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AJ would KO Parker I believe Die, but he has got to get past a rejuvenated Wlad. No short order.

I do still have questions on AJ, basically chin and stamina questions, i think offensively he is the best heavyweight out there but the other factors will be deciding of how far he goes.

Parker its defensive awareness and adaptability

Hughie its if he can make his lack of power a non issue at top level.

Tyson Fury im a lot more sold on. Nobody has an easy nights work with chisora, but fury shut him out, klitschko was dissapointing in that fight, but i think that had a lot more to do with fury than people think. Even that christian hammer schooling looks a lot better after the weekend. But there is a question over fury and its a mentality one.

Fascinating times ahead, we shall see how it all pans out

(02-09-2017, 07:06 PM)shamrock Wrote: [ -> ]AJ would KO Parker I believe Die, but he has got to get past a rejuvenated Wlad. No short order.

I agree Sham If they fought tomorrow AJ likely KOs Parker

AJ is a physical freak , I don't think stamina will be a problem for him
It's possible he has a questionable chin , but the thing is he is going to stop most opponents before they can do anything about testing it out.

I think the fight with Wlad will be the ageing greats swan song , and Joshua stops him after which Wlad retires.

As for the Furys
Tyson Fury did a great job to beat Wlad , he had the perfect size and style to foil him. He's also a highly intelligent guy , he outsmarted Wlad as well as out boxing him.

I really admire Tyson but I'll be surprised if he can comeback . Even more surprised if he can comeback and reach the same heights again.
Mentally and physically it's an even bigger mountain for him to climb now.
I just don't think he has the desire to overcome his demons and do it

Hughie will need to be something special to go from the level he was fighting at , taking a year off , then stepping to a guy who has been building himself fighting every few months at a significantly higher level
My gut feeling is lack of power is only going to get him so far .
Bettering Parker at this stage of his career is a big ask for the kid.

The Furys may well prove me wrong , win back all the belts and have their dynasty but I wouldn't bet my house on it.

You live out west Westy, you might get no bets haha then I suppose you have shoes over the line outside lol.. that makes it worth while. .. hehehe

Fury vs Rudenko

Fury has skills but Redenko was awkward

Not too sure why people are saying Parker wouldn't be able to get past the jab of Fury. Yes he feints well and snaps it out, but Rudenko easily got past it, and would have been much more competitive if he wasn't trying to look for the one punch KO. He was head hunting too much, which Parker cannot do if he wants to get past Fury, he needs to smash that body up, he finish over the top.

Fury camp spot chink in Joseph Parker's game as WBO title fight looms

Promoter Frank Warren (right) believes his fighter, Hughie Fury (left) has the "boxing brain" to beat Joseph Parker in ...

Hughie Fury's promoter Frank Warren has suggested Joseph Parker is over-rated and believes his fighter "has the boxing brain" to beat the Kiwi and win the WBO title.

New Zealand's world heavyweight champion Parker is set to enter the ring against Fury in April at a venue yet to be decided in a mandatory challenge for the title.

Warren, a veteran of the fight game, is adamant Fury can shrug off a year of inactivity because of health issues to win the belt back for the family from a vulnerable Parker.

Hughie Fury's promoter Frank Warren is predictably talking up his fighter's chances against Joseph Parker.

Both young heavyweights are unbeaten though Parker's class of opponents has been far tougher. Warren felt Parker hadn't lived up to expectations and Fury was capable of exposing the Kiwi.

WBO champion Joseph Parker can't duck the mandatory challenge of Hughie Fury.

"Hughie may only be 22, but I really do believe his time has come and that he will prove me right when he goes in against the recently crowned champion Joseph Parker," Warren wrote in his latest column.

"Parker has the edge in terms of experience and, like Hughie, has learned his trade by taking on some fairly well seasoned opponents.

"At one stage everybody, including myself, thought he really looked the business. Like with everyone you are considering matching your fighters with, you look for chinks in their game and my feeling is that someone with a good boxing brain will beat him. Hughie certainly falls into that category.

"To my mind, Hughie is an underrated operator who now has a golden opportunity to show everyone what he is all about.

"He is not one for talking too much or engaging in any shenanigans, he takes the sport very seriously and I am delighted to see him get this reward for his hard work."

Warren felt Fury had a real asset in his corner in the form of his father and trainer Peter whom he described as "probably the foremost authority when it comes to assessing the heavyweight landscape".

"His father Peter really does know his stuff and, to my mind, is one of the top trainers in world boxing. He will know that Hughie is up against it and wouldn't have it any other way. He believes his boy can be the best and wants him to beat the best in becoming so," Warren wrote.

"If he prevails against Parker he then has time on his side to become an established champion and to set about unifying the division.

"Maybe he better not take too long about it though as Tyson will be back seeking a piece of the action when he has got himself sorted."

Tyson Fury vacated the WBO belt as he was overcome by personal issues last year. Parker beat Mexican Andy Ruiz in Auckland in December to win it.

Warren was philosophical about losing the purse bid to Parker's promoters Duco Events whose price of just over $3-million was good enough.

He described Fury's share of around £1 million as "nice work for a nice lad".

Win, lose, or draw, Warren is adamant Fury will be better for this experience.

"I accept that some people might suspect it is a step too far, too soon, but whatever the outcome, Hughie will pick up valuable top-end experience and defeat would in no way be damaging to his future prospects," Warren wrote.

