Why did Wallin quit?

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  1. newby johnson

    newby johnson Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He wasn't taking a bad beating, why did he quit? Was his nose broken or what?

    I noticed his nose had a bump on the bridge coming into the fight, might it have been broken pre-fight? Although a bump doesn't necessarily mean anything, a lot of fighters have mangled noses.
     
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  2. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wallin isn't dumb. He knows his limitations and he saw he was overmatched. He got his big payday and ducked out without taking much damage. I knew the first 30 seconds would be telling as to his intention in the fight. He showed up to get paid and pretended it was a sparring session. When the heat turned up he bailed. He probably has enough heart to fight to the bitter end BEFORE hitting his goal of the mega payday, but he knows he's not good enough to be champ.
     
  3. TheWizard

    TheWizard I Got Milk Baby Full Member

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    He was getting beaten up, hurt twice in the last round, had nothing to offer in terms of offense and his coach realized it. Good decision.
     
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  4. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Outgunned

    Wallin has no devastating power so the moment AJ started dominating him long the fight was over.
     
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  5. BeantownAll

    BeantownAll Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wallin got cut by AJ's shots in the 2nd round. I think he was having trouble breathing from it by the 4th. He was in distress and his corner wanted to spare him further punishment.
     
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  6. MismatchHypejob

    MismatchHypejob Active Member Full Member

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    Wallin has always been ****. Before Fury was embarrassed by him, people were rightfully pissing on his resume. Who has he beat post Fury?Injured & inactive Gassiev? Who clearly was not the same fighter we saw in the WBSS? Breazeale?
     
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  7. jmb1356

    jmb1356 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    When did Wallin ever start last night?
     
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  8. oldcanvasback

    oldcanvasback Active Member Full Member

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    Joshua landed a 3-2 clean that really messed Wallin up. His legs looked gone and all he could've offered in the next round was being on the receiving end of a highlight reel ko. He was done.
     
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  9. The Cryptkeeper

    The Cryptkeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wallin didn’t quit. His corner made the decision.
     
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  10. Jackomano

    Jackomano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    From what I’ve heard Wallin made a career high payday of close to a million dollars.

    He’ll most likely never make anything close to this kind of money again, so it makes sense to quit before taking unnecessary punishment.
     
  11. venbox

    venbox Active Member Full Member

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    He quickly found himself out of his depth and didn't fancy what was coming next. He's an European-level heavyweight, nothing more than that.
     
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  12. Rollin

    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Outmatched at every level.

    Finding an orthodox who is better at fighting southpaws than Otto himself is at slaying righties could have killed some confidence in him (Joshua was a lifelong long guard user adept at hand fighting and had two camps and 24 tutelage against one of the finest lefties in history.)
     
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  13. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Does it mean Gassiev is a terrible heavyweight?
     
  14. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He gave up because he was surprised that Joshua didn't look cautious and mentally weak, if the fight had continued Joshua would have crushed him...
     
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  15. NullaLexInk

    NullaLexInk Sometimes a fella's just gotta be movin' on Full Member

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    Same reason Andrade and Edwards quit in the last month. He was getting his ass beat and pretty much had no hope of turning the tide. Though at least those two won a couple of rounds. I don't think Wallin won a second of this fight.
     
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