What are your feelings about a fighter who quits on the stool?

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Originally Posted by TitoFan

This is a question that lends itself to a double standard. As in... "it's ok when Oscar did it, but when anybody else does it, they're quitters."

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It's a double standard that lends itself to a question: when is it ever the right decision to continue getting beat up when you know you haven't the abillity to stop it? Some stupid "code of the warrior" thing in play here?

I disagree with you, TitoFan, and I'll tell you this much about Oscar: He has lost more big fights than Tito, and he has fought on instead of quitting. He loves the sport and he loves being tested.

Tito, on the other hand ... got beat once while in his prime and just quit boxing. Yes, he returned to boxing briefly, yes ...

I'm not a Tito-hater, always liked him, what's not to like? But since you're coming out with this sorta Oscar-hate-talk, I figured I'd compare this aspect of their careers for consideration. Oscar made a difficult and wise decision while in the midst of a fight. Tito turned his back on the sport after getting a 1 in the L column. Kudos to Oscar and phht on the haters.