Quote Originally Posted by leftylee number 1 groupie View Post
Sorry CFH but i have to agree with JT here, i've seen Amateur fights live where i've seen a few boxers go to a knee up close. And its for certain a sign of quitting, now im not calling Miguel Cotto a quitter here.

But when you go down on one knee your trying to look for an easy way out, from the punishment. Which is obviously a natural human survival instinct, but its still a sign of quitting.

When Miguel Cotto got up from the 2nd knockdown he was looking at his corner, obviously hinting that he has had enough.
Well, I disagree, but we already knew that.

I don't think taking a knee when you know you're about to be KO'd is a sign off quitting or looking for an easy way out. It's often a sign of good ring intelligence, you save yourself from getting KO'd and give yourself a chance to recover/come back. I've seen fighters take knees and then come back to win fights, so I have to disagree there as well.