Spoiler : Parker vs Joshua

[chuck9788]

WTF is this ref doing???

He’s a fkn gimp

Jay Nady RULES!!!

[SenorPipino]

Ref obviously siding with Joshua as in the Takam fight.

Sep waters time for Joshua. Will the weight loss help.

I have it 6 -2 Joshua.

[gilgamesh]

Even "No offense" Al is saying "This is one of the most poorly reffed fights I've seen in a long time"

If Al Bernstein is giving you the business. You suck lol

[chuck9788]

Al Bernstein : "This is one of most poorly refereed fights I've seen in a long time".

[gilgamesh]

I thought AJ nicked the 9th as well. It's a close round, but you guys know good and damn well these judges are giving the close rounds to Joshua.

5-4 AJ

[Gimp Mask]

I hate these refs that try to make the fight all about them. This dude is like a British version of Lawrence Cole.

[SenorPipino]

He sucks, but that's the norm in boxing.

Joshua probably pitching a shutout on at least 2 cards.

[SenorPipino]

Is the Parker chin as good as advertised or has Joshua simply been unable to land to many meaningful shots on it?

[gilgamesh]

A cut opened on Parker in that round and Joshua gets more aggressive as a result. Gonna be an interesting final few rounds.

6-4 AJ

[gilgamesh]

Is the Parker chin as good as advertised or has Joshua simply been unable to land to many meaningful shots on it?

His defense is better than I've ever seen tonight. Even if he loses, this is the best performance I've seen from Parker no question.

[squiggy]

Really hasn't been a question of chin, he's being evasive. Not accomplishing a great deal of offense himself either though.

[SenorPipino]

Is the Parker chin as good as advertised or has Joshua simply been unable to land to many meaningful shots on it?

His defense is better than I've ever seen tonight. Even if he loses, this is the best performance I've seen from Parker no question.

At least he's trying.

The size difference and Joshua's reach makes it difficult for Parker to land consistently.

[gilgamesh]

Joshua had a good 11th round most of the way, but got clipped with a shot right at the bell there that looked to have stunned him slightly. For some reason Parker didn't press the issue. AJ's come back to edge the fight at this point I think unless Parker can pull the KO out.

7-4 AJ

[SenorPipino]

I have it 7-4 Joshua.

I suspect the judges have it wide too.

Referee apparently doesn't want to see a fight.

[ValMar]

117-111 Joshua, my score......

[gilgamesh]

Parker survives the distance, and becomes the first man to go the distance with Joshua, but Joshua's got the decision.

116-112 Anthony Joshua is my final score

No matter how the scorecards are read. This is the best effort I've ever seen from Parker, and he deserves kudos for it. He legitimized himself as a worthy Top 5 type guy with this bout, and won't drop in the rankings much with a loss here I don't believe as he handled himself well.

[Gimp Mask]

Lackluster performance by AJ.

Wilder would've knocked Parker out within 8 rounds.

[gilgamesh]

Official Scores

118-110 2x, 119-109 all for your winner Anthony Joshua

[gilgamesh]

Lackluster performance by AJ.

Wilder would've knocked Parker out within 8 rounds.

I don't know about that. I think Parker would've given Wilder a hard night as well.

[Badhusker]

Parker probably would have got the decision if not for the venue. He should have had at least 3 points taken from him. What Bullshit. Where did they find that ref? Pathetic. So were the scorecards.

[gilgamesh]

Parker probably would have got the decision if not for the venue. He should have had at least 3 points taken from him. What Bullshit. Where did they find that ref? Pathetic. So were the scorecards.

Whoa...let's not go crazy now. Joshua legitimately deserved the decision, but it was closer than the scorecards suggested, and the referee definitely intervened for no apparent reason anytime things got overly physical. He seemed to just be averse to any sort of real fight breaking out it was ridiculous.

[chuck9788]

Joshua deserved to win .... but the 119-109 is ridiculous as was the ref's performance. I had it 117-111, but close rounds. Parker backed up too much.

If Wilder fights Joshua it can not be held in the UK. Put the fight in Las Vegas. Wilder is not a Las Vegas based fighter.

[hoagylt]

Are you all Brits or just blind?

[Ilya Muromets]

I hate these refs that try to make the fight all about them. This dude is like a British version of Lawrence Cole.

The so called referee wouldn't let Parker fight on the inside. It's the Las Vegas school of refereeing. Help the house fighter and don't even worry about making it obvious. It's become the standard in high profile fights in the USSA and USSK now. We just saw it in the Wilder-Ortiz fight too.

[squiggy]

Joshua's attitude in the interview is pretty irritating for a guy who just looked as flat as he did there.