Parker vs Pettaway

[cranky]

Zumbano Love is one of Parker's sparring partners? I see he's being fed to Charles Martin this weekend..

Don't know anything about Molina, but his record looks credible enough. Decent KO percentage.

[tm7]

(02-25-2015, 09:26 PM)cranky Wrote: Zumbano Love is one of Parker's sparring partners?   I see he's being fed to Charles Martin this weekend..

Don't know anything about Molina, but his record looks credible enough. Decent KO percentage.

Don't know if he has been leading up to this one now that Parker has Izu with him, but he certainly has been in the past.

[craigyid14]

(01-21-2015, 11:35 PM)tm7 Wrote:

(01-21-2015, 08:49 PM)craigyid14 Wrote:

(01-16-2015, 04:17 AM)tm7 Wrote: That Polish bloke is on the undercard again - Izu Ugonoh (10-0) - not sure who he's fighting though. He's moved up to Heavyweight but I can't see it being a kiwi as none would test him. Could be an Aussie to try sell more PPV over there?

He's fighting Will Quarrie.

That's interesting! Thanks for the heads up craigyid14

Quarries pulled out through injury, I hope the polish bloke gets a replacement.

[tm7]

Quarries pulled out through injury, I hope the polish bloke gets a replacement.
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That's no good! Joe Blackbourn suggested on social media he was fighting on the undercard too.
Anyone know anything?

[cranky]

http://www.boxingscene.com/pettaway-aims-redemption-with-joseph-parker--87984

"I've beaten some undefeated fighters..." Nice try: the only undefeated fighter he beat in the pros went on to lose his next nine fights.....

[diehard]

Kiwi heavyweight Joseph Parker targets early stoppage against American Jason Pettaway

LIAM NAPIER

READY TO RUMBLE: Joseph Parker (right) poses with his American opponent Jason Pettaway (left) in Auckland ahead of Thursday's bout.

Expect another early stoppage from Joseph Parker on Thursday night.

There was no thought given to concealing Parker's fight plan for Jason Pettaway. Kevin Barry made intentions clear today by stating Parker would again "let his hands go" from the opening bell – just as he did in devastating fashion against Irineu Costa Junior last December.

That emphatic fourth round knockout sent waves around the world and Barry is keen to continue grabbing international attention.

Before turning pro, Pettaway had 136 amateur fights and, with a respectable 17-1 record, should harness better defensive tactics than the lumbering Costa Junior, but few are predicting the American will last the distance with Parker.

"As we continue to step up there's going to be much tougher fights out there for us," Barry admitted. "This sort of opponent I want to try and keep the momentum going from his performance in December.

"I don't want to lose that momentum and if that means Joe has to throw 75 punches in the first round then that's what he'll do.

"If Joe can go out there and put his combinations together there's not too many fighters that are going to stand up for the full distance with him.

"I'm confident in his skill and his power.

"It's taken us two years but he's showing me things at the moment that make me very optimistic as a trainer that we've got some much bigger and better things to look forward to in the future."

Read between the lines and Pettaway is, clearly, another stepping stone on the long road to heavyweight glory.

After another solid six week camp, which included 58 rounds sparring in Las Vegas alongside Polish training partner Izuagbe Ugonoh, Parker is also supremely confident of stopping Pettaway.

Letting the hands and combinations flow from the outset won't always be attainable. More testing opponents will require Parker to sit behind his jab and devise different attacking strategies. Not this time, though.

"We were comfortable executing that fight plan against Costa. The amount of punches I threw, I was still fit and strong and ready to go more rounds," Parker said.

"I don't see any reason why I shouldn't come out fit and strong when I'm feeling the same.

"We see a chance to be dominant with this fight. You can't follow the same plan with every fight but what we've seen from Jason we know we can dominant from the beginning. That's the plan Kevin has given me."

This, the first of five scheduled fights for Parker in 2015, will also be his last over 10 rounds.

"It will probably be my last 10-round fight then we will move up to 12 rounds. There is a bit of a difference but I'm confident of making the step up."

[diehard]

Stepping Stone? Aren't they all stepping stones until you fight for the title?

[craigyid14]

More of a pebble than a stone.

[diehard]

Interview: Joseph Parker on his upcoming fight with Jason Pettaway

By Bryce Wilson | March 3, 2015 | 14 Comments

….his relationship with trainer Kevin Barry and his upcoming sparring with Wladimir Klitschko in April

The lobby of the Pullman Hotel, Joseph Parker’s home away from home when he is in Auckland preparing for a fight, is a lot busier than usual. Cricket World Cup fever has hit the country and New Zealand’s national team are also staying at the inner city hotel as they prepare for their upcoming grudge match against fierce rivals Australia. Only the day before Joseph and Kiwi skipper Brendon McCullum have done a TV news piece, Parker and Coach Kevin Barry putting the cricketer through his paces in the boxing gym.

