Taylor, an 11-times world champion, was well on top when the match was halted. He urged Fordham to learn from the warning and lose weight.
"I am absolutely devastated, not just for myself but for the people who have paid all the money," Taylor said.
"During that set Andy said, 'I can't get my breath, I can't breathe'. I said 'Do you want to have a break?' and he said, 'I need to, yeah'.
"Andy's size has got a lot to do with it, I think. He's a big lad and it's very, very, very hot down there. The ceilings are very low and it's very, very hot. It's 100 degrees plus and I think it has taken its toll on him.
"He's got to do something. Andy has told me that he is going to be on Celebrity Fat Club and it's going to be the boost that he needed.
"As a friend to Andy, he's got to do it. He has got to drop the weight - and so do I. If he doesn't, it's going to kill him."
When bees and shoes stopped play
Boxer Tony Wilson won a bout in 1989 after Steve McCarthy refused to return to the ring after being attacked with a shoe by Wilson's mother.
A 1975 Test at Leeds had to be called off when campaigners saying armed robber George Davies was innocent dug up the pitch and poured oil on it.
In 2000, Brian Lara twice had innings interrupted by swarms of bees, first in Bristol then in Adelaide.
In the 1970s, an injury to a linesman threatened to force an Arsenal v Liverpool game to be called off - until Jimmy Hill was called out of the commentary box to take his place.
