Quote Originally Posted by Britkid
James 'Buddy' McGirt did it against Whitaker, twice! And he quit in neither fight.

Larry Holmes beat Ken Norton despite going into the fight with a torn bicep.

Tommy Morrison won a fight against Joe Hipp with a broken jaw and hand.

If you want to be remembered at this sort of level, there are times you need to go beyond the call of duty; Vitali choose not to.
Im going to say this again, the agony of a torn rotator cuff is obviously a pain that is unfamailiar to you. Going 10 rounds and dominating the fight should tell you something. He was easily winning, why would he want to quit for no reason? Use some logic. Champion boxing career or early retirement because you were a moron and chose to stay in a fight that you dominated in the first place.

Second, you are nobody to judge the severity of his injury or the situation compared to anyone else.

Bottom line: Vitali Klitschko > Chris Byrd, any day.