Poll: Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker

I would be another Ko for Joshua. I dont rate Takam, I mean he lost to Gregory Tony for god sakes lol. Granted hes done a little better of late, but being ko'd by a drug cheat and drawing with Perez, who also got ko'd by a drug cheat isnt exactly top of the line. A win over another drug cheat Tony Thompson doesnt impress me either. So for him to expose Parker so badly whilst also looking terrible in the process, just shows to me that Parker is no where near the level required yet. Because lets be fair no one was watching and going ooh Takam is looking beast mode tonight, and if he had a little more up and go about him he could of stopped Parker. The dude was all over the place.. Sorry, but it would be an easy nights work at the moment. I think that's a little unfair to Takam. The Tony loss was ages ago when he was still green. He's obviously moved on a lot from then. The fact that he was so competitive with Povetkin has to be in his favour, considering the recent controversy surrounding Povetkin's conditioning. A solid win over Thompson is also nothing to sniff at. Parker exposed his vulnerabilities in this fight, but he also showed his strengths, and that's definitely something to take heart from. He's not ready for Joshua yet, but he's passed a big hurdle in his development process. Just wish his team would find a better opponent for him to fight next.

Nice thread.... been meaning to check out parker in action... seems to be alot of hype around him.

I would be another Ko for Joshua. I dont rate Takam, I mean he lost to Gregory Tony for god sakes lol. Granted hes done a little better of late, but being ko'd by a drug cheat and drawing with Perez, who also got ko'd by a drug cheat isnt exactly top of the line. A win over another drug cheat Tony Thompson doesnt impress me either. So for him to expose Parker so badly whilst also looking terrible in the process, just shows to me that Parker is no where near the level required yet. Because lets be fair no one was watching and going ooh Takam is looking beast mode tonight, and if he had a little more up and go about him he could of stopped Parker. The dude was all over the place.. Sorry, but it would be an easy nights work at the moment.

He got stunned by Bakhtov if I remember correctly same counter left off the ropes Whyte hit him with. Just rewatched it. Wouldn't say he got stunned, but it wasn't a solid shot anyway.- In fact, I think he grinned.

Which was the second time? He got stunned by Bakhtov if I remember correctly same counter left off the ropes Whyte hit him with.

Parker's so incredibly overrated. AJ should knock his bum ass out in 4 rounds. Yeah that huge win over mma reject Whyte makes Joshua one of the all time greats http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/images/icons/icon11.gif

Parker's so incredibly overrated. AJ should knock his bum ass out in 4 rounds.

People are making way too much of the Takam fight without understanding how good Takam is. Takam was outfighting and outboxing Povetkin, supposedly the best champ today besides Klitschko, with speed, combinations, power and skill before finally getting stopped. Up until that point though, he showed truly world class skills in every area and showed that he would be handful for any HW in the world. That's against a long time experienced veteran champion and Takam still gave him hell. Parker stepped up for the first time ever, into his first ever 12 round fight, to one of the best contenders today and won it clearer than Povetkin would have had it gone the distance. Not that it matters when you KO someone, but it gives you an idea of the skills of Takam and thus Parker too. He's got some obvious holes to fix, but he's only 24. Plenty of time to do it.

Okay, to all you boxing fans who do you got winning this fight? Both pros and cons that I can list a few on the two fighters. Tale of the Tape Anthony Joshua Height: 198cm" (6'6) Reach: 82" in (208 cm) - Seems to be the better boxer, knows how to use his reach, distance and has good timing and strength - Seems accurate and is a hard hitter - Hasn't been tested to go 12 rounds - Showed vulnerability when he got hit by Dillian Whyte Joseph Parker Height: 193cm" (6'4) Reach: 76" in (193 cm) - Quite a slugger, comes forward, throws combination and has quick hand speed for a heavyweight - Proved to go the distance - In the Takam fight, it showed he can take a punch and has a bit of a chin - Lacking a bit of defense and conditioning I analyze both fighters, I think Joshua wins. Thoughts? Who do you got and why? Right now, I think AJ would take it. However, if Parker can fix the holes in his game, I think he could arguably be the better fighter. Has a better jab, much faster hands, but just lacks the ability to transition from offense to defense seamlessly and leaves himself open when punching.

Joshua by early KTFO.

Whyte is better than Parker. i really hope that fight comes off before parker challenges joshua i think you would be proven spectacularly wrong

LOL, The guys who were saying Parker beats Joshua 3 months ago, will be the same one saying "Parker is too green, Joshua still hasn't had a real test yet" if Joshua beats him.

it could go either way. if the odds reflect the current opinion of NSB, i'll certainly put some money on parker. if whyte can trouble joshua, parker can take him out

Haven't voted because it depends on when the fight takes place. Can see why Joshua is favoured but the poll results along with the posts in this thread makes you think Joshua is facing a Manchester United hooligan who just started boxing a year ago. Think Parker and can still improve a lot, fan of both fighters hope both do well.

Right now gotta go with Joshua - Bigger, taller man with better timing. Throws the straighter shots. Probably hits harder too. Parker has a beard, fast hands & some good pop himself though so you can't rule his chances out. Its not as if AJ isn't there to be hit himself and for me there are question marks on his chin. We've seen him hit twice and both times he didn't react too well. Which was the second time?

Seems like everyone is favoring Joshua

I'm a Parker fan, but realistically he doesn't beat Joshua if they fight right now. Too defensively flawed, too sloppy in too many areas. Ironic, since he has the best win on both men's resume, so is technically the more proven fighter, but the things which Takam exposed would get mercilessly exploited by Joshua. It probably wouldn't be an early blowout; I think Joshua would have enough respect for Parker's speed and power not to just walk him down like a bum. But I do see Parker getting repeatedly timed and countered and eventually going down from the damage. Parker and his team need to take the Takam fight as a massive wakeup call and go to work on holing up his weak points immediately. They can start by eliminating that amateurish flaw of pulling straight back with his chin in the air. I can't believe that hasn't been fixed yet. Then test him out against solid journeyman type guys like Duhaupas or fringe top tenners like Jennings. Parker's learning curve is all fcuked up at the moment.

Joshua but the real HW champion of the world schools both of them.

Parkers defence is terrible and that spells disaster for him. Takam was landing big shots with alarming regularity. AJ is gonna detonate a bomb on that chin and end the fight early imo.

Parker's resume just got a big tick - with a quality win that Joshua hasn't come near yet. Joshua has a title and is the definite flavour of the month right now, huge support. There will be heaps of discussion by the time these two fight - bring it on.