Comments Thread For: Daniel Dubois promises demolition job of Joseph Parker

[hugh grant]

Unlikely. Dubois looks good against slow guys. Parker is not slow or clumsy.

You arent wrong but i feel if i bet against DDD and DDD wins, i will be kicking myself with DDD haven been underdog and won last 2 fights. Also Zhang nearly had Parker out and if Zhang didnt have stamina problems Zhang could have did it, im not sure durabilty of Parker now against sustained assault that DDD can bring. Not sure Parker can keep DDD off of him.
Short of DDDs face caving in or running out of gas, i see DDD taking this. But i can see why anyone would pick Parker he has improved considerably.

[SteveM]

You can discount the Wilder fight, Wilder is a shell of his former self. Parker had a lot of trouble with Zhang and essentially fighting someone 8/9 years older than himself who gases badly allowed him to get to the finish line. He needed smarts to do it though. But against Dubois he's fighting someone younger who won't gas. My only doubt with Dubois would be if some part of his body gives out but he's gone three fights now and got lumped some in all of them with no adverse consequences so I'm more inclined to believe his body will hold out than fail him. Parker took tremendous punishment in the Joyce fight and a fair bit in the Zhang fight. He's nowhere near shot but he is closer to it than Dubois who has been canny in his losses.
IMO this is 70/30 for Dubois meaning he should be -350 or so in the betting. bookies have him at -225 so I see some value there. He's only -125 for a KO so clearly the bookies massively favour a Dubois victory by stoppage.

[crimsonfalcon07]

Has Dubois learned head movement? I'll be interested to see what gameplan Andy Lee brings to this one. Let's not forget Parker had the flu vs Joyce. If he's 100%, I'll take the odds on Parker to top DDD by decision or late stoppage via quit job.

[MastaBlasta]

I'm taking DDD, but there are ways Parker can score an upset. DDD needs to be in battle-form, like the Miller fight. Able to take some yet keep the pressure on with tremendous stamina and aggression. Stamina and defense are important, Parker will try to counter. He will try to catch DDD not expecting a big punch. If he succeeds he may turn the tide successfully. If he does not, DDD will beat him into submission. DDD has to be careful of the surprise counters though, as long as Parker is able.

Parker will need to be in his best shape to withstand the storm that will come. If he is not in top form he will be in trouble. He needs to be at his sharpest to successfully counter and remain strong in a long fight. I don't think he will make it but he has a fair chance with his skills and endurance. He has to prepare for a long fight and be able to hold up to a possible pounding. It's a good fight!

[Yaconcha]

Parker by points or late stoppage. Dubois is chit and getting waaaay to ahead of himself, not too dissimilar to that fat facker…..Andy Ruiz!

[ELPacman]

I wouldn't mind to see this. Parker has been a thorn in the division if you ask me. He's winning, but not entirely impressively. In terms of excitement and what you want from heavyweights, he doesn't really have it. DDD on the other hand... people said he was channeling a Mike Tysonesque performance when he KO'd AJ. I don't think is was the exact same wild madness of Mike, but the shorts counted for something and he did get the KO. He showed a no fear to go right at AJ whose a big puncher himself and take him out in impressive fashion.