Mikey v Salido

[Lopez_Boxing]

What's the opinion of you guys that mikey took the easy way out or quit vs Salido or was it a vaild dont wanna continue from mikey and his corner?

Edit:

I ask because there have been boxers that have accused Mikey of quitting.

[Boxfan83]

What's the opinion of you guys that mikey took the easy way out or quit vs Salido or was it a vaild dont wanna continue from mikey and his corner?

He was making Siri look foolish until he started fouling. As a coach, I wouldve recommended the samething & Id hope my fighter listened. A broken nose can cause breathing issues for life. Siri wouldve kept headbutting & elbowing that nose.

[NaijaD]

This is a topic that divides opinion but I supported Garcia cause he was kicking Salido’s ass up until that point. Salido started fouling to level the playing field.

People will say Salido was coming on but I didn’t see him doing that via legal means.

Edit: earlier on the fight you hear Robert Garcia urging Mikey to get the KO because he thought Salido would start getting dirty late on specifically with headbutts.

[MulaKO]

Mikey HD his corner made the right call
He was in total control until Salido started fouling
And we all know Salido ain’t the cleanest boxer out there

[TX_BOXNG]

It wasn't an accidental headbutt lol, Mikey kicked his ass clean, Salido couldn't contain his anger

[_Rexy_]

I said at the time that I felt Mikey quit as Salido was coming on.

But I'm interested to see how everyone else feels

[GhostofDempsey]

He was dominating Salido right up until the headbutt busted his nose. There is a part of me that feels Mikey quit. Maybe he was getting discouraged that he couldn't keep Salido down and there was still a lot of fight left in him to go four more rounds with a busted nose. Definitely not the stuff warriors are made from. Maybe that is part of the reason he took the Spence fight, to redeem himself as a fearless warrior?

[mxtali]

Mikey was kicking his ass and was up like 4 knockdowns lol. There is zero logic to continuing a fight with a broken nose against a dirty ass fighter that is that down on the cards.

[Caxcan]

Anyone who says he quit is just hating. He was completely dominating Salido up until the headbutt, and even afterward he was still composed despite some people's wishful thinking about Salido supposedly taking over. Also, it was Robert who brought the injury to the attention of the ref who decided to call a halt after consulting with officials. It's absurd to expect Mikey in his first title fight to defy his corner and the officials by insisting on continuing in a fight he had been dominating. That fight had actually been so one sided many people thought Salido was shot and didn't give Mikey full credit for his performance which in retrospect is a highly underrated win.

[Redd Foxx]

Mikey was clowning Salido it's ****** to pretend Mikey was somehow scared or looking for an out. I do think Mikey was confused and waiting for his team to decide what to do at the time the fight was called. Different fighters handle those situations different ways and Mikey was clearly looking to them to guide him. He wasn't a vet at that point in his career.
Many fans are just salty that Salido wasn't given a chance to foul his way to a W.