09-25-2017, 09:04 PM
(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.
I have to admit. When the ring announcer read the cards and until the winner was declared I thought Fury would get the decision...
Given the hype around a 'fix' being in, I admit buying into the conspiracy of a Fury rig. No such thing it turns out. Boxing's integrity restored - ha! Still, I didn't see the dominance on the cards reflected in the fight.
Feet feet feet feet... the first thing you learn in boxing - before you get to throw a punch - is how to stand - your stance. It's all about balance. Boxers learn to move around the ring on the balls of their toes keeping legs apart, balanced, throwing punches from the balls of their toes. Hughie rightly ran all night, no match for the power of Parker - no surprise but, Joe had less than no clue about how to deal with it... even after two training camps to prepare..
If I was to rate aspects of Joe's fight I would have to be brutal.. Footwork : 1/10 I don't want the labour the point but he did not score well on any of the basic boxing skill sets in my opinion. In fact, Joseph is getting worse.
I'm not a knocker, just a fan disappointed in the progress of what 'was once a real contender'. Joe was not sharp. Not a crisp punch thrown all night as he lunged in vain. Where has Joe's zing gone? He looks flat. Why couldn't he trace Fury's movement from the balls of his feet and throw knockout punches when in range?
I get the feeling that Joe has been seduced by the Title and the limelight that comes with it. He does not seem to have the inner mental focus that he exuded a few years back. He was humble, serious then, now everything is a laugh. Something has changed and not for the positive.
Be very careful Joe and please put YOUR boxing career first.
V.