Heavyweight Division

[diehard]

I thought that he gave a good account of himself, despite getting an ass whooping:

Duhaupas: I don’t know why he stopped the fight

Battered and bloodied heavyweight Johann Duhaupas says he still had plenty of fight left when referee Jack Reiss waved off his brave challenge against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in round eleven on Saturday night in Birmingham, Alabama.

“Wilder’s a strong puncher but I was also ready to go the distance,” said Duhaupas. “I don’t think the referee should have stopped the fight. I was defending myself and moving. I don’t know why he stopped the fight. Yes I was bleeding but it was not affecting me in any way. I have never been stopped before in a fight and there’s a reason for that. It was disappointing he chose to stop it. I trained hard for this fight but only trained five weeks which for me is not enough time. I was still fighting a good fight and again I don’t think the referee should have stopped it.

“Wilder is a good fighter. I think he is tough and hit me with some good shots. But I also think he should have more preparation to go to the next level. He can compete with Klitschko and Alexander Povetkin but he needs to train hard and have a strong game plan.

“I’m okay and will continue my boxing career in Europe.”