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The devastating jab has been a problem discussed several times and -- to the best of my recollection -- there has never been any rationale as to why it hasn't been fixed since it has a direct (and very glaring) impact on the realism of the sim.
My guess is that, because jabs are the most often thrown punch & the program doesn't differentiate between punches for purposes of scoring KD's or KO's, we therefore get a grossly disproportionate number of devastating jabs (I had a fight where a guy with a very decent chin was both knocked down and, later in the fight, knocked out by a mediocre puncher's jab).
To my way of thinking, issues that have a direct bearing on the realism of the sim (which has nothing to do with the role playing version of the game) should have some kind of priority. But, hey, it's a great game & mentally I just replace "jab" with "straight left" and grab another beer.
For what it's worth, I also think there is also a disproportionate number of KD's & KO's being caused very early in fights by body shots. It happens in real life -- certainly more than KO jabs -- but not with the frequency it shows up in the game.
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