Poll : How would you rather lose a fight ??

[Mark TKO]

Reading the great Amir Khan's twitter earlier about how he would rather be knocked out in 50 seconds than suffer a bad beating over 12 rounds got me thinking.

Ricky Hatton said a similar thing a couple of days after Pac destroyed him. Although a lot of experts, to some degree would agree - eg the fighter didn't take a psychological, careen threatening psychological beating that would be difficult to bounce back from - I put it to you how you would rather lose a fight ?

Kayoed quickly or suffer a 12 round one sided beating - am not saying this happened to Froch last night far from it. Am thinking of a beating like Lacy suffered to Calzaghe, Tua to Lewis, JMM to PBF etc..

Personally, no matter what happened, I would want to be standing when that final bell rang - aside from wanting to prove I just wasn't another bum from the neighbourhood, I wouldn't want people ripping the piss out of me for getting kayoed (have spent 30+ years telling people who impossible that is so would just be embarassing and I would probably have to emigrate you se....)

[skel1983]

I would rather take a beating then get KTFO, anyone who says different is not much of a man, I would like to go out fighting.

[Mark TKO]

I guess there's an angle from how it would affect a fighter in career terms eg if young fighter not far in like Khan was

but yes - no way would I want a KO by on record

[lamble39]

probably the quick k.o. After Tua, Ruiz hadn't got stopped til Haye. Khan got nailed by Prescott and seems to have come back in fine form. Lacy got owned over 12 by Calzaghe and appeared shot ever since, and Tua didn't really have the same lustre after Lewis.

[skel1983]

probably the quick k.o. After Tua, Ruiz hadn't got stopped til Haye. Khan got nailed by Prescott and seems to have come back in fine form. Lacy got owned over 12 by Calzaghe and appeared shot ever since, and Tua didn't really have the same lustre after Lewis.

But he hasn't fought anyone yet?

[boxingbantz]

The comment by Khan is one of the stupidest I have ever read. It wasn't even the fact he got knocked out in 50 seconds but wasn't he floored once before he got knocked out as well? How would you rather be embarrassed like that than lose over 12 rounds.

The bloke is an idiot and it is comments like those that is probably the reason people find it hard to warm to him.

[DatsiK]

Ok I accidently voted for the wrong one but just pretend I voted for the other.. I think Khan meant he'd rather take a quick KO than a long beating in terms of how it affects your career and your body, not in terms of reputation, and I somewhat agree with Khan. Taking a 12 round beating never truly leaves you, I mean we all know Lacy hasn't been the same since.. same thing with Cotto recently, after Margarito was done with him. It wasn't a full 12 round beating but it had the same effect. I'm sure there are loads of other examples too.

Where as if you've been sparked out in 50 seconds you haven't really experienced alot physically, and there probably aren't as much lasting effect, as shown with Khan, seeing as he's bounced back and won a world title afterwards, despite what you wanna say about weak match-making, he's certainly done well regardless.

[BIG H]

I would rather take a beating then get KTFO, anyone who says different is not much of a man, I would like to go out fighting.

I'd rather get KOed by an awesome punch that everybody acknowledged would KO anybody. I.e Lewis vs Rahman - Lewis didn't lose much respect from that loss. It's gotta be worse to be schooled for 36 minutes and shown up as a lesser fighter than to get starched by a killer or lucky punch

[paddy448]

I would rather take a beating then get KTFO, anyone who says different is not much of a man, I would like to go out fighting.

I'd rather get KOed by an awesome punch that everybody acknowledged would KO anybody. I.e Lewis vs Rahman - Lewis didn't lose much respect from that loss. It's gotta be worse to be schooled for 36 minutes and shown up as a lesser fighter than to get starched by a killer or lucky punch

i agree. plus a sustained 12 round beating would take more out of u than a one punch ko. (i assume so anyway)


job biscuit (whats up with the lack of credit for the siesta)

[Majesty]

I would rather take a beating then get KTFO, anyone who says different is not much of a man, I would like to go out fighting.

I'd rather get KOed by an awesome punch that everybody acknowledged would KO anybody. I.e Lewis vs Rahman - Lewis didn't lose much respect from that loss. It's gotta be worse to be schooled for 36 minutes and shown up as a lesser fighter than to get starched by a killer or lucky punch

it doesnt take a man to stand there and take a beating for 36 minutes. A real man doesn't feel the need to prove he is a man by doing such.

I'll stay with a one punch knockout, at the very least it can take away from willingness to trade or make me aware of that shot if ever we should rematch, it can also work on confidence too, it takes more out of a fighter's confidence i think to get beatdown for the entire fight as opposed to getting starched by a "lucky punch"

A fighter can only be in so many wars before they are ruined.

As fans we prefer maybe watching a 12 round beatdown as opposed to a one hitter quitter, but when it comes to your own health, getting starched may well have been better then taking a continuous beating. A 'real man' may rather take a beating and prove everything in a day, but a 'smart man' knows there's always tomorrow and will prove more throughout a lifetime.

[HattonTheHammer]

I suppose with a very VERY early KO you can just claim that you walked onto a lucky punch and that had the fight of gone further you would of stood a better chance.

Im talking 1st 2minutes of round1 here, anything after that and its 100% certain you got knocked out by a far superior fighter

[Truth]

I'm in the minority here I guess but i believe that being outclassed and beaten up is worse physically and psychologically then just getting caught. Those grueling beat downs end careers look at Chavez Taylor.

[bestjabwins]

i'd wait for him to hit me in the stomach and go down for a pretend ko, where i just looked a little winded and not able to beat the count, but not humiliatingly so.

[Master]

i'd wait for him to hit me in the stomach and go down for a pretend ko, where i just looked a little winded and not able to beat the count, but not humiliatingly so.

That sounds humiliating enough.

[bestjabwins]

i'd wait for him to hit me in the stomach and go down for a pretend ko, where i just looked a little winded and not able to beat the count, but not humiliatingly so.

That sounds humiliating enough.

heh heh. Yeah. its the lesser humiliation though. I'd rather suffer something like morales's fate in his third fight against pacquiao than hattons.