Dubois quit.

i saw dubois quit.

 

No ****, sherlock. That's what quitters do - they quit.

Did you NOT expect him to quit?

 

I didnt expect less from him.

He doesnt have what it takes. That's all. And it's not only heart, he lacks of a lot of things. He just lacks of what it takes. So do I, no problem. He is a good fighter, he simply is not what everybody expected him to be.

 

Once a Quitter Always a Quitter

 

Yea he quit, he doesn't have the heart which is a shame as he's young and regardless of tonight he is talented and can improve. But you can't improve heart. You either have it or you don't.

 

Indeed, though some people need a delusion to grab at.

"Daniel Dubois: Centimetres From Champion"

 

It seemed he had enough. To be fair this was after the beating put on him as well as the boxing lesson.

 

At best, maybe it added to his belief it wasn't his night, he couldn't win and there was no point taking more hits in a fight he clearly couldn't and wouldn't win... So why take unnecessary damage?

That's the best "steelman" I can come up with...

In reality, as much as he was right to quit against Joyce, you've got to show more heart than that when you're not actually badly hurt or really in danger of getting badly hurt...
He's never going to be a legit contender, IMHO, because despite a decent punch power his defence is very limited, his ring IQ is questionable and all an opponent really has to do is drag him into the weeds and he'll drown himself.

 

Call it heart, call it recklessness, it makes no difference - in any sport you have to be willing to stick in there 100% to the end or you'll get humiliated and you'll show weakness that knocks confidence and affects future performance.

Boxers need a degree of recklessness to get in a ring at all, it's part of the sport and cannot ever not be - quitting when you have the option to continue is fundamentally opposed to the very essence of the sport of boxing.

Not many people want to see a fighter continue when they're clearly done and only risking serious injury for a true lost cause (Dubois-Joyce IMHO is one of those, Wilder in Fury 2 is another) but when Dubois quit against Usyk he still had a punchers chance and wasn't at high risk of imminent injury... That's a soft quit.

 

Surprised he didn’t also make an intentional headbutt out of frustration

 

I agree, this was a quit job.

 

Certainly didn't show much of a beard.