Gans, Langford, Duran, Vitali, Liston, Frazier, Ali, De la Hoya, Hopkins, all the many many guys who decided to see hear the ten when they could have got up, more than we can name really. Quitting is a twentieth of what people think it is.
A fight Vitali was winning, with only 3 rds left. Not the way a heavyweight championship should change hands.
Plenty blamed him at the time. And rightfully so. He went on to exaggerate his injuries in order to justify his lack of mettle.
Come on, Seamus. The guy was knocked from pillar to post by one of the hardest hitting heavyweight s in that century. Then hung on for a nother couple of rounds??
I'm glad the discussion here isn't innately derogative. I have a lot of respect for any fighter who knows when to quit, they should value their health first and legacy second.
He was fine when interviewed after the fight. Two days later he began the long drive over primitive roads in a car with little suspension back to Kansas. He grossly exaggerated his injuries. He didn't like boxing, he had quit before. He preferred the rodeo.
Frazier didn't quit though, his doctor said no more, if it was up to Frazier only one of them would have left Manila still breathing