Joseph Parker

[craigyid14]

Parker really should be fighting Chisora in England, it's the ideal fight. It's hard to see what direction Duco will take now, surely not another unknown ranked outside the top 100?

[diehard]

I think Mr Higgins said that Parker would face an up and coming fighter in NZ if Chisora fell through. A Flores type I reckon. I agree craig, he needs to be fighting Chisora in England. Just start training Joe. How hard could it be. It IS your profession. You got something better to do? Get some muscles on your body while you wait. And some cardio too!

[craigyid14]

He needs to fight someone outside of the top ten but inside the top 20 ideally.

[Beefstew]

(02-22-2019, 10:49 AM)diehard Wrote: I think Mr Higgins said that Parker would face an up and coming fighter in NZ if Chisora fell through.  A Flores type I reckon.  I agree craig, he needs to be fighting Chisora in England.  Just start training Joe.   How hard could it be.  It IS your profession.  You got something better to do?  Get some muscles on your body while you wait.  And some cardio too!

You need to join instagram die, get one of the youngens to show you how to download the app. Joe often posts his workouts so you can see what he is doing for yourself. Trust me he is not sitting on the couch.

[diehard]

(02-22-2019, 12:18 PM)Beefstew Wrote:

(02-22-2019, 10:49 AM)diehard Wrote: I think Mr Higgins said that Parker would face an up and coming fighter in NZ if Chisora fell through.  A Flores type I reckon.  I agree craig, he needs to be fighting Chisora in England.  Just start training Joe.   How hard could it be.  It IS your profession.  You got something better to do?  Get some muscles on your body while you wait.  And some cardio too!

You need to join instagram die, get one of the youngens to show you how to download the app. Joe often posts his workouts so you can see what he is doing for yourself. Trust me he is not sitting on the couch.

Thanks, I'll have a look. Only going by how he looked in previous fight. But, that's good to hear!

[bart]

agree with craigy u won't get a top 10 at this notice as all pretty much booked and or want $$$
A top 20 would be OK
Just a thought though if Eddie does want to save his april show he may throw more $ at Joe and fight could happen... stranger things can happen and if they want that fight in UK to sell a show then the next 24-48hrs could be very interesting negotiation wise

[markk]

(02-18-2019, 10:19 PM)African Monkey Wrote:

(02-18-2019, 10:11 PM)markk Wrote:

(02-18-2019, 06:53 PM)diehard Wrote: Hearn is trying to line up a co-main event (in any weight class) to make it PPV.  I think that's the hold up.  Of course then he has to sell it to Sky Sport or whoever will broadcast it.  Hearn has said that JP/Chisora can't stand on it's own, and Whyte/Breazeale will be too late to make it happen.

the name of the game is to be in shape 100 percent of the time. Junior weighed in at 115.6 1 week after xmas. his fight on Dec 15th he was 115.4

What's he at now, 2 weeks out from fight night?

About the same a week out . In shape every minute now. It’s great to see.

[bart]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS-f7y8502g
Haye on Parker/Higgins not taking Delboy fight

[diehard]

David Haye labels Joseph Parker's reason for not fighting Dereck Chisora 'trivial'
11:10, Feb 25 2019

Dereck Chisora's manager David Haye is not convinced by Joseph Parker's reasons for not wanting their London fight on April 20.

​Dereck Chisora's manager has labelled Joseph Parker's reason for not fighting in London in April as "trivial".

Chisora and Parker were touted as a main event fight for a heavyweight clash at London's O2 Arena on April 20.

But Parker doesn't want to take another British fight on short notice and with no contract signed his manager David Higgins has pulled the plug on that date.

Parker was caught short on preparation for his last UK fight and lost a tight bout to Dillian Whyte that was a major setback.

Higgins even accused Chisora of trying to stall Parker to get in extra training himself as he works with his new trainer David Coldwell.


But Chisora's manager, former world heavyweight champion David Haye, believes Parker should be training while the money men try to finalise the deal.

Haye calculated that Parker was "about one and a half weeks" short.

"It seems like a bit of a trivial reason not to have a big, massive fight in the UK that could really propel both fighters back into title contention," Haye told IFL TV in Britain, speaking for the first time about the stalled negotiations.

He said both Parker and Chisora had given good accounts in losing to Whyte over the back half of last year – Parker went the distance while Chisora suffered an 11th round KO – and it seemed like a natural fight to happen.

Joseph Parker wants a full camp with trainer Kevin Barry to prepare for a fight as important as taking on rugged Brit Dereck Chisora.
"We were hoping they would battled it out to see who moves forward and who doesn't."

Haye said Team Parker had been aware of the potential date for some time, "just like I have".

"When you have a date in mind, you start training," Haye said, adding that he had often not signed contracts until the week of fights during his career because "there are so many moving parts".

"Start training for the fight, don't wait for the contract" was his advice to young fighters and he felt Parker should also take that on board.

He insisted the contractual problems weren't down to any skulduggery from his side.

​Haye is enthused about Chisora's potential under Coldwell and felt the new trainer could "freshen things up a bit" for the rugged 35-year-old, who has been in the title contender category for some time during a career that now stands at 29 wins and nine losses.

"David is the man to take Dereck Chisora to the next level," Haye told IFL TV, believing his fighter only needed a "10 to 15 per cent" lift in performance to be top level.

Haye said they were working towards the April 20 date.

While Higgins suggested Chisora had been in camp for three weeks already, Haye said Chisora and Coldwell had only been exploring their potential initially and started their specific fight camp last week.

Higgins indicated the current plan B for Parker was to have his next fight in New Zealand against "someone rising through the ranks" and felt they had some "good options" on the table.

Stuff

[mippy]

pretty measured response from Haye after the shade Higgins threw at Chisora. Haye is right too. They should be training already