Klitschko, Fury, Parker, Takam & Joshua
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<p>In case anyone, like me had forgotten - wincing alert </p>
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<p>Some of that was brutal, but makes him look more like a brawler...cant believe a few of those fights were let go as long as they did.</p> -
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<p>Yeah - basically Tua was too short to be properly competitive in the elite heavyweight ranks. Lennox Lewis killed him - he was six inches taller, had a massive reach advantage, and was faster around the ring. Tua basically went into that fight as a puncher's chance - but, in most ways it was a mismatch. Lewis could just rack up points with his jab and Tua needed to land a big left hook to knock him out and win. Tyson - being a lot shorter than Lennox, would have been a better match for Tua but, in his prime, he had way to much firepower for Dave. </p>
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<p>Baby Joseph looks like a different story to me. He's got the physique and he's certainly got some speed and plenty of power. Whether he can navigate the shithole that is pro boxing to a title is a different question, but it's promising that he's ranked highly by the WBO (?) get one title and then the fighters will come to him.</p>
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<p>From the outside looking in , apart from his physical attributes, Joseph seems to have a better more professional attitude than Tua which im tipping will take him further </p>
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<p>Rumor has it Tua , despite his natural ability , was a lazy trainer and had poor discipline with his diet </p> -
<p>I think those diet rumours were there for all to see, especially in 2nd half of career where training camps were more like weight loss programes for middle-aged housewives- rather than boxing which showed. Tua would have a warm up fight v a bum take 2 years off bloat to obesity then rinse and repeat.</p>
<p>As far as boxing no one- hell he fought some major players on the way up ( seen as potential champs) watch the Ike can't spell last fight- broke heavyweight punching stat records, Ike flew cover the cuckoos nest after that fight and is still in prison, he was to be the next big thing.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Don Frye" data-cid="547736" data-time="1450161423"><p>Manute Bol was 7'7" with a 102" reach.<br>
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Don't know about Liston but there are definitely guys out there who have a 7 foot reach without being 7 feet tall.<br>
Jon Jones is only 6'4" but has an 84.5" reach.</p></blockquote>
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Ha. 7 foot 7 and only 240 pounds, that's lighter than Sam Whitelock who is a foot shorter!<br><br>
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<p>Just watched the Joshua vs Whyte bout and up until know I had been very impressed by Joshua. This fight though he was gassed early, showed a piss poor mindset by deciding to go all smash and bash instead of out boxing Whyte. He carried his hands really low and had his chin exposed for the world to see by a guy who doesn't really have classic heavyweight power.</p>
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<p>They talk about an eventual Parker fight on this side of the world but I think Parker would eat him up. No doubt there is serious power in Joshua's punches, his straight rights are fucking brutal, but I don't see the same level of speed and foot work that Parker has. He's very top heavy too, not a lot of strength in his legs.</p>
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<p>He definitely skips leg day, looks comically out of proportion.</p>
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<p>They talk about an eventual Parker fight on this side of the world but I think Parker would eat him up.</p>
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<p>Jeepers. Big call.</p>
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<p>Do we know if Parker can take a punch? Because we now know that Joshua can.</p>
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<p>It is a big call. Its just about the movement I see from both fighters. Joshua is a more powerful puncher than Parker and I think he connects more accurately on his power punches. He tends to stand right in front of his opponent though. His hands are low and he is more likely to get hit on the way in. Joseph has better, not elite yet, but better head movement and better footwork to elude punches coming in.</p>
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<p>Parker has the fastest hands in the division and I reckon if they fought Barry would have him play keep away and out manoeuvre/out point Joshua.</p> -
<p>Power is a funny thing , guys with quick hands tend to have a lot of snap on their punches , they tend to be a lot harder than they look , </p>
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<p>If Parker hits you flush enough times he is going to hurt you , especially the right hand , </p>
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<p>My main concern is his defense and his chin , not that I think it is bad ,</p>
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<p>I would rate Joshua ahead of Parker slightly at this stage - Joshua has only had 1 test so far Parker has had a couple that have been ok (Sherman, Kali) I just think Joshua has performed well under huge spotlight-pressure- in front of huge crowds etc.</p>
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Quite often the punch that knocks you out is the one you don't see coming <br><br>
with no warning it's like being King hit <br><br>
More likely to go to sleep like that than if you see it coming <br><br>
It's a similar thing in contact sports like rugby when you see the hit coming you brace yourself when you get blind sighted it hurts a lot more -
Ali attributed his knock outs to hand sped over power <br><br>
When the brain doesn't register what is about to happen next , the surprise factor can be too much , particularly when already fatigued
