Parker v ??
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wow what a hit by Joshua
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its over
HUge round 11 by JOshua
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Joshua is the real deal now , its confirmed
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@kiwiinmelb thought he was gonna get knocked from about round 5-7, but he took it all and then that round 11.
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Yeah was a fight of swinging momentum
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Seeing this is a parker thread ,
I fear for Joseph fighting Joshua .... if it happens ,
I see an early knockout
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But at least we'd know how the story goes @kiwiinmelb - Maybe Joshua's showing will mean Parker gets a shot sooner than later?
Only caught highlights but it looked good. Some heavy shots being thrown! The coolest thing about the heavyweight fights, even gassed it only takes 1 punch if you get a guy clean.
Well done Joshua - I was reading up on his history this week and he's turned his life around from a pretty rugged start.
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@Paekakboyz said in Parker v ??:
But at least we'd know how the story goes @kiwiinmelb - Maybe Joshua's showing will mean Parker gets a shot sooner than later?
Only caught highlights but it looked good. Some heavy shots being thrown! The coolest thing about the heavyweight fights, even gassed it only takes 1 punch if you get a guy clean.
Well done Joshua - I was reading up on his history this week and he's turned his life around from a pretty rugged start.
biggest drawcard to fight Joe, he holds a title,
but I think he sits behind Tyson Fury, a rematch with Vlad , or Wilder when it come to a money spinner , which is what motivates the promoters
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Klitchko really seemed to have it over him around the 5th? round but never followed it up. He appeared to stick to his long plan (tire him out and then go for it), rather than 'box' what was happening at the time.
Best heavyweight match I've watched in a long time.
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what I saw:
Great fight
Klitschko was great. A much smarter fight than against Fury. I thought he was going to win by the end of the 8th round(i mean he looked the better fighter and if it was going 12 he'd have out pointed AJ). He should now retire and be happy he went out on his shield. No rematch. Great career where he was starved of quality opposition but he should be remembered as a great. Its not his fault noone was around until the end of his career.
AJ probably surprised everyone with a "late" KO. It surprised me. If it didn't happen early I expect him to gas and then the result would be a close decision. But he got that second wind and did the business. He's legit now and well done to him. He's a likeable guy, mostly respectful of his opponents in the lead up and speaks well. 5 minutes of jawing from Wilder or Fury and I'm almost ready to give up on the sport of boxing. But AJ comes across as a thinker.
Where does this leave Parker? Honestly, hopefully well out of the picture. He's not up to that. It'll be like when Cameron fought Tua. I think Parker needs at least 5kg more muscle across the chest and arms or he'll be bullied. I think he needs a new trainer or at least they need to bring in a defensive specialist to assist Barry. Ideally though i'd just get a new trainer altogether. There has been no progression with Parkers defense or his stamina and its unacceptable to have had a fighter that long and not have made any progress. Parker is especially susceptible to overhand and hooks. Effectively KO punches. The one bright spot for parker is AJs chin. If Klitschko was a power hitter it may have been his had raised. If someone like Wilder, Ortiz and even parker tags AJ I doubt he'd get back up. Getting past those massive arms is the only problem.
I don't want to throw shade on the result or defame AJ but it would not surprise me if he is on roids.
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@raznomore said in Parker v ??:
I don't want to throw shade on the result or defame AJ but it would not surprise me if he is on roids.
Of the two, I'd plump for the 41 year old.
But hopefully we've seen two superior athletes at either end of their respective careers offering up the best heavyweight title fight for a very, very long time.
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Boxing like a lot of sports , is full of ped s , has been for some time
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Barry fired some shots at claims AJ is that much better than Parker...says Parker is more skillful, quicker, and maybe AJ is slightly more powerful...he was fired up haha
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they have to do that stuff ( even if they dont believe it
) ,have to try and stay relevant and let others know you are around still ,
all part of the game of self promotion
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@kiwiinmelb I realise that, just he was pretty fired up about it, saying people that claim that know absolutely nothing about boxing, hand on his heart he wasnt being bias and all!
Wonder if we will ever find out what was on Wlad's USB?
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I believe Joshua is a lot better than Joe ,
But I'm more than happy to be proven wrong
Be interesting to see if vlad takes the rematch , will be hard to knock back the money
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@kiwiinmelb sounded like he wanted the rematch.
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Hope there's no rematch. Would like to see Joshua go for Ortiz ahead of Pulev next if the WBA and IBF enforce mandatories. Pulev would be a waste of time going by his showing yesterday and would offer little resistance.
Deontay Wilder will be running for the hills now as he usually does and we'll probably see him in a rubbish matchup next against the winner of Chisora and Helenius or something like that.
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Wilder hopefully will target JP as that is winnable for JP the AJ is not.
Ortiz offers nothing to any title holder- he was poor in his last two fights has no title and is too dangerous and not marketable enough to generate $$
Bellew is the key for JP he is very beatable but worth $$ as a self promotion machine. Wilder may want some of Bellew for same reasons.
AJ will want to fight Pulev or someone beatable b4 unifing -
Really enjoyed the fight this morning. Woke up just in time to see them walking in to the ring
Like many I thought AJ was gone in the 6th. Thought he was struggling with fitness a bit too but hell he brought himself right back in to the fight and finished it impressively.
Same thoughts as many in here re Parker. Just hasn't shown the development one would expect and while he's good, I don't think he's at AJ level and not sure he ever will be. Would love him to prove me wrong though
