For the people who watched the fight live, Did Ryan QUIT or Was he seriously HURT?

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For the people who watched the fight live, Did Ryan QUIT or Was he seriously HURT?

Poll closed May 24, 2023.
  1. Ryan QUIT

    55.3%
  2. Ryan was seriously HURT

    44.7%
  1. Manfred

    Manfred Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No doubt about it.
     
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  2. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion

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    He was hurt bad liver shots are tough to get up from. I remember maidana getting up from one against khan but it rarely happens.
     
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  3. Levook

    Levook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Shame, really. Garcia was nowhere near ready for such a tough opponent. If he had been brought up the old fashioned way, he would've slowly but surely improved through ramping up opponents, learning more each time. He's young and has time, but does he have the ferocity & desire?
     
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  4. mirexxa

    mirexxa Heavyweight Champ Full Member

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    You can't fake being hurt from a liver shot. Anybody that's been hit there knows this
     
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  5. Sheikh

    Sheikh Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He was down but he could have got up. Look at his face right when going down he looks up and smiles at Tank and then looks down again
     
  6. Pierre_Coetzer

    Pierre_Coetzer Member Full Member

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    Yeah.... He was physically able to get up.... But in that moment believe the pain and experience of the liver shot killed his psych.... And probably felt he would not be able to compete that well anymore or not wanting to go out on stretcher
     
  7. Pierre_Coetzer

    Pierre_Coetzer Member Full Member

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    I also do not think less of him for not getting up.... Think he was brave to take the fight in the first place and gave it a good go....
     
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  8. ArseBandit

    ArseBandit Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Both. He could have got up but he was very hurt.

    He was up and walking at 10.
     
  9. Mr Stagger Lee

    Mr Stagger Lee Active Member Full Member

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    If you've never taken a hard hit to liver its hard to understand how it feels. There is, most of the time a delay, and it then completely disables your core.
     
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  10. DoubleG95Fanatic

    DoubleG95Fanatic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Never like to say it but for me he quit.
     
  11. Sinew

    Sinew The Assassin Full Member

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    That punch hurt more than any other that night. He was dropped twice , cannot forget that.
     
  12. Jackman65

    Jackman65 The fatigue is real… Full Member

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    Solid shot, it was a legit stoppage. He wasn’t going to do anything except get knocked out cold if he continued. Props to this young man for taking the fight. At that age, Tank was fighting bums and trash talking. More guys need to take chances like Garcia. It didn’t end well but he’s young and will come back. That protect the zero mentality too many fighters have these days is bad for the sport. Wilder took it to the next level.
     
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  13. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    Both could be true but I give him the benefit of the doubt that he was seriously hurt.
     
  14. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    I feel the same way. He got up the instant the ref called the fight. That's what I find odd. If you're hurt you're hurt. The pain of a liver shot doesn't instantly dissipate once the count reaches 10.
     
  15. acie2g

    acie2g Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    A mix of both body shots are killer especially when you too big for a weight and have to drain down along with a rehydration clause… all that leads to weaker body and a weaker chin…saying that tho he likely could have kept going in that moment for how much longer who knows