Fighters accepting the fact that they cant continue fighting - a cowardly move?

[boliodogs]

There are some fighters like Margarito who will never quit under any circumstances. They set a very high standard if fans expect all fighters to stay and fight on no matter how far gone they are. Pro fighters are expected to take a much worse beating than the average boxing fan could ever take. That is part of the reason why some pro fighters get paid so much. They not only have superior fighting skills but they have the heart and toughness to take tremendous punishment.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

That's because they both know their limits, there are different limits for different people (Boxers included), they know when they are done. For me it's not cowardly to recognise where your endurance limit is.

Victor Ortiz's endurance limit is 2 rounds and one hook?

[Doctor_Tenma]

That's because they both know their limits, there are different limits for different people (Boxers included), they know when they are done. For me it's not cowardly to recognise where your endurance limit is.

Well, same here man, same here.

Alvarado-Provodnikov/ Rios III
Golovkin-Monroe
Cotto-Margarito I
Pacquiao-DLH

List goes on and on.

[SplitSecond]

I never do like n the case of willie Monroe, he was finished. However, what geale did was not the same. He decided to bail on the fight and collect his pay. Very poor effort.

True, Monroe took a beating, but atleast Geale wasn't trying to pull a fast one by getting up at the count of 10 like other btches have done i.e Ortiz vs Matthysse and then whine how the ref called it off too early.

Was funny when the ref let Monroe's action slide and then his true intent was exposed.

[Eff Pandas]

Because fans aren't in the ring.

Personally I don't mind it more often than not. Sometimes there can be a thin line between quitting when you're beaten vs quitting when you've just given up & it can be hard to distinguish which is the case.

[gee73]

Quitting is a hard word. You train 8-10 weeks for a big fight, you don't throw that away in a second for no reason. Only the fighter himself knows if he is ok. Look at Tyson vs. Golota. Golota wanted the fight to be stopped after round 1. His corner forced him to go another round. After the second round he asked the referee to stop the fight. Everyone was calling him a quitter but when he got his post fight examination in the hospital it was revealed that a split of a bone in his head could have pierced his brain if he took one more punch. Imagine if he had continued...


Geale could have stayed down easily but he actually tried. Look at Geale after the first and second knockdown. What is the significant difference here?
After the first knockdown Geale did the right thing and stayed down till 9. That is what he is supposed to do. After the second knockdown you see him get up very early which is not a good sign. If a fighter is good after a knockdown he will try to stay down as long as possible. Fighters who are too damaged usually get up more quickly because the are basically not concious enough to force themselves to stay down longer.
If you have seen Geale fight before (not only the GGG fight) you will recognize that Geale was a different fighter. Nothing was really working for him. Bad footwork and all the fluidity in his punches was gone. He made his name outworkling opponents. Every of his assets were not there the whole night. When he got up after that second knockdown he realised he got no business in there. He wasn't too far away from getting stopped anyway.

[Hype job]

Then don't be a boxer. Getting hit is part of the deal and why they get paid so well. After the first knockdown he decided that the next clean punch would be his last. His effort was pathetic.


Exactly.

They don't tbh.

[Barcham]

You guys need to watch that left hook again.

Just the left hook? Or should we start with the head butt to the jaw that led up to the left hook?

[soul_survivor]

why is it that when a fighter decides he doesnt want to take any more punishment, fans/audience label them as a coward or a quitter?

of course it is, especially if youve barely boxed 4 rounds against a much smaller man

[SalimShady1212]

Depends, last night however was quitting. He's done that twice in a row, new Victor Ortiz. I can understand if you're taking a lot of punishment but he was having a tough moment in a fight and quick, there have been comebacks from worse situations than that. Respect to all fighters but you're a fighter and getting punched is part of the job, a sprinter can't stop mid race cause he's tired.