Joseph Parker

[Kiwi]

The IBF is also obsessed with the alphabet ratings, my friend.

And Parker is next in line.

-Kiwi

[craigyid14]

The IBF made itself a laughing stock, stripping the guy who beat the 'man' and letting a man with a record full of tomatoes cans fight for its title. Parker v.s Martin would be worthy of a 'international' or 'pan pacific' or some other dross title at best.

[diehard]

All true. But Fury refused to pay the IBF for a rematch clause, and Klit has failed to fight an IBF mandatory for almost 5 years. So the IBF decided to grow some balls and do something. Wouldn't do it to Klit, so they made an example of Fury. Dreadful.

No way AJ fights Parker, a relatively unknown internationally, when he can fight a Whyte type fighter and make $7.7 million. No way AJ chooses to fight Parker and chance his reputation, when he can make so much more dosh against someone much easier. AND, as Sham says, Parker's not ready yet. If Parker wins a title in 2016-17, and AJ is still undefeated, it would be a mega fight in the UK.

Forget ego's and hype. Be smart fella's. If both of you guys continue to win, you both will be rewarded.

[craigyid14]

Meanwhile the boxing fan misses out on great matches. Can't think of any other sport where the best doesn't compete against the best.

[shamrock]

Die, I was also a klit man. That lasted 11 years..

[diehard]

Sham, Klit may not have fought the IBF mandatories, but he did fight virtually all comers. And like you say, for 11 years. I honestly can't understand how he threw next to NO punches against Fury. To get psyched out after reigning for 11 years??? By a blowhard. But full credit to Fury, he did what no one did for 11 years. I do like that he lost only because the division is wide open now.

[shamrock]

Yep it's open slather now and this site has spiced up well with gentlemanly disagreement. It's always been like that in the sport..and everybody knows something about it now.

[Kiwi]

Well - at least we can discuss it like gentlemen

Eh, Sham?

And for the record, the IBF's decision to strip Fury is not one I particularly love

But it may just get our guy his shot, and for that I am grateful

-Kiwi

[Infern0]

(02-03-2016, 09:51 PM)Kiwi Wrote: Well - at least we can discuss it like gentlemen

Eh, Sham?

And for the record, the IBF's decision to strip Fury is not one I particularly love

But it may just get our guy his shot, and for that I am grateful

-Kiwi

I think we need to be setting our sights a bit higher than getting "our guy" a shot at a paper title.

The IBF is worthless, as is any title not held by the Lineal champion, Tyson Fury

In the heavyweight division, he is the ONLY champion

[Infern0]

(02-03-2016, 08:44 PM)diehard Wrote: Sham, Klit may not have fought the IBF mandatories, but he did fight virtually all comers.   And like you say, for 11 years.  I honestly can't understand how he threw next to NO punches against Fury.  To get psyched out after reigning for 11 years??? By a blowhard.  But full credit to Fury, he did what no one did for 11 years.  I do like that he lost only because the division is wide open now.

Fury is a lot more talented than he still gets credit for

you take a guy 6'8-6'9" 250lb with long arms even for his height

You add in fast hands and feet, the ability to switch hit, inside and outside game, a solid jab, good movement and ring psychology and you have a big problem, for anyone.

Fury's main weakness is his discipline and concentration but outside of that he is a serious fighter, Chisora doesn't get made a mug of by many fighters, Haye knocked him out but until that point it was very competetive until Haye landed a bomb, he exposed helenius, he pushed Vitali for 12 rounds.

Fury embarrased him and made him look a rank amateur but people still didn't take notice, then he goes on to make klitschko look like a novice too and he STILL doesn't get credit.

Klitschko threw no punches for 12 rounds because he fights in a robotic way and everything he does needs to be textbook, he never takes any risks, Fury just gave him nothing to hit and destabalized him, it was a genius plan, the fury team knew if klitschko isn't confident of landing he doesn't throw, so they made him not confident he could land for 12 rounds. Klitschko is a great athlete and a great textbook boxer but he's not a fighter and they exposed that in him.

Fury has taken a hard road to the top, he had the smallest promotor in the uk who was virtually bankrupt but stayed with him and took small money against guys he was supposed to lose to like Chisora, there was no hype machine behind him, the uk people wanted him to fail and wanted David Price, then Joshua to be their top guy but Fury rose to the top anyway

it's time he got some respect.