Comments Thread For: Haye: Zhang Has Huge Weight Advantage Over Parker and Is the Heavyweight to Avoid

[VislorTurlough]

Slightly favor Zhang but Parker has proven me wrong before. Very close fight on paper

[STREET CLEANER]

Wilder didn't do anything, because Parker prevented all his actions. 99 % of guys here predicted Wilder to win by a Ko.

Parker deserves all the credit.

He does deserve credit, I was one that said that he would be KOed. He came with a plan and executed while Wilder just waited around to land one punch. But still when Wilder went after him things got more interesting...

[BlackRobb]

Emperor Zhang will start slow,then walk Joe down by the 7th or 8th. Parker isn't a volume guy who presses, so Zhang won't be tired.

[Oldskoolg]

“Avoid”? This is the ultimate problem with the sport of boxing. This mindset of avoiding strong challenges. The “if the money is right” mentality

[rubbish_calzaghe]

Slightly off topic, but Parker has lost more than twice hasn't he? Also, go Joe!

[SteveM]

Exactly this. Wilder barely did anything that fight so it is hard to really gauge how Parker will do. Zhang has a good beard so I think we can rule out a KO there. Parkers best bet is to move in and out all night and hope he gets a UD>

People saying Parker's biggest win came against Wilder are way off the mark. His biggest name win came over Wilder - that's a big difference. Wilder was horrendous in the Parker fight. He was hesitant to throw and (or because) his timing was off.

I don't know if anyone else noticed but Andy Lee was over the top in his between rounds pep talk saying things like "see I told you it's not that difficult" (I'm paraphrasing). To me this doesn't suggest that Parker has a natural confidence in his own abilities and I wonder where his confidence will be when he gets touched and feels the power.

[SteveM]

Slightly off topic, but Parker has lost more than twice hasn't he? Also, go Joe!

off top of my head he has lost to Joshua, Whyte and Joyce - and some say he should have lost to Ruiz

[Roberto Vasquez]

Parker beat Wilder and Ruiz. Zhang beat Joyce. Zhang is old too. I have to go for Parker. So disciplined last time out.

Also Joe Joyce is very unique - no one had trouble hitting him ever. Stopping him was the problem.

[N/A]

Zhang looks fine for a man of 132 kg. of such height. But being 20 kilos over the opponent doesn't always mean much in heavyweights (even if you go outside boxing, but in some weights-related sports) and in his case could be the biggest problem, because he is 41 and never had some good cardio, while Parker moves good and without being the greatest gas tanks, he is superior to Zhang in that aspect.

[Slimpack]

Parker has lots of advantages here. He is younger and the most active boxer of the two. His smaller weight should also allow him to dance round Zhang all night. Once Zhang become tired, he can then go for the kill.