Is taking a knee quitting?

[strugler]

Yes or No..............and why..........poll to follow?..............if you answered yes back it up with where in the rule book it is stated so.....not just personal opinions and speculations.....................Generally speaking ofcourse.........

[Spray_resistant]

If you don't get up until the ref counts to 10 or waves the fight off then yes.....otherwise you are "regaining your composure".

[Frank Martin]

Depends. If you are trying to stand up but cant, I cant call that quitting.

[MANGLER]

This has been done to death. In general, no it ain't. If a fighter is hurt and can't clinch or throw back, he takes a knee. This buys him recovery time at the expense of a 2 pt rd for his opponent. It also shows the ref he's got the presence of mind to know he's in trouble and he ain't just out on his feet. 1st example I can think of off the top of my head is Sergei against Lamon Brewster. He took a knee, but recovered to win a HW belt in a war.

If this is specifically a reference to Marg-Cotto, dude ain't quit. He just got his fuckin ass kicked. If that fight was still winnable and he went down of his own accord, then it'd be quittage. But it wasn't. He fought til he couldn't fight no more.

[strugler]

This has been done to death. In general, no it ain't. If a fighter is hurt and can't clinch or throw back, he takes a knee. This buys him recovery time at the expense of a 2 pt rd for his opponent. It also shows the ref he's got the presence of mind to know he's in trouble and he ain't just out on his feet. 1st example I can think of off the top of my head is Sergei against Lamon Brewster. He took a knee, but recovered to win a HW belt in a war.

If this is specifically a reference to Marg-Cotto, dude ain't quit. He just got his fuckin ass kicked. If that fight was still winnable and he went down of his own accord, then it'd be quittage. But it wasn't. He fought til he couldn't fight no more.

Aint specifically pertaining to anyone.......so its subjective.............

[Piggu]

If you go down on a knee and wait there, fully aware of your surroundings, for the ten count to finish, then yes.

[strugler]

If you go down on a knee and wait there, fully aware of your surroundings, for the ten count to finish, then yes.

more on the line of taking a rest..............standing up in the 8 count......

[yeks]

taking a knee is not quitting.. it's more of taking a rest in the expense of a 2pt round loss...

[strugler]

taking a knee is not quitting.. it's more of taking a rest in the expense of a 2pt round loss...

My thoughts exactly............youre sacrificing points for a much needed rest................kinda like chess when you sacrifice a queen...........

[Little Mac]

If you go down on a knee and wait there, fully aware of your surroundings, for the ten count to finish, then yes.

more on the line of taking a rest..............standing up in the 8 count......

You can scratch my Yes vote. It's not necessarily quitting. I've seen fighters do it to regain composure, but I may have also seen it used in a "forget this ****!" manner.