"From Pillar to Post": What to make of Quitting

[Mr. Ryan]

Nice Article but I think you need to add something in there about Corners and there responsibilty in all this. What are the minimal expectations that fighters should have for there corners. At some point in these fights I think it is the responsibilty of the corners to stop the fight and let there fighter keep his health and his pride. This is for some of the instances not all.

For example I think Lacey's corner should've thrown the towel and kept there man from getting beaten from pilar to post and ding to ding of every round. Lacey was young and prideful with great conditioning but a beating like that has the potential of ruining a fighter.

I agree, and heres what I said:

This issue could be eliminated in many incidents if those in charge of the fighters' well being brought their A games every night. A fighter's first line of defense is his corner. His chief second is his outside perspective, the one whose responsibility it is to make decisions on his unbattered behalf. One trainer I commend for helping to protect his fighters' physical and general well-being is Jeff Fenech. Working in Hussein Hussein's corner in his first fight with Jorge Arce, Fenech acted hastilly in rescuing his finished charge right on schedule when his fighter had nothing left to offer. Wishing to conceal Mike Tyson's surrender against Kevin McBride, Fenech put on a Rocky-esque hysterics display ending the fight. Of course some have their off days, as he perhaps prematurely threw in the towel in Hussein's rematch with Arce the following year. Still, a trainer who puts his fighter's health in high regards is nothing short of admirable.

The people in charge of a fighter's affairs should make sure that the man is in a healthy mental state. If a fighter is distracted by external problems, a traumatic experience in the ring or other concerns, the managers and promoters should not allow their man to compete when he isn't in top form. In 1997, Lennox Lewis and Oliver McCall met for the second time for the vacant WBC heavyweight alphabelt. McCall was clearly in distress from his substance abuse issues and in no condition to fight. In the middle of the fight, McCall dropped his guard and surrendered by walking away apathetically and not protecting himself at all times. In the aftermath of the debacle, McCall was checked into a rehabilitation center to get the treatment he needed.

[charlie31]

Thanks alot bro. Freitas quitting against Chico was a result of Freitas being mentally affected by physical punishment. He was discouraged because he couldn't hide from Corrales anymore, his legs were shot and he couldn't fight back. He just said hell with it and quit. Hes never gonna be the same again.

wow..good assessment...you're absolutley right.

[Mr. Ryan]

wow..good assessment...you're absolutley right.

So are you going back to nuthugging me now?

[charlie31]

So are you going back to nuthugging me now?

haha not as long as you think Briggs is still the shiznit.



you described what i saw when Chico fought Frietas to the tee. just giving you props..im not so good with words like yourself. if someone asked me i wouldve said he quit cuz he's a *****..but I wouldve ment what you said : )

[shortright]

good article only beef i has is it makes it seem like duran dont belong in the same ring with leanord, when thats bull**** everybody knows he wanst near 100% for the fight, and that wont cut it agaisnt a killer like leanord