Comments Thread For: Joseph Parker Building His Power For Tupou Clash

[yoz]

This guy's the real deal. I'll be the first to say, Parker is the best HW prospect out there right now. He punches harder and is more explosive than Anthony Joshua and he throws his combinations much better.

Absolutely. He's had rounds, too.

[Fury4daWIN]

Parker is very promising and very entertaining, but he really shouldnīt be putting much more muscle on. His best weapon is his speed - Iīd say heīs the fastest top 20 HW - and he shouldnīt compromise that. He has plenty of pop behind his punches already.

Aye, he certainly shouldn't try to bulk up to Joshua-esque levels. That bodytype is notorious for gassing and burning up way too much energy in the ring. But from what I understand of the article it's not so much that he's bulking up as leaning down through simple compound bodyweight exercises. That can only benefit him, IMO, the way it's benefitted countless boxers in the past going back to Dempsey's day.

[Slowhand]

Aye, he certainly shouldn't try to bulk up to Joshua-esque levels. That bodytype is notorious for gassing and burning up way too much energy in the ring. But from what I understand of the article it's not so much that he's bulking up as leaning down through simple compound bodyweight exercises. That can only benefit him, IMO, the way it's benefitted countless boxers in the past going back to Dempsey's day.

Letīs hope you are right. And the kid is just 23 so heīll probably put on some muscle no matter what he does.

[Fury4daWIN]

Letīs hope you are right. And the kid is just 23 so heīll probably put on some muscle no matter what he does.

I think so long as he does everything old school and continues to work on improving his skills then he'll be fine.