When was the last time

Against Brewster, Wlad... in the last round, gets a standing count. Hes exhausted. Hes asked if he wants to continue. He says yes. He doesn't walk forward, he doesnt form a guard, and he actually says yes less directly than AJ does (because hes more gassed)

How is that completely uncomparable to AJ?

Its the same thing, just simply a higher degree. (Wlad being more gassed)

I just find it hard to believe that anyone whose been gassed out can look at AJ and not simply see a gassed fighter thats willing to keep going. When your legit exhausted its not that weird to act like AJ did. Doesnt mean you quit.

Would Wlad had been a 'quitter' had the ref waved the fight off right there? Despite him saying he wants to keep going?

Meh

 

While I still disagree he quit... fair enough on the rest of your post. Indeed. There is a difference between quitting and being a quitter.

 

Definitely up there.

Ruiz is prime and active.

Sanders was not only past it but was a part time boxer part time golfer

 

For the record, I do have the subtle feelings that AJ may indeed have quit in him. In the rbr, I actually posted "I hope he doesnt quit" because Ive always kinda had that suspicion about him. Im not trying to live in denial of AJ being a quitter. In fact if he does quit at some point, it wont surprise me at all.

However, to me... especially given the context he was in at the time, you have to actually verbally tap out, to have considered quit, (in my view). Being too beat up and too tired to say yes the way you're supposed to... but still saying it, to me is actually showing heart.

 

Youre not wrong.