Is not clinching when hurt a weakness?

[IMDAZED]

Not clinching when you're really hurt is, most of the time, pretty dumb.

[Redd Foxx]

It seriously hurt Tommy Hearns. He didn't clinch or retreat and lost a few fights because of it.

[Canelo Phresh]

Id probably go for it unless it was Marquez. His shook up state is dangerous.

[Optimistic]

I think for most fighters clinching when being seriously rocked is the smartest thing to do. You have no business trading with somebody when rocked if you have a weak chin, especially.

[chav]

A weakness would be NOT clinching and getting yourself stopped. Hold, recover and as best as you can and then come back and give it all you have

[vacon04]

It just depends on the boxer, some are more dangerous, some are going to get knocked out.

Just watch the last fight with Pacquiao. After he was dropped the first time Marquez knew that he was still very dangerous, maybe even more than before he was knocked down, and that's why Marquez continued to wait for his chance instead of just going for the kill.

[LHRH89]

It just depends on the boxer, some are more dangerous, some are going to get knocked out.

Just watch the last fight with Pacquiao. After he was dropped the first time Marquez knew that he was still very dangerous, maybe even more than before he was knocked down, and that's why Marquez continued to wait for his chance instead of just going for the kill.

this is one of the reasons Marquez is an ATG. Marquez has been hurt by by all levels of competition. Whether it's been pacquiao, Diaz, Barrera, katsidis, and even a smart an elusive Mayweather, he has never relied on clinching when hurt. Even when mayweather knocked him down Maquez was still trying to answer against mayweathers attack. Pac never had the same success against Marquez that he did with all his recent opponents. Unlike all of Pacs opponents who became hesitant or balled up when they were overwhelmed by the volume punching marquez was always punching with him.

[happyman]

Clinching is illegal and refs should deduct points more often when dealing with clinchers.

[Ray*]

Fighters are all different, Martinez knew clinching Jr when he was hurt would play right into jr hands, JMM is like a freaking tiger when hurt so you really have to be dumb to attack him when you think he is hurt because JMM would split venom right back at you when hurt.

Apart from when a fighter is hurt I don't like excessive clinching like Hopkins does or like Ricky Hatton does, but some fighter like Khan or cotto can learn to clinch when hurt.

[Frank Ducketts]

Clinching is never a weakness. It is one of the ways to stop an aggressive fighter who has hurt you and is going in for the finish.