Comments Thread For: Joseph Parker Batters Faiga Opelu, Scores 1st Round Technical Knockout

[Toffee]

He wasn't afraid of Joyce when most everyone else was and there was nothing handicapped about his performance in that fight either.

He wasn't afraid of Joshua but if you go back to that fight you'll see the fear in AJ's eyes that was a precursor to him getting sparked by Ruiz.

He wasn't afraid of Whyte who's too scared to even mention his name or call for a rematch.
He wasn't afraid of Ruiz or Takam or Chisora.

So did that mean all those fights were handicapped because he was unafraid ?

GTFOH...more people are afraid of Parker than he is of others and if they weren't they'd be calling him out, but no one is.

Why is that ?

When people talk about fighters being afraid, it generally means that they're the sort of person who gets afraid.

Fighters aren't afraid of anyone in a ring. They just matchmake and consider risk and reward.

[STREET CLEANER]

Saying he cannot box for a full 12 rounds is a weird take - considering one of the biggest criticisms of Parker is that he goes 12 too often.

He goes 12 by holding on excessively after the 6th round. He looks good in the beginning and then he starts his John Ruiz impression.

[Sid-Knee]

Parker was the hardest fight for AJ before he got kod. Parker was destroyed by JJ that was tkod by zhang...Imagine Zhang vs AJ lol

Wlad, Whyte and Povetkin put up much better efforts than Parker did. Parker just disengaged and looked to survive. AJ wasn't challenged for a moment and breezed through.

Joyce fought a different Parker to the one AJ beat. Parker was prime and undefeated against AJ. Not so much with Joyce.

AJ's style wouldn't be suited to Zhang. AJ can move in and out unlike Joyce. It would be one sided until Zhang wouldn't be able to take the punches any more. Add in Zhang's terrible stamina, and it's a recipe for a beating.

However, triangular theories don't work. It never has worked like that.

[Sid-Knee]

He wasn't afraid of Joyce when most everyone else was and there was nothing handicapped about his performance in that fight either.

He wasn't afraid of Joshua but if you go back to that fight you'll see the fear in AJ's eyes that was a precursor to him getting sparked by Ruiz.

He wasn't afraid of Whyte who's too scared to even mention his name or call for a rematch.
He wasn't afraid of Ruiz or Takam or Chisora.

So did that mean all those fights were handicapped because he was unafraid ?

GTFOH...more people are afraid of Parker than he is of others and if they weren't they'd be calling him out, but no one is.

Why is that ?

Parker was frightened of AJ for the full 12 rounds which is why he disengaged. That was a breeze for AJ. He dominated without getting out of first gear. Anyone thinking it was the other way round is clearly someone with their faculties not at full strength.

[Sid-Knee]

Saying he cannot box for a full 12 rounds is a weird take - considering one of the biggest criticisms of Parker is that he goes 12 too often.

He means Parker can't keep a steady pace with his activity for 12 rounds as he clearly has problems with stamina and maybe in the mental department.

[Slicc]

This is the fighting style I've been wanting to see from Parker. Technically sound, but aggressive enough to close the show. I feel he was a bit hesitant against AJ and, and got himself knocked out throwing caution to the wind against Joyce. I wanna see how this more balanced style works against high-tier heavyweights.

[Joseph_parker]

So many haters lol. New trainer now, out with the old, in with the new. Those English fighters better be careful.

[KillaCamNZ]

He goes 12 by holding on excessively after the 6th round. He looks good in the beginning and then he starts his John Ruiz impression.

He means Parker can't keep a steady pace with his activity for 12 rounds as he clearly has problems with stamina and maybe in the mental department.

But that isn't the reality.

In the first Chisora fight, he arguably took 6 of the last 7 rounds. He closed stronger in the back half of the Junior Fa fight. He took 4 of the last 6 in the second Chisora fight. He sparked Whyte in the 12th and Whyte was hanging on for dear life - after Whyte gave him a concussion via headbutt in the second. Since these fights, the only one he went deep in and didn't look flash was when the better boxer Joyce did the job.

