Is it okay for a fighter to quit in a fight?

If they're injured, it's OK. If they're just quitting because they suck, then no.

 

Case by case. I'd say it mostly comes down to being hurt.

 

https://m.youtube.com/?gl=GB&hl=en-GB#/watch?v=OFGKMlJdSLw

 

Yes, sometimes. Look at Gerald McClellan.

 

Is it okay for a soldier to flee from battle?

 

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Remember gomez

 

There are degrees of quitting:

- Golota annoyed everybody by going out of his way to quit in one of his fights but that decision saved his life. He felt like he was physically about to die - that to me is an acceptable 'quit'.

- Quitting because you're too old and really can't pull the trigger anymore/or you're so overmatched, you're taking too much punishment - that to me is an acceptable 'quit'.

- Injury - if it's Haye's 'broken toe' injury, that's not a valid excuse. Minor injuries like that is not really excusable IMO. Otherwise injuries are valid excuses.

- Axe-Man - That was a true farce. Yes, he was being out-skilled, but he wasn't even getting hurt as Loma was only just starting to let his hands go. Walters didn't even go to the next level, he didn't find greatness within him. He chose to SINK instead of swim. Victor Ortiz is another recent example.

 

If they're getting pummeled, then yes.

Although, the referee/corner should always see that before the fighter if they're doing their jobs

 

Back in the black and white days, I dont think quitting ever entered the hardworking old school way of thinking. I wasnt around then but I just dont remember seeing too many RTDs. Unfotunately some reffs didnt know when you should quit either.

 

Depends I recall Angulo quitting after taking a hard shot from Lara and I was somewhat disappointed although it was obvious that his eye was in bad shape. Walters just didn't have any will to fight so that was a terrible look for him. In most cases surrendering is frowned upon.

 

They are all free and within their rights to do what they want to do.
It is their lives and careers.

 

Yes.

Ultimately, the fighter is the one taking the risk of stepping into the ring, and if they feel as though they're not in any position to win a fight, either through being out-skilled or because the opponent's punches are affecting him in ways that an observer can't perceive, it's their right to quit. In the case of Walters, he took enough of a pasting in the seventh and looked unsteady enough at the bell that withdrawing was understandable. He'd been figured out and then dismantled over the previous six and all he had to look forward to was continued abuse. If he doesn't want to sustain the abuse if he doesn't feel as though he'll have anything to show for it, then so be it. If he's in a dogfight where he has a chance to win, he may well be inclined to hang in there in future fights.