A question to the people who say Cotto "quit" against Margarito...

thats right! I agree:good

 

Right. And then you forgot where he corrected himself. atsch

 

He said he quit in an interview after the fight.

He made the right choice.

 

I agree with you....Cotto did quit....out of gas...body shots....he quit...
couldn't continue....wisely took a knee.

His confidence isn't shaken and he can bounce back.

 

From this definition (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/quit)
quit (kwt)
v. quit or quit·ted (kwtd), quit·ting, quits
v.tr.
1. To depart from; leave: "You and I are on the point of quitting the theater of our exploits" Horatio Nelson.
2. To leave the company of: had to quit the gathering in order to be home by midnight.
3. To give up; relinquish: quit a job.
4. To abandon or put aside; forsake: advised them to quit their dissipated ways.
5. To cease or discontinue: asked them to quit talking; quit smoking.
6. Computer Science To exit (an application).
7.
a. To rid oneself of by paying: quit a debt.
b. To release from a burden or responsibility.
8. To conduct (oneself) in a specified way: Quit yourselves like adults.
v.intr.
1. To cease performing an action. See Synonyms at stop.
2. To give up, as in defeat; stop.
3. To leave a job.
adj.
Absolved of a duty or an obligation; free.

point 1 says: "To cease performing an action"
point 2 says "to give up"

Either one of these is correct. However, your connotation that he is a "quitter", that is someone who gives up at the faintest hint of loss, is not correct. He fought to himself to a standstill. Cotto could no longer defend himself and he knew he could not win and was about to face a terrible beating. For what?

 

I never consider a fighter a quitter when taking a beating like that. The sad thing is that people would have been calling McClellan a quitter if he had decided that he had enough a round or 2 earlier in his fight with Benn. We need to be more educated fans, and realize that when a fighter is taking that kind of beating... they shouldn't be labeled as quitters when they know that enough is enough. We don't need tragedies in this sport. A quitter is somebody who just quits out of frustration... or quits during the middle of a hard fight, finds a way to get DQ'd, ect... Not a fighter who is taking a horrible beating and the fighter's corner and the ref aren't bright enough to stop it themselves. Would it be better if they pretended to be knocked out cold? This **** isn't a game, it's life and death.

 

I didn't understand why you were trying to split the atom at first....but
I really agree with your closing assesment. Plain and simple.

 

http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=99762

I think the result of this poll answers your question about people's perception of Cotto. :good

 

like he said a week after the fight why damage youself in one fight i still alot of boxing ahead of i'll be back with more hunger

 

This pretty much sums up the issue.

 

Some guys don't know what a quitter is. The perfect example of a quitter is Golota. In this sport of boxing, when you have fought the good fight and lost, and decide not to continue, that is not quitting. If it is quitting, it is not the true definition of a fighter who quits during a fight. You don't quit in round 11 with a broken nose, and taking body shots from a man like AM...you give up because you had enough. You know, people almost called Israel Vasquez a quitter lol. He had a cracked nose against Raf Marquez.

 

Tyson aint got nothing on this stoner

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i just rewatched this fight

I thought Cotto could have gone on till the end, but hey Margarito was right on top

 

I nominate this post for post of the year!:goodI have a tattoo that say, "Death Before Dishonor" lol...