First and foremost, I am not here to discuss who should've won the fight on the scorecards. Dillian Whyte was the better men during most of the rounds and therefore is the justified winner ON THE SCORECARDS.
However, why did the referee let the fight continue after Dillian Whyte didn't respond to the 8 count with his GUARD UP after the referee was done counting?? RULES ARE RULES. You can't argue that.
''When the count reaches eight, the referee often moves back two steps and instructs the boxer to walk towards them and hold their arms out. This helps the referee determine if the boxer is functioning and alert enough to continue. If the boxer is unsteady on his feet, or seems unable to focus on the referee, the bout is ended on account of a TKO.''
And after the referee failed to follow the fundamental rules he proceeds to let Dillian Whyte blatantly out hug the last 15 seconds of the round while he was seriously hurt and done for. I get that Dillian Whyte should've been the overall winner of the fight. But imo Whyte got saved here! It's men versus men in there; not referee/men versus men.
I'm not even complaining about all the dirt stuff Whyte got away with after getting multiple warnings (it's a fight in the end of the day). But, rules are rules.
That is the most ridiculous statement I've heard, saying low blows, tackling, holding the ropes, and overt leaning on an opponent, doesn't disrupt the flow of a fight shows you have no perspective of things.
... and I didn't say he "cheated", he just makes up for his lack of skill with dirty tactics. He got away with it (thanks to a bad ref), put it to JP for most of the fight, and narrowly escaped getting his azz KO'd by holding on to the ropes for dear life.
Whyte is garbage, (along with most of AJ's wins), and always will be. Ortiz early KO of the sparring partner that took Parker the distance shed a bright light on how pathetic and promotionally inflated these euro and intl heavies are.
It isn't ridiculous in the slightest. It didn't happen anywhere near to how much you're saying. And there wasn't any low blows either. If so, which rounds did this happen?
Parker would have fought the exact same way if none of that happened. So no, it didn't change the flow of anything. At no point did I see Parker change anything he was doing.
Whyte used the ropes for like 4 seconds when he was hurt after tying Parker up. Why, what should Whyte have done, go toe to toe with him or something? You hold on when you're hurt. It's what fighters do and should do in the same situation.
Whyte is a good fighter. He proved it last night by beating Parker. Parker is good, so beating him makes Whyte good. So he isn't garbage at all. Not every fighter can be the elite of the elite you know.
Who gives a **** what Ortiz did to that bum? How does that make Parker look bad when he dominated every round when he fought him? Was Ali proven to be **** when Foreman knocked out Norton and Frazier after Ali lost to them? Do you consider Wilder to be **** when he struggled and went long against Molina even though Joshua got him out of there early? Do you think Jennings and Wilder are on the same level because they knocked Spilka out at round about the same time? And do you think Kownacki is better than them both based on him getting Spilka out of there much sooner than both?
I could do this all night to show you that what you're saying isn't worth the time writing it. It's easy.
Heavyweight isn't stacked, but there are some good fighters about. Some interesting fights. If you don't enjoy it, then that's up to you. But I do. I'm sure you wouldn't be saying the same if a few Americans where at the top, that's for sure.
I think THE ONLY issue here is the headbutt in RD 2 that was scored a KD from a punch.
That was clearly in error, and if the referee acted correctly we might have had a majority draw.
But, that is going to take a formal protest.
Parker did the same thing a couple of times too
The poisonous Americans don't see it like that though. They were already angry with Whyte because he showed Wilder to be a coward. They were hoping PArker could get rid of him for them so they could claim a fight between Whyte and Wilder would be pointless because he's bot that good. But with Whyte beating Parker, it not only leaves the Americans with the same problems, but it now reinforces his position because he now has a better resume than Wilder himself.
The Whyte/Wilder fight makes sense but Wilder and his fans don't want it because Dillian most definitely could end him at any time. Haha. They're happy with him fighting his usual bums while he waits for his cash-out fight against Joshua. Whyte could ruin that for them.
Not even close fella, and if Whyte didn't get away with numerous low blows, holding the ropes, tackling, and just about every dirty trick in the book, he wouldn't even have narrowly escaped getting KO'd.
Parker is a better fighter, he just doesn't have the killer instinct or strategy.
Whyte makes up for his lack of talent by being the dirtiest fighter in the division.
Most fighters get a bit rough from time to time. It's the nature of the beast. It didn't change the flow of the fight in any way. So saying Dillian cheated is far from the truth.
And no, Dillian proved he was the better fighter. That's how you prove it, in the ring. Asking for Parker to do something outside of his capabilities isn't going to cut it. You could say that about pretty much every fight. Accept this and move on.
You're crying because Dillian pushed Parker to the ropes a few times? Really??
