How Do You Determine When a Fighter Quits?

[Toffee]

I think you are missing the point son.

Good input. Thanks.

[Dr. Frank]

If a fighter refuses to carry on fighting then by definition they’ve quit.

Some are more justifiable than others. That’s down to your individuals views.

Some would say a smashed eye socket is a legitimate reason to quit, someone would certainly disagree with that.

Boxers tend to be held to a rather lofty standard in general when it comes to bravery in the face of adversity.

You have guys Like Muhammad Ali, Arturo Gatti, James Toney
etc. who showed tremendous courage in the face of adversity.

Then you have guys like Daniel Dubois, Victor Ortiz, Miguel Cotto, Bernard Hopkins who are the complete opposite.

If you are going to sell boxers to the public as being tough guys. It's not a good look when those guys give up in fights because they are scared of getting beaten up to badly.

[IronDanHamza]

Boxers tend to be held to a rather lofty standard in general when it comes to bravery in the face of adversity.

You have guys Like Muhammad Ali, Arturo Gatti, James Toney
etc. who showed tremendous courage in the face of adversity.

Then you have guys like Daniel Dubois, Victor Ortiz, Miguel Cotto, Bernard Hopkins who are the complete opposite.

If you are going to sell boxers to the public as being tough guys. It's not a good look when those guys give up in fights because they are scared of getting beaten up to badly.

I agree.

I don’t blame a fighter for quitting, fighting for a living takes courage so if you feel like your career or even life might be in danger then I won’t argue.

But if you do quit, you’ll be held accountable for those actions regardless. Because there’s some fighters that will never quit under any circumstance.

[d00m10rd]

It is usually quite obvious when a Boxer quits, but for me the real importance is more about why he has quit. Having your orbital broken and nerve damage like Dubois or Brook is a perfectly good reason to quit as far as I'm concerned. Some other fighters would soldier on with their facial bones all wankered and risk permanently damaging themselves and its all very brave and heroic but I dont blame ppl who quit before they sustain life injuries.

For what it's worth, I agree with you, 100%. My issue comes when people say he didn't quit; he knelt down and chose not to get back up in time. I think he was justified in quitting, but he still quit.