Gents, you all make good points for and against Wilder and Parker.. on the basis of punching power and toughness, vulnerability.. I only wish we didn't have to fall back on Joe's toughness for confidence in his success.. and for some reason, I think that is exactly what his team are ultimately relying upon to deliver the dream.
It's not enough!
Joe is a Champ now. Have things changed? Probably. Gaining the WBO Title will have filled the team with an immense sense of achievement and satisfaction. I'm afraid the heat maybe off Joe to master the craft.. instead, the focus now being - tweaks for fight night strategies and conditioning.. I hope I am wrong and Joe is working on his mobile game - connecting with his hard fast jab - boxing off the balls of his feet, learning to slip jabs whilst rattling right hands onto the opponents head. These are skills.. that need to practiced 1000s of times, studied, worked through, thought about, admired, understood and mastered. Joe has not picked up the skills he needs to head the table where he currently sits.
Granted, Joe is as tough as they come and he needs to be, because sadly, he wears far too many punches for a boxer of his standing. I'll just say 'each takes it's toll'. His durability and toughness is no guarantee of anything.. if it was, both Takam and Ruiz would have been flattened and I'd be singing a different song. Instead, these moderates proved epic challenges for Joe.. because, the underlying instinctive baseline (skills) is weak!
Joe needs learning. Sham, you're vocal stating KB can't take it from here.. Personally, I'm underwhelmed at where Joe currently is as a boxer. Is KB the problem? We will never know because, KB has made Joe family.. and family stick together if you get my drift.
I would prefer a much more professional relationship between the two, rather than a meshed family affair so that, in the event of a difference, the lines are clearly drawn and options are always a possibility. Does Joe really have options in the current gig? This is the Joseph Parker story full stop.
But I digress. All heavyweights in the top 10 can bang - that's a given - what sets them apart is skillset and belief. Whatever the game plan or strategy.. skills are the delivery mechanism.. that will determine the result. I hope Joe's rockhard chin is not tested too many times - 'cos one day it will crack... and that Joe doesn't have to resort to 'needing' a KO to win his fights because that is when he will be most vulnerable.
V.
It's not enough!
Joe is a Champ now. Have things changed? Probably. Gaining the WBO Title will have filled the team with an immense sense of achievement and satisfaction. I'm afraid the heat maybe off Joe to master the craft.. instead, the focus now being - tweaks for fight night strategies and conditioning.. I hope I am wrong and Joe is working on his mobile game - connecting with his hard fast jab - boxing off the balls of his feet, learning to slip jabs whilst rattling right hands onto the opponents head. These are skills.. that need to practiced 1000s of times, studied, worked through, thought about, admired, understood and mastered. Joe has not picked up the skills he needs to head the table where he currently sits.
Granted, Joe is as tough as they come and he needs to be, because sadly, he wears far too many punches for a boxer of his standing. I'll just say 'each takes it's toll'. His durability and toughness is no guarantee of anything.. if it was, both Takam and Ruiz would have been flattened and I'd be singing a different song. Instead, these moderates proved epic challenges for Joe.. because, the underlying instinctive baseline (skills) is weak!
Joe needs learning. Sham, you're vocal stating KB can't take it from here.. Personally, I'm underwhelmed at where Joe currently is as a boxer. Is KB the problem? We will never know because, KB has made Joe family.. and family stick together if you get my drift.
I would prefer a much more professional relationship between the two, rather than a meshed family affair so that, in the event of a difference, the lines are clearly drawn and options are always a possibility. Does Joe really have options in the current gig? This is the Joseph Parker story full stop.
But I digress. All heavyweights in the top 10 can bang - that's a given - what sets them apart is skillset and belief. Whatever the game plan or strategy.. skills are the delivery mechanism.. that will determine the result. I hope Joe's rockhard chin is not tested too many times - 'cos one day it will crack... and that Joe doesn't have to resort to 'needing' a KO to win his fights because that is when he will be most vulnerable.
V.