white is right
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Wilder might be in the early stages of CTE as he never displayed any urgency to end the fight until the 12th round and possibly the only round he won in the scorecard I kept roughly in my head. At the end of the fight where he did nothing he legitimately thought he won...I was thinking not a wise decision to put Wilder in with the uninspiring but accomplished Parker with a huge payday at risk. A big punch doesn't always make up for limited boxing skills.
Wallin never got on track in the main event. His jab fell short and he didn't have any movement, while he took Joshua's punch relatively well he was retreating at the end of the 5th round and his trainer ex-world level boxer Joey Gamache had seen enough and pulled the plug.
Joshua vs Wilder is now toast but there is a possibility for Hrgovic to get the golden ticket vs Joshua in Saudi Arabia as either the IBF champion or fighting for the vacant belt against Joshua.