Comments Thread For: Joshua vs. Parker Eyed To Land on March 24, March 31 or April 7

[Lemonhead_Jeff]

But Parker isn’t a fringe contender he’s a belt holder, there are only two other guys in the world with belts, Parker and Wilder, to unify the division AJ has to fight both, not sure how this match up has anything to do with greed or egotism, it’s a natural progression.

Ask yourself this, why aren’t Parker and Wilder fighting or indeed why Wilder hasn’t been chasing this belt for the last 3/4 fights when he’s been KO’ing washed up bums?

Parker is currently a 'belt holder', just like Charles Martin was once a 'belt holder'. Neither are going to be mentioned among the top heavyweights of their era. Former 'belt holder' Bermane Stiverne was arguably better (and more accomplished) than Parker. Being a belt holder doesn't mean what it used to. Parker, because he's not a complete fool, would prefer to fight the easiest opponent for the most money. Hence his eagerness to face Joshua. Parker knew who he wanted to fight when he saw Joshua go 'life and death' against old man Klitschko in front of a stadium full of fans.

[juggernaut666]

Parker is currently a 'belt holder', just like Charles Martin was once a 'belt holder'. Neither are going to be mentioned among the top heavyweights of their era. Former 'belt holder' Bermane Stiverne was arguably better (and more accomplished) than Parker. Being a belt holder doesn't mean what it used to. Parker, because he's not a complete fool, would prefer to fight the easiest opponent for the most money. Hence his eagerness to face Joshua. Parker knew who he wanted to fight when he saw Joshua go 'life and death' against old man Klitschko in front of a stadium full of fans.

Parker predicted Klitchko would win so it has nothing to do with going life and death it wouldn't have mattered who won , team Parker would follow the money . Either Klitchko or Joshua would beat Parker .

The fact Joshua will be improved than the one Klitchko fought doesnt hold any favors for Parker who was not on Joshua level at any point in their careers .

[Lemonhead_Jeff]

Parker predicted Klitchko would win so it has nothing to do with going life and death it wouldn't have mattered who won , team Parker would follow the money . Either Klitchko or Joshua would beat Parker .

The fact Joshua will be improved than the one Klitchko fought doesnt hold any favors for Parker who was not on Joshua level at any point in their careers .

If Joshua had stopped Wladimir in the first round, with one punch, Parker would probably be trying to fight some journeyman in New Zealand now instead. Parker saw Joshua get hurt & dropped, and he knew it would be easier than trying to chase Wilder around while getting countered with haymakers from left field. I'm not sure why you think Joshua "will be improved" since the Klitschko fight, considering how listless he looked in his recent fight against Takam. In contrast, Wilder utterly destroyed his most recent opponent, planting the seed of fear in the pit of the heavyweight division's stomach.

[juggernaut666]

If Joshua had stopped Wladimir in the first round, with one punch, Parker would probably be trying to fight some journeyman in New Zealand now instead. Parker saw Joshua get hurt & dropped, and he knew it would be easier than trying to chase Wilder around while getting countered with haymakers from left field. I'm not sure why you think Joshua "will be improved" since the Klitschko fight, considering how listless he looked in his recent fight against Takam. In contrast, Wilder utterly destroyed his most recent opponent, planting the seed of fear in the pit of the heavyweight division's stomach.

Boxing dont work like that , if anything going 11 rounds with Klitchko made Joshua learn more in that fight than his entire career . Parker could easily have said Joshua caught Klitchko early .

No one would ever duck Joshua theres too much money involved .

[Jkp]

So was Takkam. It's him taking the shots in that gif, and AJ landing them.

Takam didnt get hit once in that clip. AJ landed thin air with every shot. AJs arms were flailing around like he was drunk.

[Lemonhead_Jeff]

Boxing dont work like that , if anything going 11 rounds with Klitchko made Joshua learn more in that fight than his entire career . Parker could easily have said Joshua caught Klitchko early .

No one would ever duck Joshua theres too much money involved .

You're right. Boxing is about money, nobody wants to work for less than they think they're worth. But if you think it's not also about pride, then you're out of touch.

There are obviously those people out there who are only motivated by money, but they're rarely worth mentioning.

Floyd Mayweather is a good example. His nickname is 'money', but he would not be retired if money was his ONLY motivation. There are still countless opportunities for Floyd to make obscene amounts of money, but he's very careful about every move he makes. The amount of money is irrelevant to him if he thinks the risk of losing is too great.

There can be significant money on the table when Joshua fights, but Joshua wants to sit at the table by himself. Parker has to sit at the kiddy table. Parker can earn significantly more than he's ever made before, but it'll still be a tiny fraction of the revenue generated by an event that features Parker's name at the top of the bill. Parker probably is not wrong to feel like he deserves more, especially considering Joshua will get the benefit of every possible advantage (hometown, probably ref, etc). As a major 'belt holder', Parker does not feel like he deserves to be treated as an afterthought.

[Enzo Mc is SHIT]

I think Joshua wins but my boy Parker gonna surprise a lot of people. AJ is going the distance for the first time and he's going to be tested.

Agree. Parker is tough and I don't think Joshua has the one punch power to stop him.

[kafkod]

Takam didnt get hit once in that clip. AJ landed thin air with every shot. AJs arms were flailing around like he was drunk.

Reality check:



The stoppage was a little early, but Takam had taken a lot of punishment, was bleeding into his eye from a bad cut and couldn't see AJ's right hands coming.

[Jkp]

Reality check:

The stoppage was a little early, but Takam had taken a lot of punishment, was bleeding into his eye from a bad cut and couldn't see AJ's right hands coming.

Imagine how he would of done, if he wasn't blind for most of the fight.
Takam was still able to avoid AJ's robotic combos with ease.

Parker will clearly give AJ a lot of trouble, if this blind midget can give him problems.

[Flabble Scrote]

Imagine how he would of done, if he wasn't blind for most of the fight.
Takam was still able to avoid AJ's robotic combos with ease.

Parker will clearly give AJ a lot of trouble, if this blind midget can give him problems.

Parker's not much better than Takam tbh and perhaps not as tough