I'd have to say Quitali's efforts against Chris Byrd are right up there in the top 3.
Also Sonny Liston in the rematch against Ali, he basically laid down out of fear.
Worst quit job of All-Time
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SandySadler
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Re: Worst quit job of All-Time
Chavez against Randall in the rematch..Alabama_Man wrote:I'd have to say Quitali's efforts against Chris Byrd are right up there in the top 3.
Also Sonny Liston in the rematch against Ali, he basically laid down out of fear.
That was GIRLISH
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Alabama_Man
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Re: Worst quit job of All-Time
Yes that's an excellent quit job. Chavez's legacy went into the shitter after that disgraceful quit job.SandySadler wrote:Chavez against Randall in the rematch..Alabama_Man wrote:I'd have to say Quitali's efforts against Chris Byrd are right up there in the top 3.
Also Sonny Liston in the rematch against Ali, he basically laid down out of fear.
That was GIRLISH
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thismodernlove
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Thats very true..I also think he was more exciting while he was a champ at 130 too bad he changed trainers..thismodernlove wrote:freitas has pulled some strange shit as well
after he quit vs Juan Diaz... he left the ring like he was celebrating kissing his wife and shaking his fans hands despite the fact he just quit the fight. very strange indeed he was smiling and seemed happy to quit the fight...
Oddly enough, I agree with you....thismodernlove wrote:freitas has pulled some strange shit as well
after he quit vs Juan Diaz... he left the ring like he was celebrating kissing his wife and shaking his fans hands despite the fact he just quit the fight. very strange indeed he was smiling and seemed happy to quit the fight...
You can also throw in his effort in the Chico fight as well.......
I'd say one of the worst, if not the worst was Navarro (or however you spell it) counting himself out against Bobby Paq.....
That was pretty bad he even counted along with the REF total garbagearmageto wrote:Oddly enough, I agree with you....thismodernlove wrote:freitas has pulled some strange shit as well
after he quit vs Juan Diaz... he left the ring like he was celebrating kissing his wife and shaking his fans hands despite the fact he just quit the fight. very strange indeed he was smiling and seemed happy to quit the fight...
You can also throw in his effort in the Chico fight as well.......
I'd say one of the worst, if not the worst was Navarro (or however you spell it) counting himself out against Bobby Paq.....
Re: Worst quit job of All-Time
I wouldn't put Klitschko on a top 3, IMO....Alabama_Man wrote:I'd have to say Quitali's efforts against Chris Byrd are right up there in the top 3.
Also Sonny Liston in the rematch against Ali, he basically laid down out of fear.
He stopped a fight in which he was actually injured in and controlling. He did what he thought was best and went on to fight another day....
Liston was probably paid off to take a dive......
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The Durable Dane
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Re: Worst quit job of All-Time
armageto wrote:I wouldn't put Klitschko on a top 3, IMO....Alabama_Man wrote:I'd have to say Quitali's efforts against Chris Byrd are right up there in the top 3.
Also Sonny Liston in the rematch against Ali, he basically laid down out of fear.
He stopped a fight in which he was actually injured in and controlling. He did what he thought was best and went on to fight another day....
Liston was probably paid off to take a dive......
Maybe Liston bet against himself....it would have been sure money whether he assisted or not.
Re: Worst quit job of All-Time
And Ali against Larry Holmes.Alabama_Man wrote:I'd have to say Quitali's efforts against Chris Byrd are right up there in the top 3.
Also Sonny Liston in the rematch against Ali, he basically laid down out of fear.
Ali quit in his corner like a dog, after throwing five punches (at most) in ten rounds.
Not exactly in the tradition of the greats of boxing.
Ali should have had his purse held up.
He defrauded those who paid to see a fight.
Ali's quitting as soon as Holmes finally threw some serious punches at the end of the 10th round was disgraceful.
Yes, and in Bowe vs. Golota II he had been dominating throughout, Bowe was dazed and almost out on his feet in a late round...and Golota hit him with a hard punch directly to the scrotum and was disqualified! Golota is indeed a strange man.Novelty goat wrote:Golota vs Grant was inexplicable. Golota was ahead, fight was nearing the end, he gets knocked down once, doesn't appear hurt and easily gets up, and just quits. Strange man.
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generic screen name
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I don´t blame Freitas for quitting in that fight. His trainer Oscar Suarez is an a**hole. He induced Acelino to quit. Ulisses Ribeiro(Popó´s first trainer, he was Freitas` second in that fight) even asked Freitas before he quit: "Cade o seu coração Popó?" (Where is your heart, Popó?). But Suarez told Oscar to shut up and and Acelino to quit.Victor*KC wrote:Thats very true..I also think he was more exciting while he was a champ at 130 too bad he changed trainers..thismodernlove wrote:freitas has pulled some strange shit as well
after he quit vs Juan Diaz... he left the ring like he was celebrating kissing his wife and shaking his fans hands despite the fact he just quit the fight. very strange indeed he was smiling and seemed happy to quit the fight...
