Joseph Parker

[diehard]

Stayed at a hotel nearby when I went there for the Tua vs Barrett II fight. Walking distance. Cheap.

[Nigs]

(03-31-2016, 02:50 PM)craigyid14 Wrote:

(03-31-2016, 05:12 AM)Nigs Wrote:

(03-31-2016, 12:25 AM)craigyid14 Wrote:

(03-30-2016, 09:11 PM)Nigs Wrote: Lonerdick was talking about jp vs AJ. These guys still have live bodies in front of them, neither fight is a given.  Smh

#rude comment#

rude comment? what was it you wanted to say craig?

I thought you were calling me loner dick, so replied accordingly. Then after reading Crankys comment i realised id got the wrong end of stick but if id have simply taken my comment down then his comment would have looked out of context. The lesson learnt for me is dont go on the forum after a few beers (i should have learnt that by now).

no drama. I wouldn't bag the lads on this forum.

[tm7]

From what I've seen on Stu's Facebook page, looks like Bowyn Morgan could be fighting one of these Aussies on the Parker v Takam undercard:

- Kyron Dryden (8-1)
- Albert Howell (8-1-3)

Either way would be a great step up and good chance to move up the rankings.

[diehard]

Boxing: Botha backing Parker to go all the way

Francois Botha, the flamboyant South African who went by the name of "The White Buffalo" during his long and often entertaining boxing career, is backing Joseph Parker to beat Carlos Takam in the IBF heavyweight world title elimination bout in Auckland next month, saying the New Zealander is a future world champion in the making.

Botha, now 47, faced both Parker and Takam during the latter part of his 24-year professional career in which he fought 62 times for 48 wins, 11 losses and three draws, and said from his Durban home this week that Parker was by far the better man.

The Botha fight in Auckland in 2013 was Parker's sixth as a professional and clashing with such a wily opponent was considered a big step up for the man nicknamed "Baby Joseph" by Botha during the build up.

There was nothing infantile about the way Parker stopped Botha in the second round, however, the South Aucklander pummelling the defenceless veteran with several head shots before the fight was rightly called off by the referee.

Botha faced Takam in France three fights before his clash with Parker, in 2012, and the result was the same - a TKO, albeit one in the 11th round, nine rounds later than Parker's victory.

Asked about the now 35-year-old Takam, Botha used the words "strong" and "durable", before turning his attention to Parker, saying of the May 21 fight at Manukau's Vodafone Events Centre: "I would have to go with Parker.

"Joseph has speed and power. The punch you don't see is the one that will knock you out and that is a big advantage that he has got.

"He has to stay away from Carlos' power - he's strong - but Joseph is getting better and better and his confidence is also growing. I'm picking he will be too much for Carlos."

Botha, who retired in 2014 and now does mainly charity work, said he had kept an eye on Parker's career and noted he had been in camp with former world champion Wladimir Klitschko which he said would have been invaluable for the young fighter's development.

Asked about the finish of his fight against the Las Vegas-based Parker, Botha said: "He caught me well and followed it up. It was that speed again. Speed is power.

"He's an excellent prospect, a future world champion, I am sure. He is also a likeable person; a humble person. A lot of people underestimate him."

The comments from Botha, who finished by sending his regards to his "friends and fans in New Zealand", were well received by Parker's trainer Kevin Barry this week.

However, Barry said Parker could take little comfort from knowing he had knocked Botha out nine rounds earlier than Takam. Besides which, Brazilian Marcelo Luis Nascimento is the other opponent common to both Takam and Parker. In the case of Nascimento, Takam won by KO in the fourth round in France last year, with Parker winning by TKO in the seventh round in Germany a year earlier.

Barry said: "When you analyse a fighter there are a number of boxes that you have to tick, starting with experience - he is an 11-year seasoned professional; pedigree, he is any Olympian; punching power, he has a 70 per cent knockout record. He has good defence, he is potentially very sound there. He is a skilful guy who brings a lot of strength and power and aggression. The guy is a scary guy."

Barry, speaking on the afternoon his fighter had sparred eight "fantastic" rounds in training, said the back niggle which had hampered Parker before his last bout against Jason Bergman in Apia had gone, however, some lingering elbow pain had remained but was being managed well.

"Joe will be in the best shape of his life for this fight because he needs to be," Barry said.
"Pro athletes train with a degree of pain and suffering all the time. It's just one of those things. It's something we're monitoring and taking care of. It hasn't restricted us in any form at training at all."

[NakiFan]

https://www.facebook.com/joeboxerparker/videos/1000121376749305/

Those left hooks! OUCH

[diehard]

Takam will be easy to hit, and Parker won't need to find him. Let's just hope he doesn't get caught.

[diehard]

Joseph Parker has massive improvement left in him, says trainer Kevin Barry

Kevin Barry is applying mental pressure to Joseph Parker ahead of his crunch fight with Carlos Takam.

Trainer Kevin Barry sees massive development left in Joseph Parker as the Kiwi heavyweight prepares for a battle of attrition with Carlos Takam in their IBF eliminator next month.

While both fighters are knockout artists, Barry predicts a tough slog for the winner of the May 21 fight in Auckland.

The ramifications are huge with the victor going on to have the mandatory position to fight the winner of this weekend's title fight between champion Charles Martin (US) and Anthony Joshua (GB) in London.

"Here's the thing about Joseph Parker, he has been fighting very much within himself, there is a lot more to come out of Joseph Parker and I believe that a fighter like Carlos Takam will bring the best out in him," Barry told East Side Boxing as the fight starts to generate interest in the wider boxing media.

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Barry's respect for Takam, the 35-year-old Cameroon-bron, French-based fighter, is evident as he works on a game plan for the 24-year-old Parker.

"Joseph is going to have to be very disciplined and really follow our fight plan. It's the kind of fight where if Joseph can't control the distance and allows Takam to get into the middle zone it's going to be a very hard fight for us to win," Barry said.

"This is a fight where Joe is going to have to wear his opponent down, control the fight with his jab and just win it round by round.

"Having said that I've watched a lot of Takam's fights and he is a very aggressive come forward type fighter which I prefer for Joseph. I like fighter's that come to Joseph rather than him having to chase them around the ring."

An aggressive Takam will bring him into Parker's zone where the Kiwi's power and speed are tipped to be crucial to the fight's outcome.

Barry believes the time is right for Parker to make a move in the sport's glamour division that is opening up.

It's a matter of bringing out Parker's best as quickly as possible to take him to the top.

"I'll back Joseph against any one," Barry told East Side Boxing.

"Does that mean he beats everyone? I don't know we haven't gone there yet. He's ready for this kind of step up, he and I have talked about it a lot. We could have easily left this fight for the next rotation of mandatory fights which would be something like another year, a year and a half possibly, but we felt the time was right now.

"We know this is a big step up, we know that Carlos Takam is a very big, very powerful and aggressive fighter and the type of fighter that a lot of people just don't want to fight.

"We have a lot of hard fights moving forward and this will be the start of them. This is a fight where a lot of people think we've gone in over our heads, but this is a fight that will bring out the best in Joseph Parker."

- Stuff

[mippy]

The fight seems so far away, I feel like the talkings been done already

[diehard]

We're what, 6.5 weeks away? I think there'll be a lull, and then heat up two weeks out or so when Takam and Parker arrive for the press conference in Auckland.

[Boxingfan25]

The Hype excitement and build up will come in due course this is the biggest Fight in NZ since Tua V Cameron and god I was excited for that!