If Usyk ducks Parker, that makes Parker the real world champ.

[NihonJim]

Parker will have the WBO meaning the status of THE heavyweight championship will be disputed, and you won't be able to put Usyk above the man he ducked.

[famicommander]

Parker deserves a shot but that's not at all how this works.

To be the man, you gotta beat the man. The only way someone else becomes champion is if Usyk loses or retires.

[daggum]

Parker deserves a shot but that's not at all how this works.

To be the man, you gotta beat the man. The only way someone else becomes champion is if Usyk loses or retires.

i disagree. you can also lose by forfeit. like when canelo forfeited his balls to avoid benavidez. anyone calling him the "man" is making a laughable claim

[Toffee]

He won't duck Parker. It's completely the wrong use of the word.

I can well see him choosing not to fight him because no-one will put up decent money for the fight and he has better options.

[TheProudLunatic]

Why would he duck Parker ???

[RingoKid]

Why would he duck Parker ???

For the same reason Sniffles did and the same reason AJ ducked a rematch and Fury made him his BFF so he wouldn't have to fight him.

Cosh they're not confident they could beat him...

[TheProudLunatic]

For the same reason Sniffles did and the same reason AJ ducked a rematch and Fury made him his BFF so he wouldn't have to fight him.

Cosh they're not confident they could beat him...

Usyk fought 3 guys that would rank tougher than Parker.
Multiple times

I can't believe this thread exists

[Toffee]

For the same reason Sniffles did and the same reason AJ ducked a rematch and Fury made him his BFF so he wouldn't have to fight him.

Cosh they're not confident they could beat him...

AJ 'ducked' for mandatories. Dubois 'ducked' to fight the best fighter in the world.

Fury befriended Parker back when he was no longer being talked about as a top level opponent.

No ducks there. Just no-one needing Parker as an opponent.

Joshua could probably do with a Parker fight now. Will it be a duck if Parker doesn't fight him and instead pursues Usyk?

[M312]

Parker was knocked down and beaten by Chisora, destroyed by Joyce, got the 'decision' v Zhang despite being on the floor multiple times.

He did beat 'Wilder', but didn't come close to knocking him out and that man is a shadow.

I don't really know why people say Parker deserves the shot anyway.
I think people have literally forgotten he's been beaten pillar to post recently because DDD pulled out their scheduled fight?

Not sure a single person on this website would even pick Parker to beat Kabayel. And Kabayels form is much better than Joseph's.

Parker should rematch Joyce, have a decider with Chisora or rematch Bakole with a proper camp.

Not sure he wins any of them.
100% knocked out by Kabayel within 6.

[NihonJim]

Parker was knocked down and beaten by Chisora, destroyed by Joyce, got the 'decision' v Zhang despite being on the floor multiple times.

He did beat 'Wilder', but didn't come close to knocking him out and that man is a shadow.

I don't really know why people say Parker deserves the shot anyway.
I think people have literally forgotten he's been beaten pillar to post recently because DDD pulled out their scheduled fight?

Not sure a single person on this website would even pick Parker to beat Kabayel. And Kabayels form is much better than Joseph's.

Parker should rematch Joyce, have a decider with Chisora or rematch Bakole with a proper camp.

Not sure he wins any of them.
100% knocked out by Kabayel within 6.

RingoKid