Joseph Parker Is Multi-Dimensional

[pollywog]

He's a good fighter. Good enough to win another strap somewhere along the way. He's been deservedly top 10 for a long time and is top 5 right now.

But he doesn't beat guys who are exceptional in any area. Usyk would outbox him, Fury outsize him, and Joshua already outboxed him.

He'll be game and tricky against Dubois, but I'll think he'll be stopped by a guy with too much power and energy. Don't get me wrong, I'd like to see him do it. I just don't see how he does

Usyk would meet his match, Furys size makes no difference and Joshua already out ran him.

Of course im biased A.F!

[keith_head]

I get that - like game characters where you choose to sacrifice speed and agility for power and guile - boxers have strengths and weaknesses. Parker's strength is his team.

Andy Lee and George Lockhart along with wifey Laine, his 5 kids, parents, friends and culture mean he's grounded and stable. That counts for a lot i reckon.

There's no drama like Fury's dad, Joshua's insecurity, Wilder's coach, Ruiz weight, Dubois spectrum highs/lows.

Exceptionalism is over rated. Being an adaptable all rounder with a decent beard and commitment to the craft outweighs exceptionalism.

Comparison to the real players puts Parker in a class equal to Usyk in terms of Team. In a fight id say its 50/50 and by no means would Usyk swamp him or gas him out.

Parker has/had supreme exceptionally quick hands and feet and boxing abilities. He's just always been too unprofessional to come in to fight camps fit, and has never really had the hunger you need to succeed at the highest level. He also surrounds himself with guys that he's too friendly with rather than trainers and coaches that will tell him hard facts and things he doesn't want to hear.

Case in point is George Lockhart who is a typical Las Vegas style scammer dude. Ex-marine, check. Dumb tattoos, check. Sell a glorified diet plan online for a discount price of $375, check. You could employ any random personal trainer from like any random gym around the world and he'd probably have more knowledge and actual qualifications than George. You can see the proof in the pudding - Parker is going into this training camp weighing nearly 125 kg - that's about 20kg too high for his natural weight and means that his whole camp will be about weight loss rather than fighting. What happened to this magical trainer that was keeping him fit year round? The whole thing was just a scam.

Same with Tyson Fury. Fury is the exact type of guy Parker should have been targeting to fight and who's belt he should have been aiming for - Fury has always struggled with fast, agile heavyweights and Parker would have been a tough match up for him. But nope, Parker was duped by Fury becoming all matesy matsey with him.

If Parker had truly wanted to make it to the top he needed to cut out the yes men about 5 years ago, move over to the states or the UK and have a coach who doesn't depend on him, so can tell him what he needs to hear.

[keith_head]

Parker has been written off since day one when he beat Fat Andy fairly and squarely.

He's been jobbed of a strap by AJ and a decision by Whyte who have ducked him for a rematch ever since.

He ended the Wilder hype train and took the best Zhang had to offer, got up and outboxed him to end that myth as well.

While Doobie is presently full of beans, Parker will be the best boxer he's faced excluding Usyk.

Only thing inevitable is Parker earning a shot at a 2nd title and me supporting my Pasifikan bros through thick n thin.

For one people from tiny island nations we have a claim to produce the best fighters. No hype, no bullshït, no luck involved. Just blessed with fast muscle twitch, dense bones, big hearts and a true warrior heritage.

Dubois is spesh too but in a needy way that makes him vulnerable to mental lapses which will prove his undoing against The Mighty Oilskin Parker...imho.

Disagree with most of this.

Parker's 3 best wins are when he outboxed/slightly outworked the 3 lowest output fighters in the entire heavyweight division: Wilder, who throws about 1 punch a round and oblh has one punch, Andy Ruiz who is short and has slow feet and gases halfway through a fight, and Zhang, who has a heart attack if a fight goes past 5 rounds.

He did not beat Joshua and frankly the ref j. That fight did as much of a disservice to AJ as he did Parker, given that AJ is actually a better inside fighter than Parker (who is terrible on the inside).

[pollywog]

Disagree with most of this.

Parker's 3 best wins are when he outboxed/slightly outworked the 3 lowest output fighters in the entire heavyweight division: Wilder, who throws about 1 punch a round and oblh has one punch, Andy Ruiz who is short and has slow feet and gases halfway through a fight, and Zhang, who has a heart attack if a fight goes past 5 rounds.

He did not beat Joshua and frankly the ref j. That fight did as much of a disservice to AJ as he did Parker, given that AJ is actually a better inside fighter than Parker (who is terrible on the inside).

Damn straight he didn't beat Joshua but he deserved a rematch given the reffing.

Don't know about yes men but Parker is a better fighter than he ever was with Kevin Barry, the ultimate Vegas grifter.

Ruiz, Wilder and Zhang are what they are and yet AJ still ducked them, except for Andy who he ran from after getting splattered by a lesser version than Parker beat.

[BustedKnuckles]

Doobies best punch is a lowblow and his best defense is a headbutt.

I'm not sure about the rest, but this was funny, though.

[Rayzah]

I think he's got a very good chance against dubois

I hope he's a big underdog so it can make the payout even better. I think he has a great chance of beating Daniel. Both guys have been in tough fights, but I feel Parker has more versatility and an unbreakable will.

[Toffee]

Usyk would meet his match, Furys size makes no difference and Joshua already out ran him.

Of course im biased A.F!

I hope he gets the chance to find out.

[Sid-Knee]

^^^Bwahahaha... that is some funny as revisionist hogwash.

I knew it was a bad idea to get into a pig wrestling match with a dumbfück...My bad.

As you were...

So not only did you refuse to answer my questions. You even refused to quote me in the hope i would forget about this?

Nothing was revisionist. Not one jot. You'd be able to point out specifically where if you actually believed what you're saying. But you can't. The only one who comes out with fantasy on a regular basis on here is you. It's out n' out delusion.

[pollywog]

^^^Thinkin' of you's workin' up my appetite.
Lookin' forward to a little afternoon delight.

Rubbin' sticks and stones together make the sparks ignite...

[Sid-Knee]

^^^Thinkin' of you's workin' up my appetite.
Lookin' forward to a little afternoon delight.

Rubbin' sticks and stones together make the sparks ignite...

By refusing to engage you admit it's just a load of rubbish what you come out with. Support Parker. That's fine. Just leave the lunacy out of it.