If points were to be taken off for things like that most fighters would have points taken from them. Stop crying man it's a fight. Dillian was warned when he got a bit rough but he did nothing worthy of having a point taken.
Parker did the same thing a couple of times too
lol....If we went on ACTUAL illegal blows in a fight ....Wilder would lose about 20% of his K.O s . lolOh yeah! Your guy Dillian Whyte is utter and absolute garbage. He would have been KO today had he fought Luis Ortiz; The second best Heavyweight in the world behind Deontay Wilder. As a matter of fact, I would love for him to rumble with Luis Ortiz. However, after tonight's performance; I can see why he continues to avoid and duck him :lol1:
Whyte did push him INTO the ropes, but he sure didn't try to push him over them. Sorry.
A few shots to the side of the head, big deal, they weren't behind the head.
Multiple low blows? Are we watching the same fight or something? I didn't see any low blows. You're reaching as it is, but this is just straight lies. That never happened at all.
I disagree. I'm not saying Whyte didn't deserve to win but it was close enough to that Parker deserves a rematch. Just seems to me that British refs suck in general. Lewis and that idiot Howard Foster who stopped Froch Groves 1 especially.
He tried to push him over the ropes twice. He also hit Parker behind the head and there were multiple low blows as well. Ref was terrible. If that fight had taken place in a neutral location with a non British ref Whyte would have gotten a point taken.
Whyte did push him INTO the ropes, but he sure didn't try to push him over them. Sorry.
A few shots to the side of the head, big deal, they weren't behind the head.
Multiple low blows? Are we watching the same fight or something? I didn't see any low blows. You're reaching as it is, but this is just straight lies. That never happened at all.
You're crying because Dillian pushed Parker to the ropes a few times? Really??
If points were to be taken off for things like that most fighters would have points taken from them. Stop crying man it's a fight. Dillian was warned when he got a bit rough but he did nothing worthy of having a point taken.
He tried to push him over the ropes twice. He also hit Parker behind the head and there were multiple low blows as well. Ref was terrible. If that fight had taken place in a neutral location with a non British ref Whyte would have gotten a point taken.
Although the questionable knockdown was from a headbutt and shouldn't have counted, and Whyte saved his own life in the 12th by holding on to the ropes until the ref had to use a prybar to get him loose. He did beat JP for most of the fight and nothing will change that.
The first Parker knockdown did have a clash of heads as both were throwing shots, but Dillian did hit him to the body when Parker went down. Not a great knockdown, but a knockdown non the less.
Parker should get a rematch with a better referee. Thats what should happen. Whyte deserves the win I guess but he got every benefit of the doubt from that **** British referee.
You're crying because Dillian pushed Parker to the ropes a few times? Really??
If points were to be taken off for things like that most fighters would have points taken from them. Stop crying man it's a fight. Dillian was warned when he got a bit rough but he did nothing worthy of having a point taken.
First and foremost, I am not here to discuss who should've won the fight on the scorecards. Dillian Whyte was the better men during most of the rounds and therefore is the justified winner ON THE SCORECARDS.
However, why did the referee let the fight continue after Dillian Whyte didn't respond to the 8 count with his GUARD UP after the referee was done counting?? RULES ARE RULES. You can't argue that.
''When the count reaches eight, the referee often moves back two steps and instructs the boxer to walk towards them and hold their arms out. This helps the referee determine if the boxer is functioning and alert enough to continue. If the boxer is unsteady on his feet, or seems unable to focus on the referee, the bout is ended on account of a TKO.''
And after the referee failed to follow the fundamental rules he proceeds to let Dillian Whyte blatantly out hug the last 15 seconds of the round while he was seriously hurt and done for. I get that Dillian Whyte should've been the overall winner of the fight. But imo Whyte got saved here! It's men versus men in there; not referee/men versus men.
I'm not even complaining about all the dirt stuff Whyte got away with after getting multiple warnings (it's a fight in the end of the day). But, rules are rules.
What???
Dillian got up before the 10 count so that's all that matters. Who cares about putting your gloves up at a time like that? He was in trouble but the ref quickly allowed the fight to continue. Whyte being hurt then did the right thing by tying Parker up so he couldn't get any shots off. This is what a fighter SHOULD do when hurt.
Odd thing is if you took off the headbut knockdown it would have been a draw. Whyte clearly won the fight though, Parker gave up half way through, even knew hed lost
You guys are crazy. You can't win a fight backing up and not throwing.
Did anyone see the knockdown from the headbutt before the replay? I didn't and I doubt the ref did. It also didn't look like Whyte planned it.
I really don't understand all the crying. Was Whyte dirty? Sure, be dirty back and fight. Don't walk backwards with your hands down.