I'm a fan of Joseph Parker but calling out Dillian Shyte? Come on JP

[JakeTheBoxer]

Parker should be first in the line for Usyk -Fury winner. The guy beat two guys the most of guys here expected him to lose against.

Oh, Wilder will KO Parker...oh Zhang will retire Parker...

Boxing "fans" are bitches..they want AJ to get the shot for some reason.

[MusoMeanderings]

Pay the man I say.

[dan-b]

Usyk and Fury are tied up, with Joshua hoping to fight the winner. Hrgovic is facing Dubois. Sanchez is fighting Kabayel. He's beaten Zhang and Wilder, so that only leaves Jared Anderson in the TBRB top 10 (pictured) as a realistic option and there's no real clamour for it. Whyte is a "name" opponent, so makes sense.

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[Atypicalbrit]

Parker should be first in the line for Usyk -Fury winner. The guy beat two guys the most of guys here expected him to lose against.

Oh, Wilder will KO Parker...oh Zhang will retire Parker...

Boxing "fans" are bitches..they want AJ to get the shot for some reason.

Say Fury manages to beat Usyk, even if Fury and Parker fight Parker has realistically no chance due to Fury's psychological ownership of him.

Parker vs Usyk would be interesting

If Usyk wins then him v Parker is the better fight, if Fury wins its him vs Joshua.

[Toffee]

Usyk is the number 1 heavyweight.

Who's number 2? AJ or Parker

It's definatley not Fury he just lost to a novice MMA fighter and his last win was Chisora in 2022.

Parker has like 5 wins since 2022 and his last two were both top 10s.

Ok let's say because fury has a belt he's obligitary top 3,so you have Usyk, AJ and Fury

Parker is top 4 at WORST, oh yes he is, who is above him?

He's 5th at worst behind Hrgovic. He's 4th at best ahead of Hrgovic.

The division is pretty well organised at present. Guys are fighting each other and establishing an order to things.

The top 10 can be pathetic at times. Fighters like Parker drifted down the order for actually fighting and losing while guys like Ortiz, Anderson, Sanchez held onto rankings through lack of meaningful activity.

Sanchez v Kabayel is a huge fight in terms of every top 10 heavyweight having a legitimate reason to be there.

Then all we need is Anderson to actually fight someone to justify his ranking.

[JakeTheBoxer]

Then all we need is Anderson to actually fight someone to justify his ranking.

He went life and death with late replacement Martin. I think his handlers will be very picky about his future opponents.

maybe he should fight Sanchez - Kabayel winner.

[Toffee]

He went life and death with late replacement Martin. I think his handlers will be very picky about his future opponents.

maybe he should fight Sanchez - Kabayel winner.

He definitely should.

He definitely won't.

[Atypicalbrit]

Anderson is already talking about wanting to retire as early as possible, that tells me all I need to know about him, it doesn't matter if you have talent, if you have a shortcut mentality then you aren't making it.

Sadly with boxing politics he will likely get an easy vacant title shot, likely with the WBC when the usyk/fury winner retires as they are always desperate to have an American heavyweight champion so he will probably get the call to face a Journeyman for the belt.

[MusoMeanderings]

Anderson is already talking about wanting to retire as early as possible, that tells me all I need to know about him, it doesn't matter if you have talent, if you have a shortcut mentality then you aren't making it.

100%.

I imagine he'd implode even harder with nothing to do, look at all the crazy chit he's pulling off now.

[Willow The Wisp]

You can't "avenge" a loss 6 years after the fact against a guy who has been on the slide for the past 3-4 years, it's pointless at this stage.

JP is a top 3 heavyweight, maybe top 2.

Where does Whyte rank?

Not in the top 20

Everyone KNOWS Parker will win easily which is why it's pointless, who wants to see a fight where the result is 99% certain going into it.

Parker by uppercut KO, there you go.

Of course Dillian Whyte is top 20. Follow the sport BEFORE drawing conclusions.
He is currently ranked number 10 (BoxRec) or 16 (Me), of the 2,655 professionals among combat sports most elite heavyweights.

Sky high, and he has earned every rung on the ladder.

Whyte is 30-3-0 (20). A superb record.

He has lost only to Joshua, Povetkin and Fury in a 13 year career. The Joshua fight was very close, and he fully avenged Povetkin. Only Fury has mastered him.

The two have been and remain today in the same bracket, below only Fury, Wilder, Joshua and Usyk in this era, and their respective body of work is about equal.

The only substantial difference between Parker and Whyte is that when they last met, Whyte won.
Why wouldn't Parker want to make that right, IF he can.

Its a 50/50 fight.