did eric morales quit in the ring against pac

[Amazinger]

question for boxing scene how many of you believe that morales just straight up quit against pac in their third fight? poll to follow

(erik morales) not eric

Yes he did perhaps out of frustration and realizing it's pointless to go on.But I still think it's a smart move to fight another day.

[jimmykaba]

yes Morales did quit, i know his heart wants to fight more but his body cant take it anymore

[MCVAGINA]

He just looked washed up and weighed drained. At the weigh in he looked like one of the skeletons on display at the London Science museum.

In the fight he gave it his best. He didn't look terribly hurt, it was more like "I can't be bothered anymore, I'm not gonna win tonight in the shape I'm now in, might as well finish it".

I totally agree with this. He was severely weight drained and realised he had know chance of winning the fight in the condition he was in.

I still consider him one of the best lower weight boxers ever

[Mr. Fantastic]

Yes Morales quit like a *****.

[Toney616]

Yes Morales quit like a *****.

Are you being sarcastic?

[Eaner0919]

There's a difference between what Morales did and what let's say Victor Ortiz did.

Morales is an old 30 something year old, he's been in countless wars and his body has taken a beating. He couldn't continue because his body wouldn't let him. He has nothing to prove to anyone because he's already proven it in the ring countless times.

Victor Ortiz on the other hand, is young, strong and has never been in 1 war. There's no reason for him to quit or not want to continue. He said he doesn't deserve to get beat on like that, where as Morales and Marquez have said they are willing to DIE in the ring, that's the difference in their mind set.

One thing is to be old and past your prime like Morales, DLH, Chavez when they couldn't come out of the corner. Another is to be young like Ortiz and not want it anymore.

good post and if I may add

Morales spent most of that camp trying to make weight not prepare for the fight. His body was no longer reacting to training the way he was used to. He literally had nothing left and if there was ever an instance where it would be okay for a fighter to call a halt to the fight it was in that scenario. Manny could have seriously hurt him that night

and Ortiz was right in the fight, was giving a good account of himself, and had Maidana hurt and floored a few times. This wasn't where he was in a dire strait where he could get hurt due to his condition he folded up and said he didn't want anymore

I am such that I would like to see him move on from this but this is a serious question mark on his make up as a fighter

[street bully]

Yes Morales quit like a *****.

What did Oscar do against the same man, at a ******ed weight class where he was supposed to kill him? At least Morales beat him, and almost won the second fight as too.

[Mr. Fantastic]

What did Oscar do against the same man, at a ******ed weight class where he was supposed to kill him? At least Morales beat him, and almost won the second fight as too.

He quit like a ***** too. But at least he took a beating first unlike Morales in the 3rd fight. Don't give me he's been in wars crap either cause DLH was in some as well.

[jasbar]

yes, he was scared to get hurt further by pac.

[Chuckguy]

He quit pain and simple
no excuses to what he was or the wars he had been through
Plain and simple black and white he QUIT!

The sad thing is that he is making a comeback at 147
he is gonna get killed
Just stay retired Eric you were great
leave it at that