Hughie Fury sparring World's Strongest Man Eddie Hall while preparing for Parker

[keith_head]

What does Parker do that is stand out? He wins fights but I've seen no one exclaiming about his speed, power, skill, chin, jab, footwork, etc/

Very fast hand speed, good, tested chin (took some blows from Takam fine), good jab but he doesn't always use it, good combination puncher, good body puncher. His footwork is not exceptional but it's functional and his athleticism makes up for it. He does well when he has space to come forward and when he's pressing the fight. He also tends to do well against taller fighters where he can work the body more.

Weaknesses are defense, and he's not that great on the back foot. Pressure fighters seem to be able to expose him somewhat, and he doesn't really know what to do when someone gets on his chest.

Parker is a weird one really. I think at the moment he's quite underrated because he's looked bad against opposition that don't suit his style. I think he has a decent chance of beating the other champs. But I also think if you get someone fighting a solid pressure fight at a slightly higher level than Ruiz, Parker won't be able to deal with it. So maybe someone like Jarrell Miller.

[Big Ukrainian]

Very fast hand speed, good, tested chin (took some blows from Takam fine), good jab but he doesn't always use it, good combination puncher, good body puncher. His footwork is not exceptional but it's functional and his athleticism makes up for it. He does well when he has space to come forward and when he's pressing the fight. He also tends to do well against taller fighters where he can work the body more.

Weaknesses are defense, and he's not that great on the back foot. Pressure fighters seem to be able to expose him somewhat, and he doesn't really know what to do when someone gets on his chest.

Parker is a weird one really. I think at the moment he's quite underrated because he's looked bad against opposition that don't suit his style. I think he has a decent chance of beating the other champs. But I also think if you get someone fighting a solid pressure fight at a slightly higher level than Ruiz, Parker won't be able to deal with it. So maybe someone like Jarrell Miller.

Very good post! I think Parker is solid all-around fighter but not an exceptional one in any given area.

[Jewish-Reptile]

Like that's the reason Fury won even if it was true.

Tyson Fury was a stylistic nightmare for Wlad, that was evident before the fight for anybody that really knows what they're looking at.

Just as Hughie will be all wrong for Parker and take his belt.

I guess we'll never know if Fluff would have beaten the geriatric twilight years Klitschko fairly without PED's.

[TheBigLug]

I guess we'll never know if Fluff would have beaten the geriatric twilight years Klitschko fairly without PED's.

The big slick gypsy beats any version of Wlad. Fury was coasting. He had about 50 levels to go up if he needed.

Hughie Fury will beat Parker without getting out of first gear.