Did Peterson essentially quit?

[#1Assassin]

as bad as they looked i believe most of those low blows were un intentional, he was just fighting for his life trying to keep the guy of him.

ppl who never boxed always assume every single aspect of it is easier than it really is, low blows happen. peterson said himself his trainer told him in the gym he fires his left uppercut too low, peterson is clearly a very instinctive fighter so that shot just kept throwing itself once he got under pressure.

u could tell by his reaction he didnt want the fight stopped.

[tredh]

I wouldn't say he quit cause I don't feel all those low blows were intentional. Now Rios did walk him down nicely. Something interesting I heard Rios say. Most felt Peterson won the first round easily by boxing working off the jab. Rios said he felt Peterson out the first to see if he could take his pressure now after the first round the fight was all Rios. So I wonder if Peterson could have actually still tried to box the rest of the fight like he did the first round or was Rios right.

All credit to Rios but something has to be done about these weights. I just don't feel its right for a guy to weigh-in @ 135 then on fight night you come into the ring @ 151. That **** is 3lbs shy of jr. middlweight. Think about it a guy fighting at 135 is coming into the ring at the catch weight for the Manny vs. Margarito fight. Gaining that much weight is cheating IMO and will always be how I feel. People talk all that warrior **** well be a warrior and **** with people your own true size and stop shrinking down just have that big a$$ weight advantage.