.

AUS: 175.6 cm
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4338.0main+features212011-13

US: 176.53 cm
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_11/sr11_252.pdf

Don't let their sports clout your judgement, they have a population of 350 million internally to pick from alone, then there are the foreign markets they can select from simply by being able to pay the most. Their sides are always going to be jam packed with tall gooses, but on average they are the same height as the rest of the first world.

Yeah, but their size is still pretty over the top. There are plenty of low grade football players that are built like bodybuilders. Whilst AFL/ Rugby players are by no means weak, but some of these dudes are insane because all they do is lift weights and hit people.

 

[smeltitdeltit]

Good. What a campaigner.

All the best Patton on recovery.

At least whoever did it will get a decent punishment compared to what our courts dish out.
That kid who king hit and killed the teenager in Kings Cross a few years ago was only given about 6 years initially (extended to about 10 on appeal)
Do that in the wrong part of the states and you'll be lucky to breath free air again.

 

[Adz]

Was probably attacked by someone on crack.

 

[galindez]

i'm not saying it doesn't happen, but in my experience it's very extremely rare for someone to be 'king hit' as the papers call it unprovoked, particularly someone as big as patton. obviously and an altercation and he came off second best...

Rare for it to happen totally out of the blue, but reasonably common for it to happen due to some nothing incident where one side's keen to take offence and escalate.

 

[Engimal]

**** that's ballsy. Regardless of whether Patton can fight or not, he's 6'5" and over 100kg. No way I'd want to fight him.

 

[Nikita Blue]

i'm not saying it doesn't happen, but in my experience it's very extremely rare for someone to be 'king hit' as the papers call it unprovoked, particularly someone as big as patton. obviously and an altercation and he came off second best...

Why not make shit up...it's gone well in the Buddy thread

 

[swiftdog]

probably some thick as shit americans feeling intimidated by a bigger/better looking (i'm no homo just thinking how those insecure apes think) guy. why would ANYONE ever go to america.

... You've never actually been to America have you?

 

[FUS_RO_DAH]

why would ANYONE ever go to america.

Because Vegas is goddamn amazing.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

i'm not saying it doesn't happen, but in my experience it's very extremely rare for someone to be 'king hit' as the papers call it unprovoked, particularly someone as big as patton. obviously and an altercation and he came off second best...

Nah.

Big blokes get targeted because they're a trophy for heroes who want to make a name for themselves. I've seen it first hand.

 

[Connoisseur]

One hitter quitter

In all seriousness though American's are much bigger (not just in weight but in height also) in comparison to us, not that surprised.

Yank Pro athletes does not = general population

 

[TigerTime3]

Another idiot reporter using the phrase "King Hit" instead of "Coward's Punch".

Get it right FFS!

 

[Hubnester]

This is a strange behaviour, but it definitely exists somehow.
Like when Barry Hall used to come to the local, more bogans trying to start fights than you could count!

 

[Taylor]

If by much bigger you mean under a centimetre then yeah, much bigger.

AUS: 175.6 cm
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4338.0main+features212011-13

US: 176.53 cm
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_11/sr11_252.pdf

Don't let their sports clout your judgement, they have a population of 350 million internally to pick from alone, then there are the foreign markets they can select from simply by being able to pay the most. Their sides are always going to be jam packed with tall gooses, but on average they are the same height as the rest of the first world.

When I was there I noticed lots more of the fat six foot six guys than are here.

The media like to tell a story as black and white, unprovoked etc so I have trouble believing it straight up but guys do seem to like walking up to the biggest guy in the room and trying to take him on.

 

[Micksy]

Makes little difference in my experience.

I'm a big guy myself (not fat but tall and solid - 196 cm and 100 kgs) but very mild mannered and I avoid fights at all costs. Often smaller guys (usually with mates) will randomly pick me out of a crowd to start a fight and other unprovoked incidents (usually when not looking), seemingly just because I'm a bigger guy. Other mates I know (and guys in my family who are all big) have had the same experience.

'Reputation', 'street cred' or whatever they want to call it- sucks though!

Plus, when you glance around yourself you can make eye contact with 90% of the people in the room.

Some people see eye contact as a challenge.

 

[Borderline]

There's a popular 'game' among black Americans particularly in California where they go up to an unsuspecting white person and king hit them, it's called the knockout game. Hopefully it wasn't part of that.

 

[RookiePick]

Was probably attacked by someone on crack.

Steady on. He was in the States not Perth.

 

[gavaniacono]

Richmond supporter on early holidays.

 

[boyOboy]

i'm no homo

Phew I was worried there for a second.

 

[Lyyynnnchy]

probably some thick as shit americans feeling intimidated by a bigger/better looking (i'm no homo just thinking how those insecure apes think) guy. why would ANYONE ever go to america.

Let me guess. You've been to Bali, Thailand, possibly Phuket and maybe New Zealand?

 

[Always Ballin]

Makes little difference in my experience.

I'm a big guy myself (not fat but tall and solid - 196 cm and 100 kgs) but very mild mannered and I avoid fights at all costs. Often smaller guys (usually with mates) will randomly pick me out of a crowd to start a fight and other unprovoked incidents (usually when not looking), seemingly just because I'm a bigger guy. Other mates I know (and guys in my family who are all big) have had the same experience.

'Reputation', 'street cred' or whatever they want to call it- sucks though!

That's cute little guy.

I'm 210cm and 130kgs. I skin small chooks like you for breakfast.

 

[hench]

Every guy over in the States is built like JJ Watt.

 

[SBYM]

LA is a massive shithole.

East Coast is where it's at.

 

[Always Ballin]

East Coast has way more shit holes bro

I'm half American, I know

 

[inamedthegiants]

Makes little difference in my experience.

I'm a big guy myself (not fat but tall and solid - 196 cm and 100 kgs) but very mild mannered and I avoid fights at all costs. Often smaller guys (usually with mates) will randomly pick me out of a crowd to start a fight and other unprovoked incidents (usually when not looking), seemingly just because I'm a bigger guy. Other mates I know (and guys in my family who are all big) have had the same experience.

'Reputation', 'street cred' or whatever they want to call it- sucks though!

Same here.

I get lippy though if provoked far enough.

Drop this line...

"You must prescribe to the theory that the bigger they are, the harder they fall. You see I reckon that's wrong. It's more like the smaller they are, the further they fly."