(01-15-2016, 03:01 PM)craigyid14 Wrote: But do you not think HemI Ahio would be 17-0 against the same opponents? Also after 17 fights and being ranked so high by the alphabets why is he fighting a tomato can in Samoa? Purely because hes a southpaw? What does that matter if hes gone in 90 seconds.
JP has just turned 24. I think his matchmaking is fine, and even pretty adventurous compared to most young fighters who are still learning their trade.
Wilder's 17th fight was 6"0 cruiser Damon Reed
Wlad Klit's 17th fight was a decision over 5"11 Everett Martin, who finished with a 20-39-1 record
Tua's 17th was giving Cecil Coffee his 3rd loss in a row
If he's going to box for another decade, surely he can make his way up?
Hemi is actually 18 months older.
Hemi's 8th and 9th fights - Richard Tutaki (who JP fought in his 3rd fight) and Alapati A'asa
JP's 8th and 9th fights - Nascimento in Germany, and Brian Minto
I'm not sure what point you're trying to make by comparing him to Hemi, but I hope they both do well.
Also, there was only a certain amount of money to offer a spaw to come to Samoa, so I think they did ok with Bergman who was their 2nd choice.
Team Parker have said he'll step up in April, so at least he'll have a spaw fight before he does.
Even if it does only last a couple of rounds, at least he's had the experience of a camp preparing for a spaw.
I think the future is bright, and they're doing it the same way everyone does - maybe a little faster