Everyone's entitled to their opinion, but it doesn't mean they aren't talking absolute s**t.

[Sid-Knee]

But that isn't the reality.

In the first Chisora fight, he arguably took 6 of the last 7 rounds. He closed stronger in the back half of the Junior Fa fight. He took 4 of the last 6 in the second Chisora fight. He sparked Whyte in the 12th and Whyte was hanging on for dear life - after Whyte gave him a concussion via headbutt in the second. Since these fights, the only one he went deep in and didn't look flash was when the better boxer Joyce did the job.

Everyone's entitled to their opinion, but it doesn't mean they aren't talking absolute s**t.

Chisora was pretty much shot in the second fight. It's easy when you've got an opponent in that kind of condition. But in the first fight, Chisora clearly won and knocked Parker down only to get robbed of the decision.

Fa is a nobody who didn't make Parker work. It was a much lower tempo than any of the others would put him through.

Whyte is another example of Parker shutting down and not working. Whyte dominated the fight until he gassed out in the last 2 rounds where he allowed Parker to crawl some points back. But it was still a clear loss by 5 points on my card. The only reason Parker had plenty in the tank at that point was due to not doing anything for the rest of the fight. But he still couldn't get Whyte out of there.

Parker hurt a gassed Whyte, but he didn't spark him. If that was the case he would have Whyte in his win column.

Where did Whyte give him a concussion? Why has this lie been allowed to gather pace where no evidence has been put forward to support it? At no point did Parker behave like he had a concussion. If he did, show me please? You can't just make things up to suit.

[KillaCamNZ]

Chisora was pretty much shot in the second fight. It's easy when you've got an opponent in that kind of condition. But in the first fight, Chisora clearly won and knocked Parker down only to get robbed of the decision.

Fa is a nobody who didn't make Parker work. It was a much lower tempo than any of the others would put him through.

Whyte is another example of Parker shutting down and not working. Whyte dominated the fight until he gassed out in the last 2 rounds where he allowed Parker to crawl some points back. But it was still a clear loss by 5 points on my card. The only reason Parker had plenty in the tank at that point was due to not doing anything for the rest of the fight. But he still couldn't get Whyte out of there.

Parker hurt a gassed Whyte, but he didn't spark him. If that was the case he would have Whyte in his win column.

Where did Whyte give him a concussion? Why has this lie been allowed to gather pace where no evidence has been put forward to support it? At no point did Parker behave like he had a concussion. If he did, show me please? You can't just make things up to suit.

You do realize absolutely none of this disputes the point, right? Someone claimed Parker can't go 12, I disagreed, you jumped in, I laid out why I disagreed..and now you're talking about things that have nothing to do with it.

"Oh but Chisora was shot!". "But Fa didn't make Parker work!". Keep moving the goalposts - I'm sure you'll settle on something soon.

Now, since you're really digging a hole about concussion in the Whyte fight - Parker himself spoke about the concussion and the effects of it back in August 2018:

Parker revealed to the Herald yesterday the extent of the concussion injury in the second round caused by the illegal headbutt from Whyte which put him on the canvas at London's O2 Arena.

The 26-year-old New Zealander didn't look himself in the ring as he struggled to recover.

"Yesterday was the first day I haven't had thumping headaches but I had an MRI scan and the doctor said there were no blood clots or any injuries," Parker said.

"There was one part of the fight when I said to myself to throw the right and the left hook which I did, but I felt like I was punching in slow motion and I thought 'what the hell's happening here'?"

On top of that, multiple people around Parker have spoken about and confirmed he was concussed. I might add to that - you diagnosing whether or not he had a concussion from your couch, is about as useful as what you've contributed here.

You've got two choices here dude - double down with whatever you can scramble together, which based on what you've said so far, is irrelevant. Or, take it on the chin (and hope you don't get concussed, because you won't know what it is).