So looking back at the Klitscko stoppage it looked very premature to me

[eco1]

AJ was gasing out, lol

[NYG]

How about saving the fighters lives instead? Is it worth Wlad slipping into a coma to please the fans?

[Larry the boss]

Wlad is really undefeated He was poisoned with Brewster..Sanders,and Joshua fight was stopped to early and Fury was on PED'S..Purity fight was a joke as Wlad was clearly dominating

[fourtheboys96]

The problem I have with that stoppage is that nothing landed in that flurry prior to stoppage. So why stop it. Might as well stop the fight after the 2nd KD where Wlad caught sa really strong punch.

[JimRaynor]

The stoppage was premature, but the money was still on Joshua to have knocked him out if the Ref hadn't stopped it at that moment.

[GhostofDempsey]

It was a good stoppage. Too much time left in the round for Joshua to seriously injure him. Why?

[eul]

For me, it was a bad stoppage. If you let him continue after the second KD then why stopping it a few seconds later when he was defending himself. He wasn´t throwing any punches because if he tried to he might get caught again, but he was slipping and blocking on the ropes. And after what we saw in the 5th round, imagine if he survives those 30 seconds, then there would be a big chance vlad came back once again.

[Someone88]

When Max asked Wladimir if it was an early stoppage Wladimir said yes, but then said he was obsessed to win could have, would have etc. He didn't want to make excuses. What people aren't considering is that Joshua had thrown 49 punches in round 11, most of them power punches. He could have gassed at any point again, Wladimir was defending against the corner too. He said something to the referee as soon as the fight was stopped.

But like he said could have, would have. It was a fair stoppage for a great fight.

[Madison Boxing]

he wsnt throwing back and he was on wobbly legs, i think fighters have seen enough stoppages to know by now that if you are sitting on the ropes and not throwing back after a couple of knockdowns, the fights going to get stopped.

[stuff jones]

Not very premature, but premature. Joshua wasn't really landing during that last barrage.