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So after the "oh so bad for the division" klitschkos, you´ll see now what you get after they´ve gone....

The ref is instructed to do all he can to ensure a stoppage as AJ is more marketable if all his wins are KOs. It’s not hard to figure.

dagilechia wrote:it sucks that we will never get answer if Takam could make it to the end or not

Takam did better late than early rounds, but i bet that AJ would KO him
but yeah, this fight proves once again that stamina is the biggest issue of Joshua

He was gassing whilst getting to dictate the pace. Broken nose possibly but it’s still cornering.

terrible terrible terrible stoppage

the ref wanted it so bad. gotta keep that ko rate in tact.

lazboy wrote:How dishonest are the English commentators trying to justify it. What a joke.

Usa.uk.germany. its everywhere the same crap.

Thumbs up for Takam

Bad stoppage.

Joshua gasping for air looks at someone at ringside ref stops the fight.

VanDeLue wrote:So after the "oh so bad for the division" klitschkos, you´ll see now what you get after they´ve gone....

The joshua fight was 10 times mord entertaing than what klitschko did.

uk_boxer wrote:Joshua gasping for air looks at someone at ringside ref stops the fight.

exactly. Correct

marvelous marv wrote:Does the ref realize this for a world championship, not two amateurs making their debut.

I think he was always looking to stop it. Sure AJ was winning but this is for the title.

Still, it was another entertaining Anthony Joshua fight.

Rematch. Takam was in the fight. He had more air left than josh. With he a wild hook he couldve made an upset late. Good fight.

Joshua is more marketable. The same reason the fight with Wlad was stopped early. He was actually fighting back more than Takam was.

Joshua needs to be careful fighting with his mouth open against Wilder. Badly broken jaw.

Jip wrote:

VanDeLue wrote:So after the "oh so bad for the division" klitschkos, you´ll see now what you get after they´ve gone....

The joshua fight was 10 times mord entertaing than what klitschko did.

Well, i was talking about the stoppage. You´ll see how the brits and americans will fix over the next years. Just remember the Haye-Harrison fight, which was an foretaste of what to come, todays stoppage was the appetizer.... 100% Knockout-Rate, wow that looks great :)

You can blame me for that, but let´s have a look on the next years... Don´t get me wrong, there is no need of an refight, as takam had no chance at all, but he would not have lost by TKO without that silly stoppage. AJ was fighting with his stamina as well.