Comments Thread For: Joseph Parker-Fabio Wardley weigh-in: Parker outweighs Wardley by 20 pounds

[Left Hook Louie]

Anyone know of a YouTube watchalong show for this one? My budget won't allow for the PPV but Sean Zittel, True Geordie, or (if I have to) ShowBizz the Adult doing a live blow by blow will suffice until I can see the replay on DAZN.

[Smash]

Parker wins by mid round KO, this is a step too far for Wardley.

Good to see Mitchell Smith on the undercard, it’ll be interesting to see how much he has left.

looks like hes fought twice in 3 years against terrible opponents and yet is fighting for the wbo euro light title lol

i dont get it the belt must be really terrible

[STREET CLEANER]

Sounds like there is going to be a lot of holding in this fight.

[Oregonian]

Yeah, this worries me for Parker. Either they truly have zero respect for anything Wardley brings to the party and are sure that Parker can handle anything coming back at him and intend to end this in the distance, or Parker is believing his own press clippings because he looks very "blah" to me.

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Agreed 100%. If anything, Wardley's team fighting off the back foot to take this fight into the later rounds will favor them. I don't know, I smell an upset coming but Wardley's lack of experience will probably be his undoing.

[Monty Fisto]

Wardley did not look good against Justis Huni. He does have KO power, but unless Parker is suddenly shot -- and I don't think he is -- this should be a win for Parker.

[TintaBoricua]

I didn’t realize they were charging $59.99 for this lol.

Garbage.

I can’t anymore. I’ve tried to give them the benefit of the doubt at every turn, but I can’t anymore. DAZN is losing MILLIONS (as Thomas Hauser referenced in an article he wrote). DAZN is nearly more than twice as expensive annually than say Prime video or Netflix and yet that’s BEFORE PPV.

The only reason to have it at this point is strictly to watch fights live, but their fight highlight uploads are so quick these days that there’s no absolute reason to run and purchase them unless you are a huge fan of one of the fighters or the match-up. I can’t imagine how painful these prices are for the average Joe.

[PRINCEKOOL]

I am not sure why Joseph Parker and his team 'have been tactically coming in unnecessarily heavy in all of his recent fights. It does not really maximize Parker's best attributes which are his solid boxing fundamentals, solid speed and movement. Combined with durability'.

Note: Joseph Parker has a good level of punching power, but? He has never been a devastating power puncher 'his knockout of Bakole, or knockdown was greatly influenced by Martin Bakole being grossly out of condition. Martin Bakole took the fight at a few days notice, and actually? Was making the fight competitive until he as decked. The reason why Billy Nelson pulled Bakole out of the fight, was because they were never there to win. Bakole had gave a solid account of himself, and saved the show. Soon as Parker decked him, it was time to go home'.

Martin Bakole was grossly out of condition, and even still? Joseph Parker in reality, was unable to laser him out 'you could see the frustration from Martin Bakole when he was knocked down'.

Joseph Parker is the more skilled fighter, in this fight 'and he really should make his fight against Fabio Wardley a systematic straight forward win. Parker has all the ability, to produce a performance like Justis Huni but without being decked or knocked out'.

But Parker and his team, in preparation for this fight 'have in my opinion, potentially given the less skilled fighter in Fabio Wardley a greater chance of winning. 260 + pounds is a unnecessary weight for Parker, even if he has meticulously used body building tactics to hit this mark. I don't think he carries that kind of mass super well. And this is evident from his last performance vs Martin Bakole'.

Martin Bakole could hardly move, but even still? He was able to find Joseph Parker during the fight 'Parker was durable, and showed his solid boxing fundamentals but apart from that on detailed analysis of his performance. It is a completely overrated win'.

To conclude: Fabio Wardly most likely knows that he is not on the level of Joseph Parker 'in terms of skill for skill boxing. Therefore his route to the win, is going to be determined by his general conditioning and power. Staying in the fight, and when the opportunity arising landing his power. That is it'.

Joseph Parker looks to be supporting the stylistic fight, which gives Fabio Wardley a greater chance of winning 'Joseph Parker still may win, but I just think his team have tactically chosen the wrong tactics. At this stage in Joseph Parker's career, he just needs to get the win and maintain his high positioning in the game. Going out there and suddenly attempting to smash fighters up like David Tua, may potentially back fire'.

I would be content if ether fighter won 'because for differing reasons they have both put a lot on the line in this fight. But all the pressure is on Joseph Parker, he has more to lose and a lost is more catastrophic to his career. Fabio Wardley has more the gain from winning, and even if he loses his resume can be boasted if he is able to push Parker in a close fight' etc.

[pollywog]

Samoans are naturally big boned and thick with it.

Parker to the eye looks more natural as opposed to overtrained and underweight.

This is who Kronk Oilskin is these days.