Do you think the 'Joseph Parker' stoppage against 'Fabio Wardley' in the 11th Round was an unjustified stoppage?

But Parker wasn't very hurt or at least hurt enough to need to take a knee so why woukd he? It's some kind of hysteria to think a fight needs to be stopped simply because a guy is throwing a bunch of wide sloppy punches in bunches that aren't landing. Its like are people simply impressed by someone flapping around akin to a shiny object? Look at him go! Oh hes not landing this is awkward... He wasn't landing so why would Parker feel the need to give away a point? Just slip the shots in tbe moment and regroup. Smart. Fighters who are done dont show that defensive prowess. Floyd Mosley was 10 times worse than this. Floyd covering up snd slipping. Mosley would have a ko win over Floyd if foster was ref. What a strange world. This shows the importance of having a friendly ref doesn't it oh and this same ref helped wardley in the past. Trustworthy He definitely got hurt. Parker's head snapped back violently multiple times. But that's not the point. This is boxing. Everyone knows that the expectation from the ref is if you're not throwing back, you're defenseless - and they will stop the fight. Throw back, take a knee, or clinch. Those are options.

I actually wrote the same thing in the live fight thread...Parker maybe up but you can't write Wardley off because Huni was ahead too and he took him out at the death. Talk about deja vu!Does it really matter? Parker was on the verge of being stopped in the previous round anyhow. So it was just a mater of time before the inevitable would have happened. He was weakening and fatiguing. If he would have survived the 11th then he was not going to survive the 12th.TOO BUFF Joseph demands more oxygen gas fast. same problem as Buff Guy Yarde Lethargic Legs Parker

Does it really matter? Parker was on the verge of being stopped in the previous round anyhow. So it was just a mater of time before the inevitable would have happened. He was weakening and fatiguing. If he would have survived the 11th then he was not going to survive the 12th.

had it 6-4 for Samoa at the time of stoppage matter of fact Fabio has been on a string of come from behind knockouts This Fabio fighter is there to be outboxed! I actually wrote the same thing in the live fight thread...Parker maybe up but you can't write Wardley off because Huni was ahead too and he took him out at the death. Talk about deja vu!

Parker should've held/taken a knee/threw more back...had he done ANY of those things he probably would've survived until the end of the fight and won a decision as he was already ahead on the scorecards.had it 6-4 for Samoa at the time of stoppage matter of fact Fabio has been on a string of come from behind knockouts This Fabio fighter is there to be outboxed!

which one of the 3 judges Phil Edwards Matteo Montella Patrick Morley had the fight level at the stoppage? Id say he can be safely labelled a HOMER LOL

joseph fumbled Unable to outskill the opponent it then becomes a battle of who wants it more Joseph fought like he didn’t want it hard enough Parker should've held/taken a knee/threw more back...had he done ANY of those things he probably would've survived until the end of the fight and won a decision as he was already ahead on the scorecards.

People complaining about the stoppage need to remember that in round 11 Parker sustained a nasty cut around his eye which was bleeding directly into the eye and causing him problems. At one point he actually temporarily stopped fighting to dab at the blood in his eye and was looking towards his corner - never a good sign. Howard Foster would've seen all of this, and taking the events of rounds 2 & 10 into consideration made a decision. Not being able to see with 100% vision against a brutal power puncher such as Wardley is extremely dangerous Solid point. I hear ya, I thought Parker was fine though, imo.

Solid point. I hear ya, I thought Parker was fine though, imo.

