(06-03-2015, 04:11 PM)Dannyboy Wrote: Parker won't fight a top 10 guy if Duco gonna pay them peanuts!! Duco are not parting with decent pay-days, and if I were a top 10 HW, why the hell would I risk my ranking and potential title shot, in fighting an up-n-comer like Parker if I wasn't gonna get a decent chunk of change??
There is a pecking order to fight for a World title, and to move up that food chain you have to be on the radar of all sanctioning bodies.... and fighting no-bodies won't move you quicker to a title shot no matter how good you are, end of story!
Parker has done his apprenticeship with his first 10 fights, he now has to fight recognized names.
Like A Joshua, its time to shine and let everyone know in the HW division he's after their spot in the top 10. And to do that, Duco "need" to invest heavily in an opponent.
Tongue-in-cheek but when a champion gets a voluntary defence, they have to fight someone in the top 15, so fighting bums is one way to get a title shot - actually, lots of fighters fight nobodys.
Isn't Eric Molina getting a title shot?
Charles Martin is rated no. 2 challenger by the WBO and 4 IBF, and he hasn't fought anybody but bums. Mark De Mori is 8 in WBA, and his average opponent is ranked around 300. Shannon Briggs is 5 WBA.
Lucas Browne fought old guys and nobodys until he squeaked a decision against Rudyenko (who never fought anybody either and has lost to Hughie Fury), and he's getting a shot (if Chagaev beats Pianeta).
David Price fought Tony Thompson too early and has paid for it.
I would hate to see Parker fighting bums for the next 2-3 years, just saying it's one way to go about it, and he'd still be young.