Joseph Parker: People seeing what isn't there

[Earl-Hickey]

who the hell ever said Martin was any good?

Same people said broner was next fighter of the decade, bro

[Earl-Hickey]

I don't rate Parker but i'd still say beating Takam is better than any of Joshua's wins. Also, i'd be surprised if Joshua's next opponent is better than Parkers (Dimitrenko).

I would agree that Takam is the best win on paper if the two. But parker laboured and looked to have found his level in that fight. And Takam, he's ok but he was coming of being brutally ktfo in a toe to toe with povetkin, who even marco huck did a lot better against. So Takam is no world beater. And I'd expect joshua to beat him in a lot better fashion. If povetkin kod him joshua would pole axe him.

As for dimitrenko, he sucks. He's always ducked, he ducked when fat Eddie chambers schooled and dropped him like a sack of spuds and he still sucks. He'd be a 1-2 round job for Joshua as he doesn't even have a good chin

[1hourRun]

I don't rate Parker but i'd still say beating Takam is better than any of Joshua's wins. Also, i'd be surprised if Joshua's next opponent is better than Parkers (Dimitrenko).

Beat me to it...Parker has a better resume hahaha! but for real, Parker can actually throw a punch unlike Martin and has gone twelve rounds as a pro vs. top ten opposition ; I dont think Joshuas fans ever consider him going the full time limit. EVER.

[BoxingFan85]

What I honestly see in Parker is dedication and his willingness to make up a good fight.. Skills I will have to say he is improving still but he puts in a good combination, basically a punches in bunches guy.. Defense, average.. Gets hit with shots which he can avoid by improving his defense.. Parker is mainly focused on getting his combos in.. I noticed in Takam fight, he lost his jab mid way and also gassed a lot because of his work rate..
AJ is a specimen, the dude has power as good as any good HW and can afford to trade with guys like Parker who isn't a heavy puncher but a volume puncher.. People make too much about the Whyte left hook wobble.. Well you get hurt with punches you don't see coming.. AJ is honing his faints, getting his double jabs working and playing a patient game as we saw in Breazeale fight.. Parker needs more than punch in a bunch to fend off AJ, else he will eat jabs all night long.. Parker lacks height and reach over most top 5 HWs and that's a disadvantage if the other guy knows how to jab and move out of range..
Resume wise you have got to say Parker > AJ, but when they fight AJ will KO Parker within 8-10

[boliodogs]

This reminds me of the Charles Martin situation again.

Nobody will admit it now (they never do after the fact) but people were going on about charles Martin having all these "skills" and that he could punch and his southpaw stance was nightmarish etc (note : SOME people)

And I was like nah I've seen every one of his fights and Joshua is going to smash him up he just doesn't have anything to offer.

It's the same with Joseph parker.

Don't get me wrong joshua is very beatable, but it's not going to be parker and anyone who's seen him fight should realize that.

I think once again it's a case of people seeing these phantom skills that mean these guys must be feared. Parker has looked average repeatedly at middling level and hasn't gotten any better since beating botha like 3 years ago. He's found his level.

Joshua's level is way north of parker's and he's been improving.

If you picked Joshua to beat Martin it's nothing to brag about. Damn near everybody on here thought Joshua would KO Martin. Joshua was a huge betting favorite. I don't remember you saying Joshua would win. I think you picked Martin to beat Joshua because he was a slick black American from the mean streets of some where. Nobody I have read on here is picking Parker to beat Joshua. Parker is the best heavyweight in New Zealand and that means next to nothing. Don't act like a great fight predictor because you are picking Joshua to beat Parker. No ****, Sherlock! Everybody already knows Joshua will beat Parker. Joshua is my pick as the best heavyweight fighting today. I pick him to KO Wilder if that fight happens.

[juggernaut666]

who the hell ever said Martin was any good?

ALL the Furies picked Martin to k.o Joshua based on his SLICK style and ACTUAL boxing abilities as opposed to Joshuas stiff robot movements that i have yet to see .....

I also recall many posters questioning if Joshua was ready for such a fighter like Martin ! After Joshua defeats Parker easily you will then see the same posters break down his weaknesses and discredit him to detract from Joshua , you can expect this for ten years ,an AJ loss is not going to be common and Wlad is the best option to make that happen , Joshua detractors are in for a long wait ,Fury , Wilder , Povetkin , Haye , Ortiz are not on his level either ....

[boliodogs]

I am wondering why you are writing a post using proper English and correct spelling today. Most of the time you go out of your way to use the worst possible English and spelling. Why are you such a fake phony person?

[BrometheusBob.]

This reminds me of the Charles Martin situation again.

Nobody will admit it now (they never do after the fact) but people were going on about charles Martin having all these "skills" and that he could punch and his southpaw stance was nightmarish etc (note : SOME people)

And I was like nah I've seen every one of his fights and Joshua is going to smash him up he just doesn't have anything to offer.

It's the same with Joseph parker.

Don't get me wrong joshua is very beatable, but it's not going to be parker and anyone who's seen him fight should realize that.

I think once again it's a case of people seeing these phantom skills that mean these guys must be feared. Parker has looked average repeatedly at middling level and hasn't gotten any better since beating botha like 3 years ago. He's found his level.

Joshua's level is way north of parker's and he's been improving.

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