Why is “Quitting” looked down upon

Agreed, I’m not comparing our manhoods or accomplishments.

they just quit fights ... facts

 

I'd choose dishonour over getting punched into a coma and spending the rest of my life sucking food through a straw, unable to support my family, and bankrupting them with neverending medical bills.

You sound like a real dimwit, and I pray for anyone that has you in their corner.

 

THERE IT IS. The dumbest thing I’ve read on the internet.

 

There is a difference. Quitting cause you’ve been taking a beating is fine. Quitting cause you just don’t have the heart to continue or you are just there for a payday is what people frown upon.

 

Because what boxing really needs is more Gerald McClellans.

 

Basically quitting is viewed as being against the warriors code.

 

Nope, the dumbest thing is you but what’s even dumber is that someone allowed you on the internet unsupervised.

 

shut up you little c unt. You’re the biggest p ussy on this forum, talking s hit about fighters and talking about “glass chins” when you’ve never set foot in a boxing ring in your pathetic life. I’d happily pay money to see you step in the ring and get chinned by those “glass jawed” fighters you enjoy starting threads about. My sister could probably KO you in 3 seconds

 

Quitting has always been viewed as shameful, especially in boxing. When Ray Torres mistranslated what the interviewer said to JCC Sr. it angered Chavez because he knew the code, and knew that a Gladiator and Warrior aren't supposed to do that.

Many fighters that make it to the top (especially without much of an amateur background) live by that code of never quitting, because if quitting was ever an option they wouldn't have made it to the highest level. Boxing is probably the most demanding sport, and if you start quitting, you may as well quit the sport all together. Remember, boxing is 90% psychological.

 

Tyson quit in multiple fights. Deal with it loser.

 

It's the hurt business. If you can't take what you can dish out then you're in the wrong line of work.

 

Tor Hamer doesn't belong with the folks in your original list, but he's one of the worst quitters ever to grace the sport.

It's looked down on because everyone knows exactly what they're getting into when they step into the ring. The result should be delivered in the ring, whether it be by knockout or judge or referee decision. Sure, there are legitimate reasons to quit, where the fighter knows his physiology is hampered and he's at risk of serious, indefensible injury, but nobody with a brain holds that against a boxer. It's the illegitimate quits that cloy.

 

I have no issue with a fighter giving up and quitting.

But I leaves a question mark because this is a brutal sport, so if the pressure is put on someone who has quit will they quit again?

That being said, the greatest boxers in all of history have quit before now.

Robinson quit against Maxim due to heat.
Duran quit against Leonard due to stomach cramps.
Langford quit against Wills due to too much punishment
Greb quit against Graves due to a broken arm
Pep quit against Saddler due to a shoulder injury

So quitting has never been a barrier to greatness when all is said and done.

But in the moment, at the time, it raises questions about how much heart a fighter has.