Joseph Parker

[African Monkey]

Geez people really don't rate Usyk on here which is fine. I don't give Parker a chance in hell against Usyk. I think it ends up similar to Usyk v Gassiev. Usyk might be kind enough to give Parker the first 2-3 rounds but Usyk toys with him and Parker doesn't have the power to concern Usyk. Usyk to win 118-110 or something like that.

[diehard]

I don't know enough about Usyk to rate or not rate him. What does he have that's so special that he can beat Parker and compete against the likes of AJ and Wilder?

[Infern0]

(01-12-2019, 10:40 AM)diehard Wrote: I don't know enough about Usyk to rate or not rate him.  What does he have that's so special that he can beat Parker and compete against the likes of AJ and Wilder?

He reminds me of Tim Bradley in that he does everything well but nothing spectacularly.


People will scoff at that now but at one stage Bradley was extremely highly touted and some people said he had the beating of Mayweather.

Anyway i think like Bradley his lack of any spectacular assets will be his undoing. 

He's the hipster pick right now but when i look at his style, he's a stalking counterpuncher who relies on accumilation. How in gods name that style is going to translate to guys who are way bigger than him who he probably won't be able to hurt and who hit a lot harder than him?  I just don't see it. He did outbox a very crude Joe Joyce in the WSB a few years ago but joyce is possibly the slowest heavyweight out there and Usyk was getting tired from hitting him by the 5th round.

[diehard]

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2019/01/boxing-joseph-parker-snaps-photo-with-cancer-stuck-wwe-star-roman-reigns.html

[mippy]

Looks like Lucas Browne won't be Joseph's next fight

https://www.boxingnews24.com/2019/01/dave-allen-vs-lucas-browne-in-the-works-for-april-13/

[tm7]

Doesn’t seem like Parker has many options to advance his position. I think Chisora would be a good one or maybe Povetkin in the UK but both would be undercard fights. Can’t think of what else he could do in the US/UK?

Usyk would be a bad idea as the risk outweighs the reward. Bryant Jennings has been talked about but he just lost on the weekend. And all the other heavies are tied up in ordered fights or waiting for a title shot risk free.

[bart]

Breazeale ? he may not want to give up his mandatory although he has been waiting awhile and is no closer to shot at Wilder
The Chinese bloke?
Not sure if Chisora is a good mix for JP -his relentless go forward style may give JP problems
Riveras who beat Jennings?
Joyce - I think JP speed is too much for him
will try think of others

[diehard]

How about this guy?  Ranked #6 right behind Parker:  6. Agit Kabayel.  He beat Chisora:  http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/575332

Or Trevor Bryan, who's ranked WBA #1.  He's beaten nobody! http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/584916 

[bart]

Yes to both
especially the first fulla he beat a very unmotivated Del
Don't know much about T Bryan but be nice to steal that ranking

[bart]

wow just looked up Bryan- his last fight (only guy I have heard of) BJ Flores I think is a cruiser
the 3 fighters b4 that had a combined lost record of 77 loses 48 wins... and 1 of them had 44 wins! Same guy had 33 loses...
So yeah beat him for that ranking