Frank Galarza vs. Jarrett Hurd & Sergiy Derevyanchenko vs. Jessie Nicklow RBR

Round 6

Galarza is hurt and turns his back on Hurd! Ref in!

TKO6!

 

There's no greater loss of face in the boxing ring than giving up your back.

I've seen guys who are considered the stud in their gym - and undefeated in the pros! - torn apart with verbal lambasting by coaches and even their own entourages for doing it during sparring...and living it down takes a long time.

So bad enough to be shut out (or nearly enough, on my card) and stopped by a guy you were supposed to be fed in a showcase in your first main event - but that is probably the worst part. The dagger twist.

 

I've seen coaches literally dump fighters over it, and call them every name in the book.

Unless you are fresh off the street, a complete novice, most gym people consider it the biggest no-no there is, totally unacceptable.

Clinch. Run. Take a knee. Throw a low blow. Whatever. Don't ever give an opponent your back. Most un-macho thing you can do. (not to mention a stupid, amateurish tactical mistake - as most refs feel the same way and won't harshly penalize a fighter if he runs up and bashes you across the back of the head when you do it...meaning you could be subjecting yourself to not just a loss but serious brain damage)

 

It comes down to base human instincts that define who you are, what you're made of. Fight or flight. Turning around is the ultimate act of submission - basically your personal declaration of "I am not a fighter".

Newbies & children entering a gym for the first time are usually given a pass on it, but told after they learn a bit of technique not to keep it up if they want anybody's respect (or further assistance).

 

"Derevyanchenko landed 72% of power punches & 56% of total shots on Nicklow in last night's ShoBox co-feature."