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He's a good win for ANY HW currently..... any one who disagrees is a fanboy.
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The only thing I can give Whyte is toughness, his jab is just OK, footwork is abysmal.
I think the main reasons he won the fight is he's the dirtiest fighter right now (low blows, overt leaning on opponent, holding the ropes, tackling), the ref HAD to be in his back pocket worst I've seen in years), and Parker has to be the worst fighter strategy-wise I've ever seen. (His cardio is suspect too)
He's faster than Whyte, has a better jab, better footwork, but has the insane strategy to abandon the body work midway in the fight and try to load up on the straight right, which isn't a laser beam and Whyte was ready to dodge it every time. On top of that he didn't have the animal instinct and was too tired to capitalize on hurting Whyte in the 12th. You knew JP had strategy issues when he tried to fight from the outside with AJ having a 6" reach advantage, Trainer? fighter? I don't know where the brainfart is there.
That said, Whyte at least gets a pass for being the junkyard dog of the division and making the best of it.Comment
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A clean Povetkin? I don't know how good he is. But sure, he may beat Whyte. At the very least it is a close fight. I do know though that Ortiz/Joshua/Wilder dominate or stop him. Pretty sure Ortiz would stop him, but never know how much urgency he will fight with. Definitely would school Whyte and make him pay for the wild misses.Comment
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