Joshua vs Parker is a 50/50 fight. Real Talk.

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There's a misconception in terms of power. Did Hagler or Leonard have to hit as hard as Hearns to knock him out? Did Ali have to hit as hard as Foreman? Did Holyfield have to hit as hard as Tyson?


the point is this, Parker doesn't have to punch as hard as Joshua. Parker just has to punch as hard as Dillian Whyte, because that's the threshold of Joshua's chin.

Wlad had him out for 5 rounds. he was gone. that much power is overkill. If Parker has enough power to rock Joshua, he can TKO him late.

I would say their power to each others chin ratio is about equal because Parker has a rock solid chin with a very good defense. He rarely gets hit flush. Watch the Fury, Takam and Ruiz fights. People talk about Parker being timid but they dont speak of his defense. He won those fights without taking any damage.





Parker has better defense. Enough power to KO Joshua. and better stamina.


He could play spoiler.

[juggernaut666]

"with a very good defense. He rarely gets hit FLUSH "

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I think Joshua can be knocked out on stamina alone, if that makes any sense. If someone is able to fight him at a busy pace, not take too much damage you could literally put his gassed up ar5e on the canvas mid to late rounds.

I can see Parker being able to do that, but only if he is at his very best and Joshua is say 5% off. This fight has the potential not be as big a mismatch as everyone says.

[Irish Jet]

I think Joshua can be knocked out on stamina alone, if that makes any sense. If someone is able to fight him at a busy pace, not take too much damage you could literally put his gassed up ar5e on the canvas mid to late rounds.

I can see Parker being able to do that, but only if he is at his very best and Joshua is say 5% off. This fight has the potential not be as big a mismatch as everyone says.

Agreed.

Joshua always looks uncomfortable in later rounds. He was one half decent shot from defeat against Wlad. It's why I think prime Fury would beat him relatively easily because he never really slows down.

Parker needs to get out of the early rounds without getting too much damage. If he does then I'd agree it's a 50:50 fight. Easier said than done - Joshua is as dangerous as they come.

[NakiFan]

Joshua shouldn't be underrated, he can hurt anyone with anything he lands clean, Takam took very few clean shots from Joshua but when he did, he was visably hurt. Takam and Joe went to war and neither could really hurt the other. I also am concerned because I think Joshua @240lb is considerably better than Joshua @250+

I see Joe having a real chance in this one but he must mind his temperament and really stick to boxing and moving for the first several rounds. IF Joshua slows down in the second half, Joe has a good chance, if he doesn't I see joe losing a decision.

Joshua has gone from being massivley overrated pre takam to actually underrated now, he IS the best current heavyweight out there and thats what Joe will become if he wins this.

[Quiksilva]

Would be a very intriguing match up if they come to a bout. I hope the fight gets made and we see it early next year.

My guess Joshua would be the clear favorite going in, I'm leaning towards it too maybe a 60/40 in favor of Joshua.

But I'm not doubting Parker and I think this fight won't just be a walk in the park for Joshua - this is heavyweight boxing and anything can happen.

[Deus]

There's a misconception in terms of power. Did Hagler or Leonard have to hit as hard as Hearns to knock him out? Did Ali have to hit as hard as Foreman? Did Holyfield have to hit as hard as Tyson?


the point is this, Parker doesn't have to punch as hard as Joshua. Parker just has to punch as hard as Dillian Whyte, because that's the threshold of Joshua's chin.

Wlad had him out for 5 rounds. he was gone. that much power is overkill. If Parker has enough power to rock Joshua, he can TKO him late.

I would say their power to each others chin ratio is about equal because Parker has a rock solid chin with a very good defense. He rarely gets hit flush. Watch the Fury, Takam and Ruiz fights. People talk about Parker being timid but they dont speak of his defense. He won those fights without taking any damage.





Parker has better defense. Enough power to KO Joshua. and better stamina.


He could play spoiler.

Don't quite think it's a 50-50 fight, but do think it's competitive. Kinda feel like you've undersold Joshua here and oversold Parker, for a few reasons:

Parker has to hit harder than Dylian Whyte because although Whyte wobbled Joshua he didn't do enough damage to put him to the floor. If Parker can do that then yes he can TKO Joshua in later rounds.

I really don't get how Parker has better defence than Joshua either... he gets hit a fair amount. In fact Compubox will tell you that Takam landed on Parker at a higher ratio than he landed on Joshua. Overall in Joshua v Takam's 10 rounds Takam landed 52 punches, compared to 120 in Parker v Takam's fight.

Beyond that Andy Ruiz Jr and Hughie Fury are probably two of the weakest punchers in the division... not taking any damage from those two is not an achievement and they are both an absolute lightyear away when it comes to power to Joshua.

Realistically we don't know for sure Joshua can take Parker's power, but we also do not know that Parker can take Joshua' power which is why it's a competitive fight.

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It's possible Parker could KO AJ. It just doesn't seem very likely that he will beat AJ considering the hard time he had beating average heavyweights.

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If you really believe Parker will win by KO you should bet on it. If the fight happens I think AJ will be a big betting favorite.

[Earl-Hickey]

Parkers main problem is lack of defence.

If you look at guys who fight parker who arent bums like takam etc they never feared parkers power they traded with him all night long.

But thise same kind of guys shell up and look very hesitant to throw vs joshua.

Parker would need to let his hands go a lot to win this fight but in doing so hes going to ship massive damage.