Recent trend towards quitting to save face in british boxing?

Not exclusively a British thing- look at Loma’s last few opponents quitting on their stool.

 

Recent trend and you name just 2 people that being Khan and Kash Ali lmao.

Aint no trend bro just 2 cowards looking for a way out.

 

Boxing has always been a business ultimately but it's becoming an increasingly cynical and contrived business in the US and UK. Used to be just the promoters who were guilty of it but now the fighters are getting in on the act.
Some recent examples - Mikey Garcia a supposed P4P fighter taking a fight with Spence he knew he had no chance of winning and fighting in survival mode from the 1st bell and of course Khan taking the fight with Crawford 'having a go' for a few rounds and then quitting to save himself for the future.

 

To add to the recent trend, let’s not forget that Price quit against Kuzmin with an “injury” that was questionable. When he explained the retirement further it was clear he was really quitting just to avoid getting knocked out and hurt

 

Boxing, with DAZN disruption and the race to the States, has gone from seeming in a great place in the UK to being up against it. Retirements haven't helped. Here's hoping Khan retires. Zero interest now.

 

None of these lads are cowards. It takes massive nads to step through them ropes and fight.

 

This.

I absolutely hate it when fighters are labeled that, no matter how good or bad they are or how they won or lost.
Cowards they are certainly not.

 

It's Asians

 

Two incidents is hardly a trend. I think everyone (even including his fans) knew that it was a longshot at best for Khan, and he was probably getting stopped anyway.
But an opportunity presented itself and for me it was some half assed attempt to save a NC or even a remote chance of a DQ.
At the very least it ended the spanking he received.
We've seen this lots of times in the past, as someone like Dirrell comes to mind, so it's not a "British thing" all of a sudden.

Then there's Kash Ali, a guy with obvious temper issues who was losing a fight against the guy that's known for his spectacular KO losses and gassing after 4 rounds.
He had an opening and then suddenly got caught with a big shot, probably ending his chances there and then.
Dragged Price on his way down with him, and then bit him like before because seemingly that's just the type of person he is.
His next fight should just be on probation, but sadly some of the casual viewers at it up so to speak. Comparing the action with Tyson's, while under completely different circumstances.

For me it's just 2 incidents, with two massive underdogs on the virge of defeat doing two completely seperate things. One out of opportunity and one out of frustration/temper.

 

These lads are businessmen only stepping in the ring for pay per pudding loot - the PPV mugths think they are watching a 50/50 fight when nearly all these PPVs are 80/20 at best

 

Taking it further Tony Bellew went in the ring with Usyk and Haye twice with Bellew when both clearly knew they were going to be pasted. Both were delighted to take their medicine anyway as there was huge bags of PPV loot extracted from the PPV Mugths.

Pay per pudding money was the only objective for these fighters for these fights - the talk was all bull to reel in the PPV Mugths as usual.

 

bloody hell Jurgen how have you turned this into PPV Mugths again hahah.

 

Add
Rocky vs Canelo.. might have technically been a ref stoppage but Rocky wasn't complaining

Welborn vs Hurd..... Worse quit than Khan

Johnson vs Beterbiev.... Getting his ass beat and didn't want no more

Crolla vs Lomachenko.... Disgusting quit like a little *****, actually pretended to be unconscious lol