Joseph Parker

[African Monkey]

(01-09-2019, 11:19 PM)Infern0 Wrote:

(01-09-2019, 07:40 PM)African Monkey Wrote:

(01-08-2019, 10:42 PM)bopman Wrote: Usyk is to small lads. He's is just to small at 190cm and 190lbs. I think AJ and Wilder walk through him. Whyte and Parker I'd tip to beat him if they come in fit. But hey it makes the division more interesting.

Really? He walks around at about 215 come fight night so I would expect him to fight at about 225-230 at HW. He'd school Parker and Whyte but could be punished against the big guns if he continues to start fights slowly like he does. He usually gives away the first 2-3 rounds of fights which I don't know if that's the best thing to do against the bigger hitters but he's certainly a player in the division and has a massive engine.

Usyk doesn't look drained at all at 200lbs

Compare that to david haye who was absoloutley ripped to shreds and dry as a bone at 200lbs

Yet hayes best weight at heavyweight was around 218lbs

Usyk will be carrying excess fat if he comes in at 230

It will be interesting to see that's for sure. I might be going a bit overboard with 230 as he may lose a bit of his speed and movement coming in that heavy so maybe 220-225 max. 

I rate the guy very highly but would like to see him in with guys that can hit hard to begin with just to get used to the power of the guys in the HW division. Guys like Price/Helenius would fit the bill as they're tall and would pose a threat for a few rounds before getting beaten eventually. Hopefully the rumours aren't true about facing Lebedev.