That pathetic referee in the Joshua/Parker fight stopped Parker having a chance to fight. He was obviously instructed to protect Joshua. Every time Parker came forward he yelled stop or Break!!
You definitely go out your way to criticise Joe thats for sure. It's like you wait for a thread about him to go up and then you sit up and start typing passionately again about your hatred for Joe
I thought he did enough to get a draw even with the headbutt knockdown countng against him. You think he lacks heart and fighting spirit because he didn't cry and moan and whine and cry his eyes out after the fight ? Is that what you admire ? A sore loser ?
Parker won 3 or 4 rounds on most unbiased scorecards. A couple of other rounds were maybe even. And he attempted to take the fight to Joshua on more than one occassion and the referee wouldn't allow it. The referee jumped in every time Parker got inside and showed aggression. That's a fact. Parker was then forced to fight at distance and Joshua boxed well behind his superior reach.
His time to retire (if he wanted) was after the Whyte fight. He had made millions. But he decided to fight on - and we should support that - since he is just 27...
Parker's hit his ceiling. I don't have too much hope for him anymore at the top level, though I still like and support him as a fighter. I hope he manages to make enough money for him and his family through this deal, and gets to be in a few more decent fights. A Whyte rematch might be nice, sometime down the line.