Parker v ??
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@raznomore said in Parker v ??:
@mn5 Im not grey yet(which is odd for an islander) and have all my hair but Im blind as a bat. I actually have to have me eyes tested next month to make sure Im not legally blind and still fit to drive.
We're all getting old.
I remember one of my mates from school who was Tongan had a shit load of greys at 17 years old! It was the price he had to pay for being far more athletic and strong than us white boys were at the time.
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He went for the Peaky Blinders look in the previous press conference ,
And im not sure what this look was , David Byrne in stop making sense ?
Not sure what its all about , some type of marketing ploy ,
At least it was not so wankee as the sunglasses inside that you see alot of the American fighters go for
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@kiwiinmelb he is sponsored by Barkers and when quizzed about his look he mentioned "sponsors".
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and apparently Tyson will be walking out with Joe when he enters the ring ,
That will piss AJ off even more
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Already has if we believe this
AJ threatens to 'knock Fury out of ring' when he does ring walk with Parker
ANTHONY JOSHUA sent a warning to Tyson Fury as the Gypsy King gets set to milk the opportunity to do the ring walk with Joseph Parker. Joshua, 28, will square up against Parker in the heavyweight u…
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@kiwiinmelb well if he has said that surely Tyson will be begging to walk JP out!
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This is so much bigger than I thought it would be. The drama is slowly unfolding but Im not sure Parker is part of the main cast. Tyson is fully using Parker. I hope he knows that.
From day one Fury has positioned himself next to Parker, even after Parker UD'd his cousin Hughie. I feel like Fury saw Parker as a potential ally but also as a naive potential threat he could cozy up to. When I saw Tyson offered his services as sparring partner for this fight I wondered how the fuck would that be of any use to anyone but Fury. I never really rated Fury but he's smart as shit and add that to outstanding ring awareness, fight IQ, the longest reach in boxing and an ungainly style that is difficult to train for you can't really discount him.
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@raznomore Yes 100% agree although to be fair they did turn down his sparring (thankfully). The only reason why Fury is all nice to Parker is because he sees him as no threat.
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@african-monkey Yip. Tyson will think all his xmases have come at once if Parker end up with all the belts. It take 1 more rematch fight if Parker gets this W this weekend but Tyson will like a pig in shit knowing he won't have to fight Joshua. In saying that Fury vs Joshua is the UKs wet dream. That's £50m each for those guys.
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I never used to take fury seriously
But ive watched that klitchko fight a few times now , he is smarter in the ring than i initially thought ,
I actually think ( im hoping for Joe dont get me wrong ) IF he can get back to full fitness , he might be the guy who can take AJ into deep water , tiring him out while accumulating the points ,
he is so hard to hit , 6 foot 9 , with those long arms , and his feet never stop moving , a constant moving target
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@kiwiinmelb I'd back Fury against anyone if he were at full fitness. His movement, reach, ability to fight orthadox and southpaw effectively and control of distance would give every current heavyweight nightmares. His chin is a tad dodgy but he has the ability to make opponents miss all night.
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@african-monkey said in Parker v ??:
@kiwiinmelb I'd back Fury against anyone if he were at full fitness. His movement, reach, ability to fight orthadox and southpaw effectively and control of distance would give every current heavyweight nightmares. His chin is a tad dodgy but he has the ability to make opponents miss all night.
Is he ever gonna get to that stage again though as opposed to being a 150kg pisshead?
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@mn5 said in Parker v ??:
@african-monkey said in Parker v ??:
@kiwiinmelb I'd back Fury against anyone if he were at full fitness. His movement, reach, ability to fight orthadox and southpaw effectively and control of distance would give every current heavyweight nightmares. His chin is a tad dodgy but he has the ability to make opponents miss all night.
Is he ever gonna get to that stage again though as opposed to being a 150kg pisshead?
He only needs to put in one effort burst and promoters will be queuing up especially if AJ ends up with all the belts. One massive fight to prove his claim then retire.
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@raznomore said in Parker v ??:
This is so much bigger than I thought it would be. The drama is slowly unfolding but Im not sure Parker is part of the main cast. Tyson is fully using Parker. I hope he knows that.
Do you think it's as covert as that? Fury could be doing this to get under Joshua's skin, and it appears to be working. Remember that Haye is also helping Parker so it seems to be Team Hearn vs the rest in the UK.
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@bovidae said in Parker v ??:
@raznomore said in Parker v ??:
This is so much bigger than I thought it would be. The drama is slowly unfolding but Im not sure Parker is part of the main cast. Tyson is fully using Parker. I hope he knows that.
Do you think it's as covert as that? Fury could be doing this to get under Joshua's skin, and it appears to be working. Remember that Haye is also helping Parker so it seems to be Team Hearn vs the rest in the UK.
AJ looks like he was expecting some trash talk he could use to appear the bigger man and local hero. He looks a bit bewildered and agitated that he is being made to look the typical dumb boxer and JP is looking like the calm, humble and determined one. Basically JP has pulled the rug from under AJ in the lead up.
Whether that fits into a cunning boxing plan we will see. Maybe JPs camp think an agitated AJ will use more energy both mentally and physically.
The biggest doubt they have sowed is that AJ has been dining out on getting back into the fight against Klitscho. He must know deep down that he was let off the hook with Vlad not going for the kill. JP is telling him that the same mistake won't happen again. -
@bovidae said in Parker v ??:
@raznomore said in Parker v ??:
This is so much bigger than I thought it would be. The drama is slowly unfolding but Im not sure Parker is part of the main cast. Tyson is fully using Parker. I hope he knows that.
Do you think it's as covert as that? Fury could be doing this to get under Joshua's skin, and it appears to be working. Remember that Haye is also helping Parker so it seems to be Team Hearn vs the rest in the UK.
I don't think it's a simple case of setting up Parker but it's part of it. Could be 2 British boxers building up the Kiwi upstart so their Champion mate can take his belt after the young fullas false bravado has led him astray. Haye wants one last title run too.
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Fury is only 29 , and only had 25 fights , there isnt as many miles on the clock as people think , just got an old looking head
Joshua 28 , 20 fights
Parker 26 , 24 fights
Wilder 32 , 40 fights
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