Comments Thread For: Ohara Davies: I Didn't Quit With Josh Taylor, I Couldn't Breathe

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This past weekend in Glasgow, Ohara Davies (15-1, 12 KOs) suffered his first career defeat when he was stopped in the seventh round in a high stakes fight with rising junior welterweight star Josh Taylor of Scotland. Davies was down twice in the fight before the contest was waved off in the seventh round.
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[jas]

you can breathe through your mouth

[Sickmerch1990]

Liar you quit make up lies all you want we all seen it was a disgrace and happy that you will now become a journeyman overrated overhyped kfc till worker

[kafkod]

Keyboard warriors .. STFU about fighters quitting!

So much **** is posted about fighters "quitting" by keyboard warriors who have never pulled on a pair of boxing gloves in their lives.

If Davis had stayed down and been counted out after being decked for the second time, he would have been a warrior who went out on his shield. But because he got up and tried to fight on, he's a quitter!

If the truth be told, many fights that end inside the distance end with one guy "quitting"

They don't try to beat the count after getting decked, they go to the ropes and cover up without firing back, they show the ref or their corner they've had enough with their body language, or by not responding to questions, etc, etc.

Sometimes they are more honest about it .. they take a knee or wave a hand, like Davis ... and that's when they become "quitters".

[jcsuperfly01603]

I'm guessing the replies so far are from people with extensive in-ring professional boxing experience and have a deep understanding what its like to carry on fighting when you're struggling to breath and seriously hurt. Always good to get these types of views from people clearly in the know!

[kafkod]

I'm guessing the replies so far are from people with extensive in-ring professional boxing experience and have a deep understanding what its like to carry on fighting when you're struggling to breath and seriously hurt. Always good to get these types of views from people clearly in the know!

Spot on ... you should post more often. People who talk sense are too rare at this place.

[Lester Tutor]

What's with Brits touching their eyes and then quitting ffs... it's the Matthysse curse

[stephenmc]

So much **** is posted about fighters "quitting" by keyboard warriors who have never pulled on a pair of boxing gloves in their lives.

If Davis had stayed down and been counted out after being decked for the second time, he would have been a warrior who went out on his shield. But because he got up and tried to fight on, he's a quitter!

If the truth be told, many fights that end inside the distance end with one guy "quitting"

They don't try to beat the count after getting decked, they go to the ropes and cover up without firing back, they show the ref or their corner they've had enough with their body language, or by not responding to questions, etc, etc.

Sometimes they are more honest about it .. they take a knee or wave a hand, like Davis ... and that's when they become "quitters".

I'm guessing the replies so far are from people with extensive in-ring professional boxing experience and have a deep understanding what its like to carry on fighting when you're struggling to breath and seriously hurt. Always good to get these types of views from people clearly in the know!

Exactly, people have no idea.
When you step up in class and take punches from a lad who is sounder than anyone you fought before can be a bit of a shock. When you get dropped,can't breath and not all their then that's dangerous territory to be in. I understand people baying for blood and a knockout, but if anybody was in that position themselves they would do the same, only a ****** person who wants to kod and lose a lot more than a few brain cells would want to keep going....If he fought on and was carried out in a stretcher with oxygen,then people would be "concerned".

Yet the same people call for a KO.

Ohara might have been humbled by this, but by the interview given, I have no doubt he will bounce back and use this and become a lot better.

[redmish]

you can breathe through your mouth

He tried but he couldn't breath through Taylor's fist.

[TheBigLug]

If Davis had stayed down and been counted out after being decked for the second time, he would have been a warrior who went out on his shield. But because he got up and tried to fight on, he's a quitter!
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He didn't try to fight on though. He got up then turned his back as if he doesn't want to fight anymore. Same with Brook.

I'm not knocking them, they still have balls of steel to get in the ring and fight but neither Brook or Davies got up and showed they wanted to fight. They essentially waved the fight off themselves.

Plenty of fighters have fought on in worse circumstances. Probably foolish but they do. I don't mind if Brook or Davies quit, it's their life and their decision but let's not try to make it into something it's not. They did basically pull themselves out of the fight and it's easy to understand why that doesn't sit well with other fighters.

I can't be too harsh on fighters though. It must be difficult to stay in there and take a beating if you don't need to and feel there's no way back into the fight. It's just certain other fighters won't ever settle for that and will believe they can still win.