Boxing Thread
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Main change I noticed from the Parker of old was the speed. Lightning fast, made Wilder look pretty ponderous at times. Seems to be a lot fitter and sure of himself, but the speed, both in the hands and the footwork, allowed him to attack without much risk, and get out of the way rapidly when needed.
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@MN5 said in Boxing Thread:
@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:
Does joe replace wilder in a showdown with Joshua now ?
Good point. But is there any incentive in promoting a guy who he has beaten already ?
Long time ago now ,
end of the day I suppose it will come down to interest and where the saudis want to invest their money
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@delicatessen said in Boxing Thread:
Main change I noticed from the Parker of old was the speed. Lightning fast, made Wilder look pretty ponderous at times. Seems to be a lot fitter and sure of himself, but the speed, both in the hands and the footwork, allowed him to attack without much risk, and get out of the way rapidly when needed.
He controlled centre ring and had wilder backing up for most of the fight , wilder has never looked good going backwards, that’s the part that impressed me most .
. Got some pretty handy mates for advice on how to trouble wilder.
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Gotta give credit to Parker. I wrote him off and thought he'd walk onto something after winning every round but it became evident after about round 7 that Wilder was confused by Parker constantly staying on the outside of Wilder's right whilst constantly making himself a moving target so Wilder couldn't set his feet at any point or get him to walk onto a trap, something Wilder is usually very good at, but looked rather clueless out there and disinterested too in all honesty. I think it's time for Wilder to retire as his heart doesn't seem in it anymore.
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@African-Monkey said in Boxing Thread:
Gotta give credit to Parker. I wrote him off and thought he'd walk onto something after winning every round but it became evident after about round 7 that Wilder was confused by Parker constantly staying on the outside of Wilder's right whilst constantly making himself a moving target so Wilder couldn't set his feet at any point or get him to walk onto a trap, something Wilder is usually very good at, but looked rather clueless out there and disinterested too in all honesty. I think it's time for Wilder to retire as his heart doesn't seem in it anymore.
Kevin Barry was right. Wilder has nothing after the trilogy vs Fury.
…..and he showed serious heart and guts in that series of fights. But only one ( very short ) fight since then ?
I reckon he’ll give it away. Hopefully he has invested the money as he says he has.
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Did not see that coming either
Well done
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Only saw highlights but Parker was impressive. He has changed his physique and seems a lot more aggressive with higher workrate in the ring.
Outstanding win!
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I watched it again , the constant feints had wilder all twitchy too and he spent most of the fight not set up to be offensive .
I suspect wilder is finished, fury took his heart .
I see this fight as a combination of that, with Joe producing a career best performance in executing a fight plan .
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@JK said in Boxing Thread:
Much respect to Joseph, he’s not afraid to take on a challenge
Facing the guy who beat the guy who beat him.
…..but as we all know combat sports don’t work that way. Parker has genuinely improved massively since his loss to Joyce.
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@JK said in Boxing Thread:
Much respect to Joseph, he’s not afraid to take on a challenge
In boxing forums he is respected for exactly that ,he will fight anyone,
I’m guessing the fight plan will involve a lot of movement, I haven’t watched a lot of zhang outside the Joyce and hrgovic fights but there was a lot of talk before Joyce 1 he tends to tire in latter rounds .
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@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:
@JK said in Boxing Thread:
Much respect to Joseph, he’s not afraid to take on a challenge
In boxing forums he is respected for exactly that ,he will fight anyone,
I’m guessing the fight plan will involve a lot of movement, I haven’t watched a lot of zhang outside the Joyce and hrgovic fights but there was a lot of talk before Joyce 1 he tends to tire in latter rounds .
Zhang is heavy, slow, and getting old, but he seems very tough and uncompromising. With his height, aggression and awkwardness I think this could be tough for Parker unless he can waltz around and tire him out without wilting under Zhang's power.
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@nostrildamus said in Boxing Thread:
@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:
@JK said in Boxing Thread:
Much respect to Joseph, he’s not afraid to take on a challenge
In boxing forums he is respected for exactly that ,he will fight anyone,
I’m guessing the fight plan will involve a lot of movement, I haven’t watched a lot of zhang outside the Joyce and hrgovic fights but there was a lot of talk before Joyce 1 he tends to tire in latter rounds .
Zhang is heavy, slow, and getting old, but he seems very tough and uncompromising. With his height, aggression and awkwardness I think this could be tough for Parker unless he can waltz around and tire him out without wilting under Zhang's power.
All criticisms you could level at Joe Joyce who beat Parker.
BUT…….Parker has made me eat some online words with his improvement, increased power and aggression. This fight will be very interesting.
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@MN5 said in Boxing Thread:
All criticisms you could level at Joe Joyce who beat Parker.
BUT…….Parker has made me eat some online words with his improvement, increased power and aggression. This fight will be very interesting.
Two good points! I would have thought Joyce was a better-trained all-round boxer than Zhang, but I may have underrated the latter!
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@nostrildamus said in Boxing Thread:
@MN5 said in Boxing Thread:
All criticisms you could level at Joe Joyce who beat Parker.
BUT…….Parker has made me eat some online words with his improvement, increased power and aggression. This fight will be very interesting.
Two good points! I would have thought Joyce was a better-trained all-round boxer than Zhang, but I may have underrated the latter!
Yeah Joyce got out juggernaughted by another juggernaught…..TWICE.
Slightly pedantic maybe but mentioning a boxer as being “tough” is pretty redundant. They all are.
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Joyce was tailor made for Zhang - he marched forward and his defense revolves around letting his opponent hit him in the head until the opponent tires- worked well v sick and average puncher in Joe but not a big bang.
Parker will snipe and move in and out.
Hopefully has some decent southpaw sparing lined up
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