Exactly...the stoppage is 100% on Parker for not clinching or taking a knee and for taking 20+ punches without firing back.joseph fumbled Unable to outskill the opponent it then becomes a battle of who wants it more Joseph fought like he didn’t want it hard enough

People complaining about the stoppage need to remember that in round 11 Parker sustained a nasty cut around his eye which was bleeding directly into the eye and causing him problems. At one point he actually temporarily stopped fighting to dab at the blood in his eye and was looking towards his corner - never a good sign. Howard Foster would've seen all of this, and taking the events of rounds 2 & 10 into consideration made a decision. Not being able to see with 100% vision against a brutal power puncher such as Wardley is extremely dangerous

If you care about someone you wouldn't let them box and would stop the fight during the ringwalks. Once the fight is happening its strange to suddenly rely on hypotheticals especially when those hypothetical help the a side fighter. Oh this could have happened...but it didnt. Yes, at time I thought it was premature stoppage, if it shou of have been stopped at all as there is the boxing saying intelligently defending himself. Parker is no floyd mayweather but he did seem to be aware he needed to avoid the bombs whizzing past him and was intelligently defending himself. But with hindsight with Parker saying Fabio win fair and square, it seems parkers admission that it was a fair call by ref, if only because he gave ref excuse to stop it and Parker annoyed at himself rather than at ref. The ref intervened because he was worried it was only a matter of time before one of the haymakers was going to land

Parker is a very experienced fighter, he had been down and hurt and still gets up and fights. Fabio had used a lot of energy and Parker's eyes were fixed on him when they stopped it. If anything we were robbed how the fight really would had ended. Either Parker showed he had more in the tank or Fabio would had stopped him or won the last two rounds. Fabio was down and some here are relieved that the ref stopped it, that was premature and an unnecessary stoppage. I had commented at the start of the fight that we need new blood at HW and was going for Fabio to win but not like this. Still both guys showed a lot of good stuff in that fight.

My feeling is the same as when this fight was announced "F this fight"

Fair stoppage. Parker was wobbling, looking at the floor and done.

I think Parker got everything wrong tbh From his weight to the gameplan right through to what he did and didn't do when hurt. Why is he coming in at 260+ and packing on all this muscle? Stupid quite frankly. I think he did this vs a terribly out of shape Bakole fresh off the couch and landed one then suddenly deluded himself he could punch a lot harder with the added weight. Really he is just a very average puncher regardless of his weight. He could learn a lot from Wardley the supposed inexperienced guy when he gets buzzed he does the right thing every time and either throws back or clinches. Its a massive part of why he is so dangerous even when he is gassed and buzzed he and his opponent knows better than to trade with the guy and he either hurts them or buys himself a little time.

I have no issue with the stoppage at all. He was badly hurt at the end of the 10th and practically saved by the bell. He didn't do anything in the 11th just got battered from pillar to post and was hurt multiple times and being kept up by the ropes. The ref was getting in position to stop it several times and Parker failed to throw back or clinch. You could see the referee getting in position multiple times so its not like he didn't have plenty of warnings. Wardley then landed a big right hand on the temple which caused Parker to drop his hands and fall back into the ropes which is terrible body language even if he did get his hands back up as Wardley went for the kill. He wasn't throwing back, he didn't attempt to clinch and was doing nothing but trying to survive while a huge puncher was unleashing bombs even if some missed or was blocked or slipped he was getting through a lot and not letting him off the hook. Sure he might have punched himself but its far more likely Parker ends up face first on the canvas. Had Parker tried to throw back or clinch I'd have maybe said it was early but really he did everything you shouldn't do in such a situation, he didn't help his own cause.

just saw a funny quote Howard 'stops the B side' Foster lol

Maybe a little early but not as bad as alot of posters are making it seem, he was hurt and in trouble not throwing back with the ropes holding him up. I just rewatched it, Parker barely threw anything that entire round and the referee was watching closely. I don't have an issue with the stoppage.

Foster wasn't saving Parker , more like him guaranteeing his payout And mark my words , there won’t be any running it back Agreed but you have to admit that Parker was a damn FOOL for not taking a knee? At the absolute minimum he should've clinched and probably would've seen out the fight and won on the scorecards. As for a rematch, I can see it on a Riyadh Season undercard down the line after Wardley gets obliterated by Usyk.