Was it OK for Cotto to "quit" in Cotto vs Margarito I?

[Manos de Piedra]

You do what you have to do to survive and fight another day. Never did understand this belief that boxers should never quit when they are taking a beating.

Exactly, I don't either, your personal heath is your 1st priority. This macho brainfart that you never "quit" comes from the mentality of a fool.

I read a quote once of Genghis Khan don't remember exactly how it goes but it was something like only a fool continues to fight a battle he cannot win. He had the largest of all the empires back then no one calls him coward. First there's quiting like ortiz then there's the way cotto went, giving it your all and stopping when you have nothing left to give.

[Mars_ax]

You do what you have to do to survive and fight another day. Never did understand this belief that boxers should never quit when they are taking a beating.

Exactly, I don't either, your personal heath is your 1st priority. This macho brainfart that you never "quit" comes from the mentality of a fool.

I read a quote once of Genghis Khan don't remember exactly how it goes but it was something like only a fool continues to fight a battle he cannot win. He had the largest of all the empires back then no one calls him coward. First there's quiting like ortiz then there's the way cotto went, giving it your all and stopping when you have nothing left to give.

Great point, 2 totally different scenarios.