Fighters who'd rather die than quit

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  1. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    He may have been exhausted but Cotto would have gutted it out. He had a win on his pocket and he was no Duran.

    https://boxrec.com/en/event/625107

    He was way ahead on the scorecards to give up and he was bent on revenge.
     
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    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    What about Margarito? or prime Rios? Ruslan def not a quitter too, Bradley.
     
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  5. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    AND FLOYD PATTERSON!! he was like the energizer bunny, he got up and kept getting up and getting up and getting up and.....by the next fight he was still getting up (and winning most of the time) LOL
     
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  6. Maxcassidy86

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    Has no one mentioned Marciano?
     
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  7. C.J.

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    He was ahead on the scorecards in the first fight. He was supposed to win but Antonio made him quit on his knees. Cotto was offered a rematch but he wasn't interested until he knew Antonio 's eye was permanently damaged by Pacquaio. Cotto figured all he had to do was target that eye but he forgot Antonio would never quit. The fight was a copy of fight one except Antonio was fighting from round 2 with only one good eye.; Cotto STILL couldn't put him away. Cotto gassed out like before & faded badly Tony was beating his chest Cotto didn't have the stones Tony had. When things went bad he folded up;. The doc saw this & that's why he stopped the fight , he'd let Tony fight 8 rounds with one eye why didn't he stop it sooner??
    Watch the fight you'll see for yourself Cotto earned the name Quitto alright
    Oh & as for Box Rec that was incorrect The doctor stopped the fight No way did Antonio retire. I was right there remember
     
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  8. AwardedSteak863

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    Doo Koo Kim. Literally.
     
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  9. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    Ive never heard anyone call him that until now.

    Also Im not putting boxrec there because of what it says about Margarito retiring, but because of the scorecards. Cotto didnt know the scorecards but he probably knew he was way ahead. Boxers do have a feeling, many times misconstructed certainly, but they do feel how the scorecards will be.

    One more thing: Cotto didnt quit, his corner threw the towel which is different, Saying that Cotto quit is akin to saying Joe Frazier quit in his third fight with Muhammad Ali.

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    here is the video where his corner threw the towel.
     
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  10. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    Also Cotto wasnt ahead on the first fight. It was still close but he was down on points.
     
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  11. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think a lot more fighters than we think are willing to die in there. The knowing trade of long term health has already been made. You have to be of an entirely different mindset to even become someone boxing forum folks have heard of. Even a fighter we don't think of as an old school tough guy type like Caleb Plant showed that he'll die in there no problem a few weeks ago.
     
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  12. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    Yes and Jimmy Garcia, sadly .
     
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  13. AntonioMartin1

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    Yes! Marciano fought through blood and hell to beat Ezzard Charles and also minus the blood IIRC, in the first Walcott bout.

    Say what you wanna say that they were old and all, and they certainly were but Rocky had no quit in him.
     
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  14. vast

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    Marciano, La Motta. Need mention
     
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  15. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    Are you that naïve ??? Margarito was beating the heck out of Cotto he backed away into the corner he took a knee & stayed down he QUIT he wasnt going to get up. In fact he was right above me I was sat right behind the judge . He was finished. I was laughed at when I predicted Margarito would beat Cotto . Cotto was supposed to win both Oscar & Floyd wanted to fight the winner. That was until Antonio demolished Cotto LOL!! I predicted Antonio would beat Floyd too but as we all know Floyd was scared to fight him so was Oscar
     
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