Suarez` lack of work with Freitas is visible. He ruined Popó´s careers. Even though Popó was able to win some belts. This shows how great Freitas was. Freitas was a great warrior while he was trained by Ulisses Ribeiro. He was a KO machine. Then Suarez tried to change Freitas into a "boxer". We`ve seen the result
Look at his fight against Barrios. Freitas was knocked down twice before he KOed La Hiena. Against Corrales, I don`t think Acelino was a coward. He was being knocked down round after round in that fight. He was badly hurt by the bigger and stronger man.
In conclusion, Freitas was a great fighter. The second best in brazilian history (the first one is Eder Jofre). Popó is a champion in sport and life and a livin legend in Brazil.
Re: Worst quit job of All-Time
Jose Torres called the second Liston/Ali fight for a radio station. He called Ali hitting Liston saying "...a perfect shot to the jaw, right on the button and Liston is down. He's badly hurt. He might not get up." (from Sting like a Bee). When Walcott stopped the fight and awarded the fight to Ali everybody started yelling "Fix! Fix!" including Torres' producer, Nahro Diaz. Jose caught caught up in the moment and agreed with Diaz. It was not until he played his tape recorder back that he remembered what happened. After the fight Liston told Torres that he saw the punch too late.Alabama_Man wrote:I'd have to say Quitali's efforts against Chris Byrd are right up there in the top 3.
Also Sonny Liston in the rematch against Ali, he basically laid down out of fear.
Re: Worst quit job of All-Time
Ali's corner stopped the fight. Ali should never have taken the fight, he was not in fighting condition. The Mayo clinic had done a two day analysis on him before the fight and found several problems that could have been put down to neurological damage, but the Nevada State Athletic Commission still gave Ali a licence to fight. Then some quack misdiagnosed him as having a hypothyroid condition (although nothing of the sort had been in the Mayo report) and prescribed drugs to bring it under control. Ali took more than the recommended dose and this caused lethargy. After ten rounds Angelo Dundee signalled to the referee to stop the fight. (From Muhammad Ali, the Unseen Archives by The Daily Mail).granberry wrote:And Ali against Larry Holmes.Alabama_Man wrote:I'd have to say Quitali's efforts against Chris Byrd are right up there in the top 3.
Also Sonny Liston in the rematch against Ali, he basically laid down out of fear.
Ali quit in his corner like a dog, after throwing five punches (at most) in ten rounds.
Not exactly in the tradition of the greats of boxing.
Ali should have had his purse held up.
He defrauded those who paid to see a fight.
Ali's quitting as soon as Holmes finally threw some serious punches at the end of the 10th round was disgraceful.
The whole schemozzle should never have happened.
...one of the funniest is one I didn't see and there's no film of it as far as i know....oakland billy smith against archie moore....pre-title days....somewhere in a late round smith just walked to his corner, climbed through the ropes and went to his dressing room. when he was asked what the hell that was all about he said he had fought archie a few times before and was lucky to get a draw once and lost the others and he could see he was losiong this one so he figured why stay in there and make a fool of himself and get banged up besides....and the funny part is he was being outpointed but not in brutal way. he just couldn't see sticking around any longer. it went into the record books as a ko by archie. billy was a good, if erratic light heavyweight in the era of great light heavies. he fought out of cincinnati for a while and was character...a true original.
in a televised fight against paul andrews, a lanky light heavy who was being groomed for a big career, in round one it is obvious that billy is tossing it...he just kept pitty patting andrews...billy was a terrific puncher and he was obviously holding back....and andrews wasn't doing anything until the very last seconds of the round when he hit billy with a left hook that stopped billy short.
i'm not sure if it was the next round or a little later...but andrews hit billy and billy went down and it looked like it could have been a slip...the referee hesitated and billy actually sat there on the canvas and said
"start counting! start counting!" ..which the referee did until he got to ten..andrews got his win and billy got whatever it was his performance paid.
in a televised fight against paul andrews, a lanky light heavy who was being groomed for a big career, in round one it is obvious that billy is tossing it...he just kept pitty patting andrews...billy was a terrific puncher and he was obviously holding back....and andrews wasn't doing anything until the very last seconds of the round when he hit billy with a left hook that stopped billy short.
i'm not sure if it was the next round or a little later...but andrews hit billy and billy went down and it looked like it could have been a slip...the referee hesitated and billy actually sat there on the canvas and said
"start counting! start counting!" ..which the referee did until he got to ten..andrews got his win and billy got whatever it was his performance paid.