Comments Thread For: Martin Bakole weighs in at a hefty 310lbs for his battle with Joseph Parker

[JonDP]

That's a big boy. And he doesn't look as fat as people like Fury or Andy Ruiz do.

[Correction] That's a picture from 2019. He's gotta be looking quite fat right about now.

[Zonkmeister]

I really respect Bakole for taking on this high-profile fight without a proper training camp.

Parker's probably counting on weathering the storm, as he did with Zhang, and then outboxing Bakole once he gets winded (which is a possibility in this case).

But otherwise, it's a really interesting fight with lots of unknown. I like Parker, but I'm gonna be rooting for Bakole anyway.

[4truth]

That's a big boy. And he doesn't look as fat as people like Fury or Andy Ruiz do.

[Correction] That's a picture from 2019. He's gotta be looking quite fat right about now.

I was going to say the same thing, I didn't realize it was an old picture either.

[BirdSong]

i hope martin doesnt get injured doing this its a bit of a stunt or a risk i wonder what turki offer cash wise was to him???? hhhmmm hes a legend if he pulls it off tho lol

[4truth]

This could devolve into one seriously ugly 12 round slog. Both men career highs in weight and by quite a bit.

[Left Hook Louie]

i hope martin doesnt get injured doing this its a bit of a stunt or a risk i wonder what turki offer cash wise was to him???? hhhmmm hes a legend if he pulls it off tho lol

If he does manage to pull it off AND it's a dramatic fight (for whatever reason), Parker and Bakole may have carved themselves up enough notoriety to have a rematch, and then the trilogy rubber match. While the ultimate undisputed (or even title-holder) status will likely elude both of them, they can make lots of $$$ with each other over the next 18 months. Enough to retire rich, fat (the both of them, apparently), and happy.

[vitruvian]

Well we know this fight has about a 2% chance of going the distance and not just because of them both being power punchers but you have close to 600 pounds circling each other and they'll both tire and extremely fast punching on one another. I can't see this going further than six if that. Bakole going to take Parker out if he doesn't fall over from dragging that 310 pounds around the ring for two rounds.

[Boro]

I dont think him coming in that heavy means he should be automatically written off. Hes a big guy with a big frame.

He's not though, he debuted at 230, he's just let himself go and in his recent interview he looks like he's been attacked by bees and had an allergic reaction.

Ruiz got clowned for coming in at 280 against Joshua but he debuted at 297...

[RigosPressureCooker]

he looks like he's been attacked by bees and had an allergic reaction.

I think he broke into their beehive and ate all the honey, that's why they attacked him.

[crimsonfalcon07]

Gonna be very interesting for the first 5-6 rounds.