Spitting out gum shield - Delay tactic?

[Sid-Knee]

He shouldn't have walked to the corner. The fighter who does the knockdown walks to the neutral corner, not the fighter who got knockdown. He was supposed to get up and respond to the refs instructions. Instead he got up and took a timeout

So what he walked to the corner. It's not illegal is it or against the rules? He was just gathering himself together.

[uppercut510]

Didn't notice that myself if i'm being honest. I'll watch again to see.

But it was a bullshlt stoppage. I was shocked when the ref stopped it like that.

it wasn't a bullsht stoppage even eddie hearn agreed with it, AJs body language told us everything we need to know. he was too tired n beat up to continue. HE QUIT.

[uppercut510]

So what he walked to the corner. It's not illegal is it or against the rules? He was just gathering himself together.

hes used to being pampered in the uk, the uk ref would have washed off his mouth piece and bought him extra time, its understandable as its where hes a big name and basically king but he thought it would work in America and it didn't.

[uppercut510]

AJ was looking at the ref with a clear head. Yes he was tired, but you don't stop fights like this due to tiredness.

If this was Wilder in the UK getting stopped like that, every American would be screaming blue murder.

no id be honest and say wilder was getting destroyed and didn't want anymore

[Mooshashi]

Didn't notice that myself if i'm being honest. I'll watch again to see.

But it was a bullshlt stoppage. I was shocked when the ref stopped it like that.

Let's take a rational look at all four (lol) Joshua knockdowns

Numbers 1,2, and 3: He gets up, puts his gloves up and in front of his face. Ref asks him to "come to me" and Joshua takes a couple steps towards him all three times, although after the third knockdown he raised up his eyebrows for whatever reason.

Number 4:AJ spits out his mouthpiece. Joshua gets up, turns his back to the ref and walks slowly towards the corner as instructed by the ref and looking to his corner for aid, advice, encouragement, whatever. He then turns around, and breathing heavily put his arms on the ropes. DOES NOT raise his gloves like the three other times. Ref is yelling at him to turn around. Ref asks if he is "ready to box" TWICE. Joshua mumbles yes or I'm ready, then, looking down, says "yes" again. Ref waves off the fight. Joshua says "What" then doesn't argue about it.


Good stoppage. The fighter was looking for a way to end it, hoping the ref would help.


Watch some Joe Calzaghe UK fights, then tell me this was a BS stoppage in comparison.

[Motorcity Cobra]

So what he walked to the corner. It's not illegal is it or against the rules? He was just gathering himself together.

No, you can't walk to the corner to gather yourself after you've been knocked down. You get up, the ref tells you to raise your hands, he checks the sturdiness, wipes off your gloves and tells you to fight. The way Ruiz did when he was knocked down.

AJ got up. Turned around and went to his corner and said something to his corner then rested on the ropes. It was 20 seconds from the time the of the knockdown until the fight was called off.

[Sid-Knee]

it wasn't a bullsht stoppage even eddie hearn agreed with it, AJs body language told us everything we need to know. he was too tired n beat up to continue. HE QUIT.

If he was too beat up to continue, and it was a good stoppage, then how the hell can he quit?

Do you even know what you're saying? F3ck me this place is grotesque.

[Boxfan83]

Yes he was absolutely gassed. I dont think Ruiz has that much power and really hurt AJ, but just outworked him, AJ got tired and tried to buy time with the mouthguard, then finally quit.

Too funny.

[Sid-Knee]

hes used to being pampered in the uk, the uk ref would have washed off his mouth piece and bought him extra time, its understandable as its where hes a big name and basically king but he thought it would work in America and it didn't.

Wilder is the one who gets extra time, remember? And that was in the US.

Which ref in the UK gave AJ extra time? I must have missed that one.

Where was the New York doctor looking at AJ after the 3rd round the way they did Wilder? The excuses were that it was policy in New York. Care to explain this bullshlt?

Corruption is easy to see. But the mad extremists will say otherwise and accuse others when no evidence exists. Get with the real world as this place you live in isn't compatible with the reality we normal people live in.

[Curt Henning]

its hilarious watching sid the kid in full meltdown....its also kind of sad at the same time...i dunno...im torn