Joseph Parker

[bart]

Nah I think JJ beats him 9/10
Just wrong with that engine JJ has and JP tendancy to take rests
Take a diff path and cross that JJ path if and when you have to - for a belt.

[diehard]

After that previous performance, yeah, about 10% chance. Let Fury fight him. If JP can't stop him in his tracks with his power and combos, and JJ can beat him up coming forward, well...very little chance JP can beat him. I like JJ's footwork and how he cuts off the ring.

[diehard]

What a body! No, not Joe.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/combat-sports/130825806/joseph-parker-v-bryant-jennings-on-the-cards

[bart]

(12-21-2022, 04:59 PM)diehard Wrote: What a body!  No, not Joe.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/combat-sports/130825806/joseph-parker-v-bryant-jennings-on-the-cards

Parker v Jack Massey (?) on the Eubank v Smith card Jan 21

[diehard]

Boxing: Joseph Parker books next fight against British cruiserweight champion Jack Massey
NZ Herald
22 Dec, 2022 08:25 AM

Joseph Parker will return to the ring in January as he plots his comeback from his first knockout loss of his career.

Parker will square off against British cruiserweight Jack “One Smack” Massey in Manchester on January 22 on the undercard for the middleweight matchup between Chris Eubank Jr and Liam Smith.

Massey (20-1), who holds the IBO world cruiserweight title, will step up to heavyweight for the first time.

“I don’t shy away from a challenge. Stepping up to fight a top 10 ranked heavyweight,” the Manchester native said on Twitter following the fight announcement.

— Jack Massey (@jackmassey123) December 21, 2022
Parker, 30, will return to Manchester Arena where he suffered the third defeat of his career in September, a 11th round knockout loss to Joe Joyce for the interim WBO heavyweight title that dropped his record to 30-3.

The Kiwi former WBO heavyweight champ, who is still ranked in the top 10 by the WBC and WBO, will be the favourite as the bigger man and can’t afford another loss as he hopes to get his world title ambitions back on track.

Parker weighed in at a career-high 115.84kg for his fight against Joyce, while Massey is used to fighting at a 90.7kg limit.

British promoter Ben Shalom said Parker is looking to bounce back after his “fight of the year contender” against Joyce.

“Local lad Jack Massey has been begging me for this fight against Joseph Parker. He has got huge support in Manchester and now he’ll be fighting one of the biggest names in boxing,” the Boxxer CEO and founder said as he announced the fight.

[diehard]

Excellent fight. Feather fisted fighter who's a cruiser from Manchester. Great record and IBO champ. JP can't afford to lose to Jennings, and he might have.

https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/656052

[bart]

true , maybe Jennings next ? quick turn around march - april and big fight UK summer... 3-4 fights per year

[diehard]

(12-22-2022, 03:10 PM)bart Wrote: true , maybe Jennings next ? quick turn around march - april and big fight UK summer... 3-4 fights per year

By then, the likes of AJ, Fury, JJ, Wilder, and Usyk will have created daylight for JP to make his move.

[bart]

Possibly
Whoever win fury or Usyk (rematches aside) the titles will probably fragment.
JJ will want his slice - AJ if he gets a win will be wanting
Winner of Ruiz v Wilder

[diehard]

...and if JP wins his next two fights, he might just slide in there against one of the 5 or 6 mentioned above. But, Fury wins and retires, Wilder KO's AJ and retires, Usyk goes back to Ukraine to fight, Ruiz loses, and JJ is the only one left standing.

So...JP fights JJ or Sanchez for a belt?