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RE: Parker vs Fa - diehard - 11-16-2020
I think that those vaccines are really over-rated. Storing them in very, very cold environments. Dishing them out a little at a time. No assurances that they'll work beyond 28 days. The sample size isn't on a very large scale...More hope and promise than guaranteed.
I'd rather be in NZ than any other country, especially if I'm going to a sell out venue. Hence, fighting in NZ.
Parker is ranked below Usyk in every alphabet boxing association. He'd be lucky to fight for a vacant belt. Still, I'd target Usyk. Way over-rated, and barely beat Chisora.
RE: Parker vs Fa - Kiwi - 11-16-2020
And isn't David Nyika an exciting young prospect?
A truly great night for NZ boxing
RE: Parker vs Fa - bart - 11-16-2020
Parker is no3 WBO A lot depends on the next couple months results
JP v Fa
Dubois (No2) v JJ
and finally AJ v Pulev
If AJ wins and plans on a 2 fight deal with Fury he will have to vacate WBO and it will be Usyk v Jp or Dubois. Thats how I see it anyhow
RE: Parker vs Fa - Kiwi - 11-16-2020
Could very easily be a box-off for #1 between Dubois and Parker
Another great option
RE: Parker vs Fa - diehard - 11-18-2020
Boxing: 'He was the dominant heavyweight' - Joseph Parker on his first loss to Junior Fa
18 Nov, 2020 04:31 PM
Joseph Parker says his loss to Junior Fa during their amateur days caused a big shift in him, ultimately leading to becoming the number one ranked boxer in New Zealand.
In a video released by boxing promoters Duco, Parker showed the public inside his training camp in preparation for his heavyweight clash against Fa.
Parker said his first defeat at the hands of Fa – the duo has fought each other four times in their amateur careers, with each boxer winning twice – came as a shock after a string of wins, one that made him change his approach to the sport.
"He was the dominant heavyweight on the scene before I came through," Parker said. "In that first fight I did lose against him.
"It was a different experience because I was coming through and I was winning, winning, winning, then I came across Junior Fa and I lost my first fight against him. And that was a different feeling.
"From then, I promised myself and my dad that we were going to train harder and do things a lot better than what we were doing at that time."
Parker also spoke about the impact that having his brother John, not just in this training camp, but throughout his life to help him become the best boxer he can be.
"John and I trained together ever since we were really young," he said. "There's nothing like training alongside blood, my brother. For me having John there, not only in the fights, but in training … he pushes me to a different level.
"They're the ones that can tell me 'you're not training hard enough or you're not focused or you're not resting enough'. Because they've seen it from the beginning."
RE: Parker vs Fa - Kiwi - 11-20-2020
Fight postponed again.
Bummer.....
What exactly is up with Fa's health? Anyone??
RE: Parker vs Fa - mippy - 11-20-2020
really disappointing, but it is what it is. Hope it's nothing serious
RE: Parker vs Fa - bart - 11-20-2020
What a bollocks!!
Was looking forward to this so disappointed , later in the year.... not sure it will happen at all now.
JP should look to move on quickly
RE: Parker vs Fa - Kiwi - 11-20-2020
Does anyone know Fa's health issues? I know they have plagued him for years.
If he cannot be relied on to fulfill a fight date, what is his future?
RE: Parker vs Fa - bart - 11-20-2020
If between now and feb -march covid calms down JP will be fighting in UK or US. Needs to move on fast to bigger things