Quote Originally Posted by CutMeMicK
Like I said who knows he might beat Diaz (if they meet) but then what?
I would hope retire with a victory BUT you really think Erik will retire? Hell no...
Hell keep fighting 'till when? Hes really hurt....
And thats what I would hate to see.....
Exactly.
No great fighters ever retire when they're on top (or coming off a win). They don't retire until they suffer a really bad defeat that convinces them once and for all that they need to quit.
I thought the last fight was the one that convinced Morales he was done. He shook his head No and took the 10 count, then in the Merchant interview he gave a farewell speech, he seemed to realize it was time to go.
If he comes back, he's not going to get thru it without taking another beating, because he won't retire until he takes another beating.
I'd rather see him end his career in front of a sold-out crowd in Vegas against one of the best fighters in the world (like the Pacquiao fight), instead of ending it as an old man getting beat up by some guy who he would've destroyed in his prime.