I don't think he fights afraid, if he did he would do a lot better than he does. He's just ambivalent when it comes to most fights, his fight or fight adrenaline adrenaline doesn't even appear to kick in. Thornton he was pissed and basically ended his career. Most of his other fights he looks like a guy who doesn't want to be in the circus that is being told to go out there and let people stare at him for a paycheck. He's a guy that just goes through the motions when it comes to fights now. He knows he's not going to get seriously hurt because of his reach.He seems to fight afraid, instead.