Bruce Seldon perhaps. 1996 i think he saw that mike tyson was attempting to hit him so he dived to the floor a couple of times. then when he saw the referee was going to let him carry on, he faked rubbery legs. it lookd very much like that to me anyway. henry akinwande - i twice saw him disqualified for excessive holding, once in an amateur fight in the ABA championships final, and once against lennox Lewis in 1997. Both times i think he was terrfied - despite being about 6'7 and with a telescopic reach and goog skills and power. he really let himself down Andrew Golota was a serial quitter Duran deserves a mention
Wlad came back from three devastating losses to become the most dominant heavyweight of the last twenty years.That isn't a coward,laddy.
I certainly hope those adding to this thread at the very least have been in the ring against a world class fighter. That should be the least you should have done to add names here.
that's nonsense. cowardice can be recognized from the safe seats by a non-world-class-fighter, just as courage or power or boxing skill can be recognized. cowardice is just another negative attribute that can be recognized by the spectator. like slow hands. or a weak chin. or feather fists
Watching a bunch of keyboard warriors calling out world class professional boxers as cowards is about as low and chicken**** an exercise as the internet provides. Sorry, it's the truth. I tried my hand at the sport for a few years before moving onto sports in which I was more gifted. It's a tough ****ing row to hoe at any level, and much more so at the level where guys have every bit of the ability to kill you.
I am no boxer (as I found out at a very amatuer level), but my candidate, arguably did the killing...
Nah. This thread is outta line. No coward steps into the professional prize ring, period. Even sparring takes courage. Don't buy it? Try it.
OK, I mostly agree with the people who say "don't call pro boxers cowards." But the OP does mention Audley Harrison. Just to play with that a second, it's pretty clear that Audley didn't throw punches in fights because he was scared to do so. He was scared to punch in the ring. Judged next to his peers doesn't this word become a little more acceptable?