Parker v ??
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I forgot King Kong. If he wasn't a drugged up mungo I'd put him out on his own in the current crop of Heavyweights. He is old school and I think he could have had all the belts by now if he wasn't on the juice, He never needed it, which is the most annoying this about his career.
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@raznomore Parkers camp seem overly keen to fight AJ, I'm no boxing officianado (in fact I cant spell the word) but it doesnt seem he is near enough yet...are they foxing or just more proof JP's camp are huge muppets?
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@taniwharugby said in Parker v ??:
@raznomore Parkers camp seem overly keen to fight AJ, I'm no boxing officianado (in fact I cant spell the word) but it doesnt seem he is near enough yet...are they foxing or just more proof JP's camp are huge muppets?
JP is not ready.
His perceived strengths are not actually that great. Yes he's fast but wastes punches. AJ is a touch slower and throws less but he makes them count. JP has a chin but how tested has it been? Ruiz and Takam got him best but they didn't seem to actually have a ton of power in those fights. AJ has been dazed and floored, thats where Higgins clearly thinks he has the edge. But I'd Say the guys that got to AJ's chin, Whyte & Klitsckho, were in a better class than Ruiz and Takam. Certainly Klitsckho was and I'd say Whyte is more powerful than anyone Parker has faced.
Parker has shit reach, no footwork and does not defend overhands. When he started he used to pick his punches now he just throws and throws and throws. Theres a ton of slapping going on too. Parker does have KO power but fuck knows where is gone.
So in short. Higgins wants a payday asap because the longer JP is in the wilderness thes more likely he is to come up against someone who will beat him with out the payday.
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@raznomore said in Parker v ??:
Any one catch the fiasco that was the Parker presser yesterday. Fuck I felt sorry for Parker. Higgins is a muppet and no one should ever give Barry a microphone.
he really is a dickhead , I couldnt believe that press conference before the Fury fight when he turned up pissed, trying to make a name for himself, not sure if it was already shown here , fuck i felt embarrassed for Joe
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@kiwiinmelb yeah when I saw this the day after it happened I was so embarrassed. How the fuck Higgins and Lonegan before him have managed to get this far in the fight game fucken A-Mazes me. Imagine how good Parkers prospect could be with articulate, clever promoters and a more effective corner team. Im going to start backing Fa to be honest. Parker is a good guy and I hope he proves to everyone that he deserves his belt but I just can not see it happening.
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Oh well at least Higgins is getting their name out there in whatever silly way possible. It worked before the Hughie Fury fight whether people like it or not. If Higgins is more patient then they probably will get what they want eventually but instead he keeps dropping the price. I'd be shocked if AJ was next for Parker anyway and expect him to fight Lucas Browne instead.
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I have tried to look at this from an angle that would sell fights and these isn't one.
What sells a fight is exuding confidence, arrogance, menace, flamboyance and/or all of the above.
Misleading so called evidence , cringe factor, amateur antics and immaturity just gets you forgotten about.
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@raznomore said in Parker v ??:
I have tried to look at this from an angle that would sell fights and these isn't one.
What sells a fight is exuding confidence, arrogance, menace, flamboyance and/or all of the above.
Misleading so called evidence , cringe factor, amateur antics and immaturity just gets you forgotten about.
He’s not trying to sell a fight, he’s trying to make Joshua so angry he demands to fight Parker.
Judging by Joshua’s comments today, it seems to be working
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Reading between the lines , this fight is going to happen ,
Hearn is saying its almost done ,
Win lose or draw , Joe will be earning a few million , so good on him for that , regardless of what happens I guess
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Hope this fight sparks Parker into life. He has been getting slower and duller to watch. Reckon there seems to be a sweet spot pretty early on with Barry's training style. He seems to get fighters to a pretty decent condition, then sap that right out of them. Could it be he only gets them fit to better show their natural game!!? or is that being a bit rough? Hmmm
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Still can't see this fight happening for a while tbh. I'm still expecting Lucas Browne to be next for Parker.
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@african-monkey said in Parker v ??:
Still can't see this fight happening for a while tbh. I'm still expecting Lucas Browne to be next for Parker.
Parker would be silly to take on anyone other than a prize fight or an easy beat. A slip up now would result in losing everything and going back to the pack as an unwanted opponent.
