I´m sick of smart fighters being labelled as cowards

Odo · Feb 28, 2008

Feiti said:

I think there is a huge double standard in this.

Lennox Lewis and both Klitchkos were constantly called cowards, quitters or talked about like they had no heart.

Fighters like Holyfield and Brewster were constantly referred to as true warriors and the like.

Now Lennox Lewis said it best himself "I´d like to be able to enjoy life after I retire" - or basically, be healthy. He faced great competition in his career and is in no way a coward.

Vitali quit a fight once on a serious injury, against Byrd. His face was also shredded against Lewis, but he wanted to fight on. He is not a quitter.

Wlad got up off the floor I don´t know how many times against Sanders and tried to fight on. He kept fighting Brewster till he couldn´t stand anymore. He is not a quitter or a coward.

Evander Holyfield IS a true warrior, but he´s also an idiot for fighting on like he does. He´s tarnished his legacy and done a lot of damage to himself by doing that. Compare that to Lewis who retired a champion and is healthy today.

:deal

Brewster quit on his stool like a b**ch against Klitschko, after saying Wlad would have to kill him to win. He did not have a serious injury (although he might have sustained one if he´d gone on). Before this fight there was all this talk from a lot of people about Brewsters iron will and iron chin - compared to the cowardliness and china chin of Klitschko. These people - and Brewster himself - should really eat their words.

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Well spoken,feiti!

Even a sprinter like Sven Ottke is no coward.It takes a lot of courage to defend his title against known puncher and top opponents.
Even an unheralded journeyman with a very poor record is no coward.
Outgunned,outclassed,and no chances to win a fight,but entering the ring to earn a very modest paycheck.I would never dare to call such a journeyman a coward.

Haye · Feb 28, 2008

PolishPummler said:

Tyson quit more than once!
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He also took one hell of a beating against Lennox Lewis like a man. Wladimir is no coward, but he wouldn't have taken that beating. None of these guys are cowards. Just some are a little braver and stubborn than others.

PolishPummler · Feb 28, 2008

Haye said:

He also took one hell of a beating against Lennox Lewis like a man. Wladimir is no coward, but he wouldn't have taken that beating. None of these guys are cowards. Just some are a little braver and stubborn than others.
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I personally never called them cowards.

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