Parker v ??
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@paekakboyz said in Parker v ??:
This feels like it came together really quickly. Funny how some fights drag on forever, while others pop up and feel like they are happening tomorrow!!
That's because this one really did happen at the last moment. Takam is standing in at late notice due to injury to Pulev
In terms of build up (if that's what you mean), the Pulev fight was always seen as something to brush aside anyway and was never going to get a long period of anticipation. AJs profile is high enough in the UK that he doesn't have to parade around or shoot his mouth off to sell tickets as well, so that makes the build up quieter too.
If he gets past this then expect a fairly long build up to Wilder, or a quieter one (in the UK) for JP
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@bovidae said in Parker v ??:
Eddie Hearn has said that Takam was always plan B so they had been in contact with his management since the announcement of the Pulev fight.
They actually paid him a contract to prepare for it whether it happens or not , thats how much they mustve doubted Pulev
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@kiwiinmelb said in Parker v ??:
@bovidae said in Parker v ??:
Eddie Hearn has said that Takam was always plan B so they had been in contact with his management since the announcement of the Pulev fight.
They actually paid him a contract to prepare for it whether it happens or not , thats how much they mustve doubted Pulev
It may have something to do with AJ being required to take a challenge for that belt?
I hadn't seen that they had been paying Takam to stay ready, I read that they flagged to him that he was first backup option so it would be in his best interest. -
@kiwiinmelb said in Parker v ??:
@mikethesnow said in Parker v ??:
Just found out me and the good lady have tickets to the fight.
My first Championship fight. The good lady's been to quite a few.
AJ should make short work of it.
KO inside 4
Awesome , Enjoy .
Thanks
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@crucial said in Parker v ??:
@kiwiinmelb said in Parker v ??:
@bovidae said in Parker v ??:
Eddie Hearn has said that Takam was always plan B so they had been in contact with his management since the announcement of the Pulev fight.
They actually paid him a contract to prepare for it whether it happens or not , thats how much they mustve doubted Pulev
It may have something to do with AJ being required to take a challenge for that belt?
I hadn't seen that they had been paying Takam to stay ready, I read that they flagged to him that he was first backup option so it would be in his best interest.I saw it on a Eddie Hearn interview , but it's not something new , a lot of the big promoters do that these days , have a plan b fighter waiting in the wings , pay them a fee to be ready and take no other fights
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@jk said in Parker v ??:
Yep will be an interesting fight this weekend.
WOnder if AJ will really look to make a statement and try finish it early. Takam has only been stopped once, can AJ be the 2nd man to do it? $9 for fight to go the distance is great value. I got on fight to go over 4.5 rounds @ $2.50 not long after it was announced but its now down to $1.90.
I think its 10am our time on Sunday. Looking forward to it
Over 4.5 round easy $$$ although was a bit worried near the end of the 4th
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missed the fight , went mountainbiking , will get a replay ,
heard AJ didnt look that good ?
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He was OK
Takam is durable and we all know that. As usual AJ's fitness wasnt great and he looked a bit gassed after 5 or so rounds
The stoppage seemed a wee bit out of place however AJ did a fair bit of damage to Takam who appeared to not be seeing too well and was wearing a lot of punches. While he hit takam a plenty he couldnt put him away. Takam didnt appear to be being really hurt by them but maybe a knockout would have come eventually, maybe!
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Ridiculous stoppage. Joshua caught Takam with one or two good shots then you could see Takam was using his good head movement (like the rest of the fight) to avoid them. Very poor work from the ref. As Paulie Malignaggi said afterwards...this is why you have neutral refs. Joshua would've won on points but Takam didn't deserve the mat pulled from under him like that
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Agree to all of the above.
Was suprised that Takam boxed so well considering the blood running from above both eyes.
He's a tough bastard.
Think AJ trained his body size for Pulev but against the smaller Takam he needed to be 2 seconds faster not 2 stone heavier.
But awesome, awesome night for my first Championship fight.
Great atmosphere and epic seats
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@mikethesnow said in Parker v ??:
Agree to all of the above.
Was suprised that Takam boxed so well considering the blood running from above both eyes.
He's a tough bastard.
Think AJ trained his body size for Pulev but against the smaller Takam he needed to be 2 seconds faster not 2 stone heavier.
But awesome, awesome night for my first Championship fight.
Great atmosphere and epic seats
I thought AJ weighed in well under what he was for Klitscho?
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@crucial said in Parker v ??:
@mikethesnow said in Parker v ??:
Agree to all of the above.
Was suprised that Takam boxed so well considering the blood running from above both eyes.
He's a tough bastard.
Think AJ trained his body size for Pulev but against the smaller Takam he needed to be 2 seconds faster not 2 stone heavier.
But awesome, awesome night for my first Championship fight.
Great atmosphere and epic seats
I thought AJ weighed in well under what he was for Klitscho?
I read it was his heaviest weight to date
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@mikethesnow 250 lbs for Klitschko, 254 lbs for Takam
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I think we are seeing the lie that was the resurgence of the heavyweight division coming out for all to see.
AJ is a good heavyweight fighter and he deserves his belt, great hands, great speed for a giant. I am not convinced he's clean. I hope he is as he is a very likeable guy. But he really hasn't fought anyone outside of Klitschko. He got rocked by Dillian Whyte and his chin has looked suspect a couple of times now. Takam gave him a really good go. I think aside from the cut and the stoppage Takam fought better against AJ than he did Parker.
Wilder is vicious, punches to kill not just score and has defended 6 times. However he's fought bums his entire career. Has the worst technique of any current top 10 boxer and Im convinced his jaw is made of glass. Just hasn't met anyone with the ability to touch him up.
Parker is going backwards at a rate of knots. The skill we saw early has made way for off balance haymakers and zero footwork. I have said it before and I will say it again, either Barry does not know how to get the best out of his fighters and is a poor trainer or he is a weak personality that can not get his fighter to listen to him. I've heard him in the corner and it sound like rubbish. Hughie Fury's Dad was brilliant as a corner man. I think if he took on Parker we'd have a very good champion on our hands.
When you fall back beyond these three. The waters get very murky. Dangerous fighters lurk here but whether they are naturally dangerous is an issue. Povetkin & Ortiz are shady with the steroid use. There's still Haye and Pulev but they're getting on. Pulev isn't actually that good and Haye is broken. H.Fury is a fat cruiserweight IMO and he and Tony Bellew shouldn't even be getting a look in if this was a true heavyweight division but they are.
Things are better than they have been for years but its still got miles to go before it's ever great again.
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Stiverne looked horrible though so its hard to get a gauge ,
Wilder has power, never a doubt about that , but has technique issues ,
Bit of cat and mouse going on in the division ,
Eddie Hearn is offering up a fight with Dillan Whyte to wilder with a decent payday ,
Wilder is saying he doesnt want Whyte , forget him, give me Joshua ,
Seems like Hearn has offered Joseph a fight with AJ with a 20 % cut, Higgins is saying not enough ,
But its a difficult one because Joseph draws little interest anywhere outside NZ and is still going to earn a lot more coin on that 20% than he would anywhere else .
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That fight was a farce. Stiverne should never have been mandatory after one gift decision in 3 years. The WBC should hold their heads in shame.
