Comments Thread For: Team Parker Claim Ref Couldn't Speak English, Joshua Disagrees

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Joseph Parker's team has hit out at referee Giuseppe Quartarone after the Kiwi heavyweight's unanimous points loss to British superstar Anthony Joshua in Cardiff, saying the Italian "couldn't speak English'. Parker became the first man to stretch the London Olympic champion (21-0) the full distance but it was scant consolation as Joshua took his WBO title, adding it to his IBF, IBO and WBA belts.
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[_Rexy_]

wouldn't surprise me. I have no idea what the **** the ref was doing for most of the fight.

[tokon]

Speaking English or not was the least of the problems with the referee last night. He had obviously been instructed to allow no inside work whatsoever and warn Parker anytime he came close to connecting on Joshua!

[JohnP2]

I am new to boxing, but it seemed like every time Parker started beating AJ up, the referee stopped it. Also, one time Parker clearly hurt AJ and the referee called time out. Is that allowed?

[skinnystev]

every time parker started to get to the "underwearsalesman" the referee broke them up looked like the fix was in

[Guest]

He may have spoken perfect English but he had absolutely no idea how to ref a fight in any language.

[Nomadic]

Speaking English or not was the least of the problems with the referee last night. He had obviously been instructed to allow no inside work whatsoever and warn Parker anytime he came close to connecting on Joshua!

Yep

I am new to boxing, but it seemed like every time Parker started beating AJ up, the referee stopped it. Also, one time Parker clearly hurt AJ and the referee called time out. Is that allowed?

nope!

every time parker started to get to the "underwearsalesman" the referee broke them up looked like the fix was in

I was thinking the same.

[TouchyAndalou]

I was just walking through town and accidentally bumped a guy's shoulder as we were passing each other. I turned around to say sorry, but before I could that Italian ref jumped in and dragged us apart!

[Bronx2245]

For all the haters who said "the ref saved Wilder in the 8th," what do you say now? See there! That's what you get!

[Karoriori]

We never got to see the real fight. Kevin Barry spot on with Parker's smaller reach the inside game was key whenever the distance was closed this muppet ref killed the action. Completely different fight than what it should have been.