Comments Thread For: Dillian Whyte Survives Near Disaster, Decisions Joseph Parker

[Vinnykin]

Did he dominate doe..

He dominated the centre of the ring, put it on Parker, walked through his punches the majority of the fight. Parker was hitting gloves and getting countered. Whyte even out-jabbed him in a lot of rounds.

The fight wasn't close if you don't count Parker's punches that hit gloves.

Dominant win for Whyte, barring the last round.

[KTFOKING]

Whyte dominated the centre of the ring for nearly the whole fight, Parker hitting gloves the majority of the fight, not sure what you were watching? he won 8 rounds and scored 2 KD's IMO, that's a dominant win!

The scorecards were ridiculous, not buying that it was close at all, but that's just my opinion.

Scorecards weren't ridiculous. Parker won at least the 1st, 7th, 10th, 11th and 12th. Then you can argue the 5th round. And obviously we know what happened in the 2nd round. It just seemed like it was all Whyte as he dominated the middle rounds. Big stretch of the fight where Parker didn't do enough.

And saying two KDs is embarrassing considering it was the head clash that caused the first KD.

[Kiowhatta]

I really feel for Parker as he is, at least outside of the ring, a throwback fighter.
But after following him for some time now, way before he won the WBO strap from Andy Ruiz Jr, I had hoped that being so young would lead him to evolve into a better, smarter fighter.

It appears he has made adjustments, but perhaps not the right ones.

Although the Whyte fight was a close one, Parker consistently let his hands dangle low, and he seems to fancy himself as a boxer-puncher, focusing on footwork, range and positioning.

If we go all the way back to just before he won the belt, that strategy kept taking him deep into 12 round fights, which would be fine, as long as you substitute a KO every couple of fights.

Parker has perhaps one more chance before he gets relegated to a contender-gatekeeper status which is sad at his age at 27.

He IMO humble opinion needs to become a more well-rounded fighter, that meaning he needs to learn to fight on the inside, to plant his feet and trade because if you combine good accuracy and technique with speed and power you have what it takes to walk over opponents on their arses.

Another line of thought could be that Parker has hit his ceiling, which means he probably needs to take a few tune-up fights, see if he can get a big name fight with Ortiz, Miller, Povetkin, even Wilder and cash in before he ends up just a local kiwi fighter labouring under delusions of come-backs like a fighter who hailed from the same regional neighbourhood- David Tua.

As for Whyte, I don't see any point in a deja vu match with AJ, but a fight with Wilder, Miller, Pulev or someone else who will improve his stock to the point it can't be ignored.

[Vinnykin]

Scorecards weren't ridiculous. Parker won at least the 1st, 7th, 10th, 11th and 12th. Then you can argue the 5th round. And obviously we know what happened in the 2nd round. It just seemed like it was all Whyte as he dominated the middle rounds. Big stretch of the fight where Parker didn't do enough.

And saying two KDs is embarrassing considering it was the head clash that caused the first KD.

The first round is a feeler round that Parker won just, he didn't land any significant punches..... Whyte was warming up.

Whyte done serious damage to Parker even in the round with the disputed head KD, it was at the end of a combination, and I honestly thought it was a legit KD at the time, it was only after on the slow-mo I seen it. Clear Whyte round though.

Parker did not win the 10th at all, clear Whyte round with Parker hitting gloves.

Look at how many body shots Whyte blocked, you can't score them.

Whyte landed way more than Parker over the 12 rounds, the last 2 rounds Parker came back but didn't land anything significant.

With the 2 kd's and Whyte clearly winning 8 rounds, 115-110 Whyte, with Whyte landing way more punches in the rounds he did win, and Parker winning a couple of his 4 rounds.... just!

[Fabes88]

The moment he didn't take the Ortiz fight he showed that he don't want Wilder, anyone with a brain can see it
P. S.: Does Whyte have a reigning champion on his record? Or the best contender in the world? No? I guess so

Why don’t you use one of those brain cells to think about why a man who’s currently Wbc silver champion, was number 1 in their rankings and fought several eliminators would be aggreived that someone below him in the rankings was made the mandatory. I’m not surprised he went on a different, more lucrative direction.

