Mark Brelend a former welterweight champ in Wilder's corner threw in the towel rightfully so. However, Jay Deas goes on record saying it was the wrong call. Come next big fight, one of these guys will be gone. I respect Breland's call to stop the fight. Why be ruined in one fight, when you can fight another day and for big money.
I know who I would rather trust about the stoppage and it's the guy who fought at the world level and took a few stoppage losses like the one Wilder took. Wilder while coherent wasn't able to stand without wobbling left or right if he missed on a punch, it would have taken a near miracle win to comeback and Fury is too smart to gas out, Fury would have just toyed with Wilder until he got the inevitable count to 1000 knock out.
That said Breland will probably be sacked for this, but Wilder will be coherent enough to sack Breland, if Wilder went out on shield maybe he wouldn't be.
As for the fight I thought this strategy was crazy but Fury is a boxing master who does things that no giant less Vitali has ever had the co-ordination to do. There really isn't anything on the surface that you could spot at combine test that would make Fury the better athlete than most of his opponents but he has such great intangibles that can't be calculated. This was another lesson on why boxing has it's own unique formula for greatness.
PS, as various posters have stated Wilder can't take a punch, his BMI and bird legs dictate it. He has a BMI of heavyweights from the Patterson era and earlier and only got away with this because of his extreme height and levers. The minute he fought a guy who was more skilled and naturally stronger it was over. The third fight which should be unnecessary should play out the same less some freaky bomb from Wilder landing. Wilder has too many prospect type flaws that can't be undone in 6 months.
Even if his team decided to pass on the rematch he doesn't have the time to rebuild himself as he will be 35 in the fall, it would take at least 2 years for him to learn a new style(if possible).