No way was Parker up six rounds. Defo 2-3 rounds. I think the stoppage was a little premature too but that clip didn’t show all the other big hits he had taken. Tough for the refs, I think Parker would feel a bit hard done by but it’s not the crime that X post makes it lit to be.
Ridiculous indeed. They're heavyweights for goodness sake. Parker was tired and trying to defend, but didn't look like being knocked down to me. Let them fight.
Have seen it reported that “Parker was up 98-92 and 96-94 on two scorecards, with the other level at 95-95.”
Certainly think the 95-95 judge was smoking crack
Both Parker and his trainer Andy Lee didn’t make a big deal out of it. They get it could’ve gone either way and as is always the way with Kiwi’s, Joe was very gracious in defeat despite thinking he could go on. He has a few big nights left in him yet and I still have him as a top 5 heavyweight.
It’s happening already. He’s being ducked by a lot of top 20 world heavyweights. He trains in a gym I did once upon a time. Rough area. I was from a not so rough part down the road and it was intense going there. Surprised the gym hasn’t had more British champion level boxers.