"I think he can pull it off though, even with having to travel, most likely to Parker's home patch in New Zealand, though Singapore, which has never before staged a professional contest, has also been mentioned. We are still awaiting final confirmation on the location for the fight."

Duco boss David Higgins hasn't ruled out giving Fury home advantage by taking the fight to Manchester to cash in on the lucrative pay-per-view market there as well as boost Parker's profile in the UK where the heavyweight scene is booming.

- Stuff

Wilder Wants Parker To Win Because 'Hughie Fury Won’t Fight Me'
By Keith Idec

NEW YORK – Deontay Wilder will be rooting hard for Joseph Parker when Parker defends his WBO heavyweight title against Hughie Fury.
Wilder wants to add the WBO title to his WBC championship as soon as possible. The undefeated knockout artist figures Fury will avoid him if Fury upsets Parker in a mandated title fight that is expected to take place April 1.
“After Gerald Washington, we’re going after the winner of Hughie Fury and Joseph Parker, which we’re predicting Joseph Parker [will win],” Wilder said Wednesday during a break from the trial for his lawsuit against Alexander Povetkin. “So I’m gonna go after Joseph Parker for the WBO title. Once we go after that, and we get that, by the time that rolls around, we may have mandatories, we may not. But the idea is to get the winner of Klitschko-Joshua – two belts, two belts, unify the division and that’s it.”

The 31-year-old Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) first must successfully defend his WBC championship against Gerald Washington (18-0-1, 12 KOs) on February 25 at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama (FOX).
When asked why, assuming he beats Washington, he wouldn’t first pursue the winner of an April 29 bout between England’s Anthony Joshua (18-0, 18 KOs), the IBF heavyweight champion, and former champion Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 53 KOs), Wilder explained his blueprint for becoming boxing’s undisputed heavyweight champion.

“Why not?,” Wilder said in response to why he would want to box Parker first. “He’s got another belt. I want belts. When Joshua and Klistchko [are done fighting], they may have mandatories. I may have a mandatory as well, after that.”
Regardless, Wilder said he would travel to Parker’s native New Zealand for a unification fight.
“As long it’s safe for me, my family and my fans to go, I’m not scared to go nowhere,” Wilder said. “I actually want to go to different countries, as far as my legacy is concerned.”

England’s Fury (20-0, 10 KOs) is expected to travel to Auckland, New Zealand for his shot at Parker (22-0, 18 KOs). If Fury wins, Wilder wouldn’t count on Tyson Fury’s cousin embracing a unification fight.
“If Hughie beats Parker, basically I don’t think Hughie will fight me,” Wilder said. “Once he get that belt, he will go everywhere else but to fight me, for sure. Before anybody, [Andrzej] Wawrzyk or whoever we had, it was rumors about me and him, of course, because he was the contender and I’m the champion. But once you become the champion, you really wanna come this way? Nobody really wants to face a Wilder. These guys say all this stuff on this camera, and right here, if I’m in the room, they’ll say different. It’s different.”

Parker vs Fury headed for Manchester?
By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing

WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker’s mandatory title bout against Hughie Fury in April could be held in the Englishman’s hometown of Manchester said Parker’s co-promoter David Higgins of Duco Events. Higgins also mentioned that the best way for Parker to become a star in England is to knockout a Englishman. Hughie Fury’s promoter Frank Warren said he believes his charge has a great chance to become the WBO champion and the Parker v Fury is a 50-50 fight

“We are going to control the show, but we can hold it anywhere,” Higgins told Sky Sports in the UK as interest grows there with Hughie Fury desperate to win back the WBO belt vacated by his troubled cousin Tyson.

“This show is going to cost considerably more than the last show put on and so our job now is to value each location,” Higgins said of the tricky risk and reward equation.

“He (Parker) is already a star in New Zealand. Becoming a star in England is not a bad idea, because it’s such a good market with a big, powerful pay-per-view opportunity,” Higgins told Sky Sports.

“How do you become a star in England? You knock out Englishmen and so doing it in New Zealand that would work, but doing it in England could be better to make an impact up there.

“He is mentally tough and has fought before in Germany on a Klitschko undercard, he’s fought in Pennsylvania, and as an amateur all over the world, and understands the pros and cons and the options etc. He would fight anywhere, it’s just what is the best options are”

“We are just going to make sure that we leave no stone unturned in terms of assessing what the best options are.”

Fury’s veteran promoter Frank Warren remains in the dark about the venue but has backed his fighter to win a bout he describes as “50-50”.

“I was reading somewhere they were talking about Singapore but I don’t know at the moment,” Warren told iFL TV in England when asked about the likely venue.

“I don’t know where it’s going to be but wherever it is, I think Hughie’s got a great chance, wherever the fight takes place. Hughie’s a good fighter, he’s well schooled. He’s had great preparation since he was the world junior amateur champion. He’s had great schooling working all the time with Tyson who has obviously become world champion, sparring with him, working with him, and also working with the sparring opponents that Tyson’s had so he’s had real good schooling and I think his dad’s a really good trainer.

“Peter’s done a fantastic job with Tyson and I’m quite sure Hughie has the tools to win this fight, to win this world title. The only thing he’ll have against him is a little bit of inexperience as such but having said that I think when he goes into that fight it’s a 50-50 fight.”