For all the people saying bad stoppage in the Wardley/Parker fight

Not all punches are equal. At lot of those are partially blocked and Parker's rolling with them. It was a really bad stoppage.

 

Stoppage was fine imo

 

I agree that he should have held. Don't get why a guy of his experience didn't do it. Wardley held in the first (I think) when he got hurt.

 

I like Wardley and was rooting for him but the stoppage was a shocker

 

Take a knee, stupid, TAKE A KNEE.

 

Parker was knackered and looked spent, but you don't stop fights for boxers being tired. If that was the case, most fights would be stopped early, particularly at HW.

Yes, Parker wasn't in a great place, and he did fall back to the ropes, but he was blocking and evading most of the shots, most significantly, the last three shots before Foster stepped in.

I think people have gotten used to bad stoppages, so this seems like an acceptable stoppage. It wasn't.

If we stop fights for a shot at the world title when one fighter is tired and hurt, but is still defending themselves, then we might as well kill the sport off.

 

I've seen worse stoppages, too. It still doesn't change the fact that it was a bad stoppage.

 

He was slipping or blocking most, and attempted a punch himself four punches before the ref called it. Parker was aware and displaying defense at all times.

All right, I get it. I am a safety first guy. Don't want to see Parker get himself killed, and the ref feels the weight of that responsibility to act on what he sees in the moment...it's just not what I was seeing.

All right, they got the result they were hoping for, and Wardley will likely get the shot. Just remember a rematch for Joe down the line.

 

He was on the ropes at the start of the sequence and came forward and fired more shots. This is HW boxing and it’s the 11th round. It really took the gloss off a fun fight and the outcome ruined it for Parker AND Wardley

 

I think holding is easier said than done when you are taking that punishment.