Comments Thread For: Joseph Parker: Martin Was Not Mentally Prepared For Joshua

[petero]

Martin was very smart to challenge Joshua.
He made life changing money for himself and his family. Boxing is a business.

[aboutfkntime]

Martin was not mentally prepared lol..he wasn't physically prepared either...

But the exact same thing would have likely happened to Glazkov.

...that's what happens when you win a title based off a leg trip.

That's what happens when a sanctioning body ranks prospects as contenders.

IF Parker fought Joshua next, and sparked him out..... Parker would be the IBF's 5th heavyweight champion in a space of just over 6 months.

[aboutfkntime]

Parker is right on the money, Martin was overwhelmed by the event. He isn't as good as many thought, but he's better than bum status... somewhere in between. But we still won't know for another couple fights if he's anything.

Parker vs AJ would be a he!!uva entertaining fight though. Takam though will be a tough one. It took Povetkin like 8-10 rounds to finally beat him down.

Let the record show.....

The IBF champion, was better than a bum SMH

[PhillyBox11]

People putting lots of crazy numbers out but I heard from a reliable source that Martin's purse was 1 million. Still not bad. Don think he'd make that for anyone else except other champions

[PunchyPotorff]

People putting lots of crazy numbers out but I heard from a reliable source that Martin's purse was 1 million. Still not bad. Don think he'd make that for anyone else except other champions

I read somewhere both got 5 mil.

[Cuban Linx]

He was never going to be prepared for that fight...

Martin fought to a draw with a guy that had a 6-12 record... This guy is not quality.

[removed]

Nobody knows how much Martin earned, but most people estimate it at around 2.5 million pounds. Not bad for a few minutes work.

[kavi521]

This wasn't really a career ending defeat. He's not that old for a HW. £3 million isn't that much when you think about it. A fancy house and car, some luxury items and poof....gone.

Yeah after tax it's not great but I can not see him fighting for little money now. No one will pay him even 6 digits.

He should definitely fight on as it was not the worst defeat in the world.