12-11-2016, 10:04 AM
Congratulations Joseph and Team Parker!!
My card had Ruiz wining rounds 1-4, 7-8 and 11 with Parker winning 5-6, 9-10 and 12. Ruiz 115 - 113. Yeah there were some close rounds that could have gone either way.. and therein lies the benefit of hosting the fight at home.
I don't think many would disagree that the result would have been different if this same fight played out in Mexico or the States.
Parker frustrates the hell out of out me. He should be so much more complete and polished than he is but, hey he's a Champ now so, he must be doing something right.
Just a quick comment about days gone by.. David Tua, our last contender had Lennox Lewis standing between him and the title - I can't help but feel a little sorry for him that he didn't have the same luck as Joe - but, that's Boxing.
V.
My card had Ruiz wining rounds 1-4, 7-8 and 11 with Parker winning 5-6, 9-10 and 12. Ruiz 115 - 113. Yeah there were some close rounds that could have gone either way.. and therein lies the benefit of hosting the fight at home.
I don't think many would disagree that the result would have been different if this same fight played out in Mexico or the States.
Parker frustrates the hell out of out me. He should be so much more complete and polished than he is but, hey he's a Champ now so, he must be doing something right.
Just a quick comment about days gone by.. David Tua, our last contender had Lennox Lewis standing between him and the title - I can't help but feel a little sorry for him that he didn't have the same luck as Joe - but, that's Boxing.
V.