(09-25-2017, 11:59 AM)NakiFan Wrote: https://www.instagram.com/p/BZbTVccnVdF/

(09-25-2017, 07:59 PM)diehard Wrote: I'm really gutted.  Maybe Joe won.  Maybe he lost.  But he was horrible, especially being the champ.  He looked much better against Takam and Ruiz, even with his weaknesses.  He's gone backwards: lunging, head down, inaccurate, poor footwork.  I can't believe he actually had sparring partners to practice for this fight.

He needs to fight soft competition (Japan), maybe Hammer and Bellew if he beats Haye.  Whyte, AJ, Wilder would murder him based on the performance against Hughie.  KB has ruined him.  If he did this in the fight, he had to do it in sparring.

(09-25-2017, 06:43 PM)gothenaki Wrote:

(09-24-2017, 06:14 PM)Infern0 Wrote:

(09-24-2017, 04:05 PM)gothenaki Wrote: Thank God the judges didn't give it to the dancing giraffe. Even when he landed he was leaning back on the ropes, and he got warned for his slapping back-of-the-hand "jabs"
Ali may have danced like that, but at least his punches had some sting.
JP didn't look great, but Fury looked horrible.
Last thing boxing needs is giant wankers who dance without ANY power punches

JP seems to have hitched his wagon to KB, but I don't know whether it's KB's fault that JP can't seem to adjust to what's in front of him.
At this stage, he looks very limited, but is still to have his chin tested, so I guess that's why the powers that be want to see him against Wilder and AJ. I hope he doesn't take too many flush...

Arent you the guy who said "tall timber" hughie would go down in 3 rounds like dimitrenko?

Of course hughie wasnt going to stand and trade with parker, he doesn't have power so he fights the way he can. I do agree that he could have stepped inside a bit more as he actually did ok when he did.

Both guys fought to their attributes and since it's a boxing match not a bar brawl i had it close on my card but shaded parker. I dont score points for lunging in and missing.

I said he should chop down Hughie, but didn't give a round, and wasn't that sure of the should, which is why I wrote it like that.
I also said JP looks very limited, after the event though.
Did you give Hughie points for back-of-the-hand slap-jabs and ballet dancing? If not, what did you give him points for?

(09-23-2017, 09:51 PM)Veritas Wrote:

(09-22-2017, 08:26 PM)gothenaki Wrote: Parker should chop Fury down, and with the money available if he gets past this one, he'll be VERY motivated.
Fury does appear to have an overhand right (he seems to have knocked out a few bums with it), and back in the early days of our chat about Parker, we thought he was susceptible to that shot. I back Barry up on JP's whiskers though.

The thing i'm most worried about is a robbery, and after Adelaide Byrd i'm not any more confident. Basically accusing a ref of being dodgy, then moving him to the scorecard? What is his motivation going to be? Doesn't make sense to me.

I know a lot of you guys have never rated JP, and I wouldn't bet my house on him beating AJ, but I hope he gets past these scumbags, and at least has a go.

I see the TAB is suspending bets on the fight at 10:15
Should mean the main event is at 10:30?

Have to agree with you gothenaki.  'Should'!  This fight has the makings of David and Goliath given the physical differences.. Parker a hard fast brute of a man versus Fury a willow wisp.. off a 2 year layoff no less. Surely, this is too mammoth a task for Fury..

I have no doubt that a Traveller spell will be cast in Manchester tomorrow night and that Hughie will scrap like an alley cat but Joe has too many guns for this kid!  If Joe cannot take this out tomorrow he needs to take a good long look in the mirror.

V.

(09-25-2017, 08:37 PM)Infern0 Wrote:

(09-25-2017, 07:59 PM)diehard Wrote: I'm really gutted.  Maybe Joe won.  Maybe he lost.  But he was horrible, especially being the champ.  He looked much better against Takam and Ruiz, even with his weaknesses.  He's gone backwards: lunging, head down, inaccurate, poor footwork.  I can't believe he actually had sparring partners to practice for this fight.

He needs to fight soft competition (Japan), maybe Hammer and Bellew if he beats Haye.  Whyte, AJ, Wilder would murder him based on the performance against Hughie.  KB has ruined him.  If he did this in the fight, he had to do it in sparring.

I don't think its that bad, Hughie offers a combo of a very good jab, fast feet, good judge of distance, rolls with punches well and seems to have a very good chin.

Id pick parker over whyte, him vs wilder is 60/40 wilder and he has a punchers chance vs AJ.

I'd look to take the whyte fight next.