Quote Originally Posted by El Gamo
Heart-imo,coming through adversity successfully. Adversity which would defeat someone without heart. The willingness of a fighter to make tremendous sacrifice during a bout to win whether it be fighting through pain(ie broken hands) or ability to absorb large amounts of punishment and still win OR put up a good showing. Merely getting beaten up does not constitute heart all the time imo..

Good thread though,so going by our definitions,did Zab show heart v Cotto?
even though zab pounded his fist against his chest trying to imply that he had heart..i felt he didn't show any heart..he just got beat up...and was looking for the ref to give him the DQ...he should have gotten mad and beat cotto up if he felt like mercante was letting him get fouled...

now had he overcome the blood, the fouls, and cotto's heart, and fought to the end, then win or lose it would have been heart..but to get the victory makes it better...