02-09-2017, 05:10 PM
As this is a Parker vs Hughie thread and not an Izu thread, just wanted to add that I'm not sold on Parker either. Yet. He's been matched very well by Stu, and barely got past two tough possible contenders, Takam and Ruiz. And I think he'll beat Hughie by UD. But fighting AJ, Wilder, Tyson Fury, Ortiz, Haye, is a whole nother ballgame. I think he can beat all of those guys, but he needs to learn to circle when an opponent is coming at him, get out of the pocket after he throws his combos, get off the ropes and cover up (he's too high), and not be exposed when he goes to the body at range. He'll get knocked out if he does that with the guys I mentioned. He CAN get better and overcome these deficits, but he needs to do it. As KB says, he's a work in progress, and doing very well so far.