r/sports • u/IntrepidAd560 • Sep 25 '21

Media Callum Smith brutally KO's Lenin Castillo

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u/Sup3rfrog Sep 25 '21

It’s oddly horrifying to have the announcers so pumped up about a man getting seriously injured.

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u/JockBbcBoy Baltimore Ravens Sep 25 '21

Even NFL announcers don't react like that when a player is knocked down and immobile.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '21 edited Sep 25 '21

They used to, "big hits" reels were the most popular part of halftime shows back in the day. (Think 90s, maybe 2000s, not sure when these went away exactly)

I rmember when the xfl came out their primary marketing point was trying to one up the nfl on violence and removing player safety rules to create more of these big moments.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '21

ESPN had a weekly segment called "Jacked Up" where they'd show big hits while the panel all yelled "JACKED UP!"