Chris Byrd schooled Vitali Klitschko on only 10 days' notice

[Spicoli]

This made me start thinking of Buddy McGirt. He tore his left bicep against Bermudez then went on and put on an absolute clinic vs Simon Brown. Had re injured it, had nearly pulled out against his mandatory but fought..nearly getting tkod late...then fought Whitaker and tore his rotator in the third round, clear as day and he might as well have had the left tapped to his side but he arguably beat the p4p Whitaker in the end. Dude was never the same though.

[IamInuit]

This made me start thinking of Buddy McGirt. He tore his left bicep against Bermudez then went on and put on an absolute clinic vs Simon Brown. Had re injured it, had nearly pulled out against his mandatory but fought..nearly getting tkod late...then fought Whitaker and tore his rotator in the third round, clear as day and he might as well have had the left tapped to his side but he arguably beat the p4p Whitaker in the end. Dude was never the same though.

It comes down to self preservation. Had Vitali continued he may have not had a career.Pascal had shoulder problems early in his career and carried on and that has cut his career off in many ways over the past 5 years. He cant pick up a glass of water w/o a shoulder dislocating.

[Spicoli]

This made me start thinking of Buddy McGirt. He tore his left bicep against Bermudez then went on and put on an absolute clinic vs Simon Brown. Had re injured it, had nearly pulled out against his mandatory but fought..nearly getting tkod late...then fought Whitaker and tore his rotator in the third round, clear as day and he might as well have had the left tapped to his side but he arguably beat the p4p Whitaker in the end. Dude was never the same though.

It comes down to self preservation. Had Vitali continued he may have not had a career.Pascal had shoulder problems early in his career and carried on and that has cut his career off in many ways over the past 5 years. He cant pick up a glass of water w/o a shoulder dislocating.

Im just stuck on the roller coaster and thinking outloud. To me, Vitali did what he thought and felt he had to do. In the moment can you question it or yell quit..yeah. Fourteen years later and what he's done and had the opportunity to accomplish, avoid, etc can you yell quit with full legitimacy...imho...Hell no! To boot, it was a legit injury but at the benefit of hindsight. On one day we pray for a Mago but emphasis his limitations, another we yell quit and shame on a guy because we gauge his ability higher and the opponent lesser or suspect!? Its all just Cybil. Someone put something in my coffee