Which kind of a quit is worse ?

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  1. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  2. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1) Ali was on testosterone injections for those who consider steroids a cheat .
    2) I don't feel like repeating the rumble in d jungle story here .
    3) thumbs , holding and hitting behind the head , stalling , having his gloves replaced by his trainer during a fight , smelling salts (legal by then)
    and many more .

    Not to mention he owes some other of his wins to his huge size advantage over opponents , but still having to cut them , and then relying on a lot of help from the judges when things still didn't go his way despite of everything .

    But I didn't claim Puritty would have beaten Ali .

    It is also an opportunity to (maybe) correct myself and state this :
    Ali's only legitimate (until the truth will be revealed again , hopefully) decisive wins were : Bonavena , Lyle , Ellis , Patterson #2 when Patterson was 37 (in their first fight , the very much dwarfed Patterson had a crippled back)
    Lewis is 1 of d examples that crossed my mind prior 2 posting this thread , but I don't think he was so close 2 his prime upon retiring , Lewis wasted most of his prime staying as far as he could from even being considered as a possible opponent to Tyson .
     
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  3. fatcity

    fatcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    WTF?:nut
     
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  4. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    The best kind of quit, it goes without saying, is YOU quitting posting and making threads.:hi:
     
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  5. DDA365

    DDA365 Gatecrasher Full Member

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    i dont really understand this trolling technique, seems to involve writing 10 times more than the people youre supposed to be trollign
     
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  6. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FuKBjdnb9Y[/ame]
     
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  7. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Red, check out hsi replies to the debate i had with him on the link i provided.

    Even trolls have outcast this guy
     
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  8. Unforgiven

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    Any fighter who retires before he gets brain-damage, and with a fortune earned in the ring and saved in the bank, is a DISGRACE to the traditions of the boxing game. :deal
     
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  9. itrymariti

    itrymariti Cañas! Full Member

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    How about this for a ****ing revelation: frankenfrank may be a troll.
     
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  10. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Neither, its there bodies.

    Marciano did the right thing as did Lewis and Tunney.

    As for quiting in a fight thats iffy area there, Yes it was ok for Ali to quit vs Holmes or something were one fighter is taking a beating. But on the other hand Liston's quit jobs vs Ali dont fly imo.
     
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  11. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    :good
     
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  12. janitor

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    It is my heartfelt wish that many more champions had hung em up while still close mto their primes.
     
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  13. round15

    round15 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Quitting on the stool because you have no answers for your opponent is the worst kind of quit to me? Quitting when you're at your absolute prime and not facing the #1 contending challenger by boxing reputation is the second worst kind of quit. The third worst kind of quit is being a champion and not keeping your body in shape at the same time.
     
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  14. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    And then making a comeback when it's safe .

    Or switching weight class .
     
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  15. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    yeah I agree this is a waste of space. Frank needz to come up with a creative topic
     
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