When we meet Joseph is downstairs hitting the mitts with Kevin, during which McCullum and several other teammates drift in to take a look at the action, emitting low whistles at the power and precision with which Joseph hits his heavily padded trainer.

Parker looks in prime shape and if there are any suspicions that he has taken the Pettaway fight easily then it certainly hasn’t transmitted into the telltale sign of a softer physique or expanding waistline. If anything with each camp he has now undertaken with Barry, Joseph continues to develop more definition and bulk as he fills out into his still growing frame. It is salient to remember that Parker is only 23, very young in heavyweight terms.

Before getting down to the business of training we sit down and catch up with Joseph to collect his thoughts on his fight with Pettaway as well as his upcoming sparring with session with Wladimir Klitschko in April.

ESB: How long have you been in camp for this fight?

JP: We’ve been in camp 7 weeks preparing for Pettaway.

ESB: As an opponent Pettaway is not really known or anywhere near as highly ranked as you. What are the dangers in taking this kind of fight?

JP: He has nothing to lose. If he beats me it will provide a big boost in his rankings. Kevin is always telling me it is this type of opponent that we must be careful not overlook.

ESB: Have you been able to look at any tape on him?

JP: Yes we’ve seen a few of his fights and put together a plan.

ESB: It would seem unlikely that he will look stand toe-to-toe with you, he will most probably give you a lot of movement, I assume you have run a lot of drills in sparring to counter this?

JP: Yeah definitely. In certain sessions we’ve had Izu (Joseph’s stable mate) moving around a lot in order for me to improve My skills and footwork in cutting off the ring and closing the distance better.

ESB: It’s now been 2 years training with Kevin (Barry.) How has the relationship changed or developed?

JP: The chemistry was always good from the beginning and has just improved. Kevin always said to me ‘give me 2 years with me and you’ll see the changes.’ Well it’s been 2 years and I’ve certainly noticed the changes. I’ve become a lot stronger and my power has really improved.

ESB: How have you coped living in Las Vegas being so far away from friends and family?

JP: It was certainly difficult at the beginning but now I have a second family in Vegas with Kevin and Tania and I actually look forward to going back as it is a lot quieter which allows me to concentrate on work.

ESB: Congratulations on recently entering the WBO’s top 10. I know you also have a big assignment after the Pettaway fight which is to go to Florida to spar with the king of the division Wladimir Klitschko. How long will you be in camp with him?

JP: Three weeks I believe.

ESB: You know Wlad has kind of a reputation for going pretty hard at his sparring partners, how are you approaching the sparring with him?

JP: Well of course you have to show him respect because he is the champion, but you also have to be careful not to give him too much respect or else he is going to walk straight over you. It will be interesting for us to get an indication of where we are at and to test ourselves against the very best. I’m looking forward to it.

At this point it is time for Joe and Kevin to get back to going through their drills and hitting the mitts as they put the finishing touches on a camp that they have both expressed as their best to date.

On an interesting side note what of Brendon McCullum, the Kiwi cricket captain who stood there watching in awe as the big men cracked the pads? Only hours later he marched out onto Eden Park, New Zealand’s biggest stadium, to face an array of Australian bowlers firing 100 mile per hour five ounce bullets dressed up as a cricket ball at him before promptly getting smashed just under the elbow, his forearm immediately blowing with a gargantuan haematoma. He shook it off offering the opposition only a smile reminding me of the instincts of a fighter knocked down by a punch only to quickly arise from the canvas ready to engage and showing no pain. That’s what separates top sportsmen from the rest, the ability to sustain punishment and quickly retaliate.

Parker has already encountered a few of those moments in his young career, a nasty cut from a head butt fighting King Afa Tatupu and an equilibrium altering burst eardrum against Marcelo Nascimento, where he chartered those rocky waters to score knockout victories. Although you sense looking at the way Parker has prepared for this fight he is no such mood to face a similar predicament come Thursday night.

Look for Parker to put away Pettaway, clinically and ruthlessly, as the young apprentice prepares to go and sit what I’m sure will be an interesting and taxing exam at the hands of Doctor Klitschko this coming April.

Joseph Parker (12-0, 10 KO’s) fights Jason Pettaway (17-1, 10 KO’s) on Thursday March 5th at Vodafone Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand .

You can follow Joseph at: http://www.twitter.com/joeboxerparker

[justafan]

My questions...
Will Thomas Peato get past the 2nd round?
Will get Ivana Seau past round one?
Will Friday Nwaiwu go the six round distance? (only been stopped once)
Will Pettaway's footwork make him a hard target for Parker and make the fight a snore fest until he tires and Parker knocks him out and round six?
Will the Brown Butterbean... actually I don't care what happens there.
Right now I'm in that it's $40 what a waste of money I'm not getting it but by the time I get home from work tomorrow I probably would have talked myself into it. I'm not sure why though, it looks very one sided...