Comments Thread For: Joshua's Trainer Knew His Fighter Was Concussed During Loss

[pollywog]

Pretty sure Oilskin's team said Joe was concussed from the Dillian Whyte headbutt that got ruled as an early knockdown which then cost Parker the fight.

I'm also reminded of AJ running away and looking to the ref to stop Parker from concussing Joshua in their fight and reverting to pulling tape of his glove for extra recovery time.

Fact is, the giant glass jawed robot needs the refs help to recover from a hard shot to the dome...ruiz doesnt, wilder doesnt, fury doesnt, parker doesn't.

And that is why Parker beat Ruiz but lost to AJ and Whyte and ...why wilder and fury would both beat AJ but struggle against Parker or Ruiz.

[JonDP]

Scary situation for sure. I can’t imagine this not being in the back of their minds in the rematch.

[Eddy Current]

Joshua is a shot fighter. His chin is weakened from what it used to be, which wasn't much.

[alexguiness]

Isn't concussion the singular aim of boxing in it's purest, most decisive format?

[takenotes]

That shot AJ took from Wlad had lasting effects. He was never the same after that fight

[Boxfan83]

U can call it concussed, I saw Joshua get his ass kicked.

[PRchamp]

U can call it concussed, I saw Joshua get his ass kicked.

Haha I saw the same thing as well. Joshua has no chin and Ruiz didn’t even land so many flush shots when he dropped Joshua.

Joshua going to have to wear headgear in Saudi Arabia in December to fight Ruiz.

[rckdees]

He didn’t look concussed in the 4th 5th and 6th round

[arraamis]

I wonder if Team AJ is following up on whether AJ is still compromised or has diminished punch resistance from the first fight. Because one good shot from Ruiz in the rematch will quickly send AJ back down memory lane towards another loss.

[Eff Pandas]

This is gonna become more & more a concern people have.

And its a legit question for boxers, for trainers, for commissions, for refs & for fans.

Should a fight continue once a fighter is deemed to likely have been concussed?

I think everyone realizes its a problem to continue in a sport as dangerous as boxing once you are concussed, but how much is the sport altered by stopping fights upon a concussion happening?

I think at some point you gotta have it so SOMEONE is stopping a fight at that point of damage for the immediate & long term health of the boxer.