Joseph Parker

[bart]

"Shut up" "Shut your mouth" Face palm.
Are these professional athletes or what? Just seems like fake promotion to me.

lol I know you are but what am I......
Hopefully it wasn't the highlights but DD isn't great at this. He went in with JP losing to JJ....maybe forgetting he himself lost by KO to JJ ummmm
And didn't know where to look when Lee said you quit on a jab v Usyk

[diehard]

I agree. How does DDD get stopped by a Usyk jab? He's a quitter, and JP needs to make him quit.

https://www.dazn.com/en-US/news/boxing/a...3behl02dp6

[diehard]

DAVE COLDWELL knows what it’s like to go up against Joseph Parker and laid out what kind of problems Daniel Dubois will have when he fights the New Zealander on February 22.

Dubois, 22-2 (21 KOs), defends his IBF heavyweight title in Riyadh against the former WBO champion on a bumper card.

The British fighter is in red-hot form, having beaten Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua since his knockout defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in 2023. Dubois is brimming with confidence and is eyeing a rematch against the unified champion should he get past Parker.

Coldwell, who trained Derek Chisora for his rematch against Parker in December 2021, explained what the 33-year-old challenger possesses and the problems Dubois will have to overcome.

“It’s a completely different challenge,” he said.

“In terms of all-round boxing ability I think he’ll be the best fighter he’s [Dubois] been in with. Parker can box on the back foot, he can come at you, he can rough it up a bit, good body puncher. With AJ he knew what he was gonna get, he’s a bit more upright whereas Parker can change the levels a bit easier.”

Parker, 35-3 (23 KOs), has embarked on an impressive winning run with trainer Andy Lee that has included triumphs against Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang, making him a major player once again in the heavyweight division.

“With Parker the key ingredient for me is Andy Lee,” Coldwell said.

“When Derek was in with Parker, Parker was winning the fight but looked like he could unravel at any moment. When he went back to the corner he’d come out the next round like Superman. Andy has been a huge factor in the reincarnation of Joseph Parker. If Parker was to beat Dubois I wouldn’t be shocked.”

“Dubois is strong, he’s going to be marauding, coming forward and he’s got a beautiful jab – we know all that,” he added.

“I wonder if Parker does frustrate him early doors and if that starts having an effect. I understand, though, Dubois being favourite on the back of the spectacular win over Joshua.”

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https://www.dazn.com/en-GB/news/boxing/a...gc8viclmvw

[jamieson2]

"Shut up" "Shut your mouth" Face palm.
Are these professional athletes or what? Just seems like fake promotion to me.

lol I know you are but what am I......
Hopefully it wasn't the highlights but DD isn't great at this. He went in with JP losing to JJ....maybe forgetting he himself lost by KO to JJ ummmm
And didn't know where to look when Lee said you quit on a jab v Usyk

Haha yeah Dubois going with the Joyce defeat was dumb, didn't think that one through. I was disappointed to hear Parker going with the "I was sick" excuse. Once you step in that ring there are no excuses.

[diehard]

He was just being honest about the "sick." Guess he wanted to keep the upper hand with the excuse. And what was DDD for quitting twice? I can hear him being honest and saying, "I just didn't want to fight anymore."

[bart]

Warren jumped in quick and diverted the convo so not letting DD answer... great thinking by Frank - god knows what DD would have said......

[diehard]

So DDD has quit twice now in big fights. Why? Frustration? Hurt? And the better question is: What can JP do to make him quit again? My thinking is that JP needs to hit him right before he steps into the pocket, never letting him set, and peppering him with jabs. I can't imagine he was hurt vs Usyk.

[bart]

So DDD has quit twice now in big fights. Why? Frustration? Hurt? And the better question is: What can JP do to make him quit again? My thinking is that JP needs to hit him right before he steps into the pocket, never letting him set, and peppering him with jabs. I can't imagine he was hurt vs Usyk.

I don't think he was physically hurt - mentally Usyk drained and destroyed him... take away his confidence that he is the stronger harder puncher from him and he questions himself- is it worth it???
He thought he had KO'd Usyk and expected Usyk to fold and succumb to his strength -when Usyk responded by getting stronger he couldn't cope mentally...it wasn't the jab it was Usyk taking away the control.
Like you said Die JP must jab/hit when DD is about to set himself- keep him off balance not allowing him to feel in control.
Once doubt is in his mind it will live there and he will question himself.
DD believes that he is too powerful and strong for JP....take that belief from him and see what else he has

[bart]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPEjbd1f5dU