Comments Thread For: Eddie Hearn: Joseph Parker-Dillian Whyte Is a Real 50-50 Fight

[Jewish-Reptile]

i wouldnt totally discount it...but prob unlikely...id be smiling before and after, even if i lost, if i made that bread

what i think is more likely though is that hearn, since hes gotten parker another payday with whyte, has gotten in parkers promoters ear to have him say something about wilder and the money "stealing" comments

fury, lennox and parker and his trainer have all said not so flattering things about AJ.....so i think hearn said "you guys owe me a solid here...say something negative about wilder"...

They’ve certainly become chums somewhat Higgins and Hearn, I suppose it’s natural when you’re not wanting to bite the hand that feeds.

I’m not sure if Higgins really believes an AJ and Parker rematch sells but I guess a solid fight, resounding victory and shouting about the original referee could I guess get them the rematch. For me it looked like Parker was there to survive and although I expected him to lose on points was quite disappointed in his performance, maybe that was the plan all along stretch the guy who’s never gone the distance all the way and see if it gets you the rematch, if anyone deserves a rematch it’s most certainly Parker above and beyond anybody else.

[LetOutTheCage]

Anybody feel like Parker was told to just let Joshua win? I'm not saying Hearn explicitly told him to lose, but that CHAMPIONSHIP HEAVYWEIGHT UNIFICATION FIGHT looked like a really awkward sparring session. After the fight they could barely string together 3 or 4 landed punches for the highlight reel

I know the ref played a good role in making it awkward and boring, but Parker was smiling before and after the fight like he was just there to take pictures and give away his belt. Dunno... that's how I feel about it...

I still hope Parker sparks out Whyte.

What a moronic thing to say. Why on earth would he let Joshua win?

[Sid-Knee]

well eddie isn't lying for once

its a 50/50 fight...two b level guys....pretty good matchup

but this guy is crazy if he think hes putting either one of these guys in with AJ again ahead of a wilder fight

Well if Wilder keeps pricing himself out of the fight Joshua is going to beat the rest at heavyweight. His career isn't just about Wilder you know.

At least they wouldn't ask for ridiculous money if either had a rematch with Joshua. That's because they actually want the fight, unlike Wilder.

[Sid-Knee]

Anybody feel like Parker was told to just let Joshua win? I'm not saying Hearn explicitly told him to lose, but that CHAMPIONSHIP HEAVYWEIGHT UNIFICATION FIGHT looked like a really awkward sparring session. After the fight they could barely string together 3 or 4 landed punches for the highlight reel

I know the ref played a good role in making it awkward and boring, but Parker was smiling before and after the fight like he was just there to take pictures and give away his belt. Dunno... that's how I feel about it...

I still hope Parker sparks out Whyte.

What???

Parker wasn't told by anyone to let Joshua win. That would be ******.


Parker was smiling before and after because he knew he wasn't there to win. He was there to survive and pick up a pay cheque. If he had tried to win he knew Joshua would have sparked him.

[Sid-Knee]

Does that mean thete's no A side? Maybe Hearn i's talking about the pay, but I don't think so. Ruiz couldn't find Parker and he has faster hands than Whyte. AJ couldn't hurt Parker and he's a bigger robot than Whyte. The only thing that makes this close is the hometown edge and since Parker is hated for making AJ look bad, Whyte is already 3 points up.

Ruiz found Parker more than a few times. It was a close fight.

Joshua couldn't hurt Parker because he ran and disengaged. You know it's difficult to get to someone who's only there to survive.

[Sid-Knee]

i wouldnt totally discount it...but prob unlikely...id be smiling before and after, even if i lost, if i made that bread

what i think is more likely though is that hearn, since hes gotten parker another payday with whyte, has gotten in parkers promoters ear to have him say something about wilder and the money "stealing" comments

fury, lennox and parker and his trainer have all said not so flattering things about AJ.....so i think hearn said "you guys owe me a solid here...say something negative about wilder"...

Haha, you really are deluded aren't you?

What did Parker say about Joshua that wasn't flattering?

[P4Pdunny]

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Anybody feel like Parker was told to just let Joshua win? I'm not saying Hearn explicitly told him to lose, but that CHAMPIONSHIP HEAVYWEIGHT UNIFICATION FIGHT looked like a really awkward sparring session. After the fight they could barely string together 3 or 4 landed punches for the highlight reel

I know the ref played a good role in making it awkward and boring, but Parker was smiling before and after the fight like he was just there to take pictures and give away his belt. Dunno... that's how I feel about it...

I still hope Parker sparks out Whyte.

Why would he let AJ get the win?!?!

[pollywog]

Parker was smiling before and after because he knew he wasn't there to win. He was there to survive and pick up a pay cheque. If he had tried to win he knew Joshua would have sparked him.

So you know what Parker knows because he smiles a lot ?

haha...GTFOH!!!

[Sid-Knee]

They’ve certainly become chums somewhat Higgins and Hearn, I suppose it’s natural when you’re not wanting to bite the hand that feeds.

I’m not sure if Higgins really believes an AJ and Parker rematch sells but I guess a solid fight, resounding victory and shouting about the original referee could I guess get them the rematch. For me it looked like Parker was there to survive and although I expected him to lose on points was quite disappointed in his performance, maybe that was the plan all along stretch the guy who’s never gone the distance all the way and see if it gets you the rematch, if anyone deserves a rematch it’s most certainly Parker above and beyond anybody else.

I can guarantee that fans would prefer a rematch with Whyte over Parker. At least Whyte came to win and made it a good fight. Parker was ugh.

[Sid-Knee]

So you know what Parker knows because he smiles a lot ?

haha...GTFOH!!!

It was obvious. A fighter there to win would be nervous. Parker knew he was going to run and survive so he had nothing to worry about. Hence the smiling before and after.

I know it hurts you to see Parker go out like a chump without a fight, but it's the truth.

Suck it up, man.