[Fabes88]

Scorecards weren't ridiculous. Parker won at least the 1st, 7th, 10th, 11th and 12th. Then you can argue the 5th round. And obviously we know what happened in the 2nd round. It just seemed like it was all Whyte as he dominated the middle rounds. Big stretch of the fight where Parker didn't do enough.

And saying two KDs is embarrassing considering it was the head clash that caused the first KD.

There was a punch as well so I’m pretty sure it’s a legal knockdown. Parker’s promoter didn’t even have a problem with it.

[Vinnykin]

I really feel for Parker as he is, at least outside of the ring, a throwback fighter.
But after following him for some time now, way before he won the WBO strap from Andy Ruiz Jr, I had hoped that being so young would lead him to evolve into a better, smarter fighter.

It appears he has made adjustments, but perhaps not the right ones.

Although the Whyte fight was a close one, Parker consistently let his hands dangle low, and he seems to fancy himself as a boxer-puncher, focusing on footwork, range and positioning.

If we go all the way back to just before he won the belt, that strategy kept taking him deep into 12 round fights, which would be fine, as long as you substitute a KO every couple of fights.

Parker has perhaps one more chance before he gets relegated to a contender-gatekeeper status which is sad at his age at 27.

He IMO humble opinion needs to become a more well-rounded fighter, that meaning he needs to learn to fight on the inside, to plant his feet and trade because if you combine good accuracy and technique with speed and power you have what it takes to walk over opponents on their arses.

Another line of thought could be that Parker has hit his ceiling, which means he probably needs to take a few tune-up fights, see if he can get a big name fight with Ortiz, Miller, Povetkin, even Wilder and cash in before he ends up just a local kiwi fighter labouring under delusions of come-backs like a fighter who hailed from the same regional neighbourhood- David Tua.

As for Whyte, I don't see any point in a deja vu match with AJ, but a fight with Wilder, Miller, Pulev or someone else who will improve his stock to the point it can't be ignored.

I agree with this. To me, Parker has all the tools needed to be a top fighter (and he's still top 10 for sure).

Before the AJ fight I picked Parker to win, because he has the better boxing ability, and that opinion hasn't changed..... but there's something missing from his arsenal...... I just watched Fury's review of the fights last night and he hit the nail on the head - Parker lacks spite or venom, he's too nice! I think it's built into him and can't be changed. He was trying to touch gloves with Whyte around the end of the sixth round where he was getting beat up for the last 4 rounds! Whyte "old manned" Parker like Fury said - Leaned on him, holding and hitting etc - this is what Parker can't get around. He is not Wilder or Joshua with an equaliser, or a size and reach advantage so he's stuck in between trying to box and trying to land power shots.

Parker is 25 btw, still a baby in HW terms. He will either lose dedication after earning big money his last 2 fights, or he will come back stronger over the next few years.... it boild down to how much he wants it. I still believe he has the skills to win a world title again, he needs more power though! I agree with the standing and trading you mentioned, Parker should fight like Mike Tyson IMO, Just get loads of power and speed and try and spark guys with hooks, he's moving too much and doesn't have the height or reach to be a boxer/puncher, his style is all wrong.

[mlac]

Haha, I've been reading all of your hateful posts in this thread. Did the fighter connected to England win and make you angry?

Ahhhh, Didums. Hahahahahahaha

oh look the freak arrives!

yes the Jamaican fighter made me very angry

[Vinnykin]

Scorecards weren't ridiculous. Parker won at least the 1st, 7th, 10th, 11th and 12th. Then you can argue the 5th round. And obviously we know what happened in the 2nd round. It just seemed like it was all Whyte as he dominated the middle rounds. Big stretch of the fight where Parker didn't do enough.

And saying two KDs is embarrassing considering it was the head clash that caused the first KD.

David Haye knows his stuff, Whyte dominated Parker in more ways than rounds won......

[P to the J]

Whyte turned down two eliminator fights. To say he earned his shot at the main prizes is to presume he has yet to have an opportunity. Presuming Wilder and Joshua fight in April, who does Whyte fight?

Maybe you are one who prefers a Whyte Joshua rematch....

But he had the WBC silver belt and was ranked no.1 with the WBC; why on earth should he continue ****ing around with eliminators?

“Maybe you are one who prefers a Whyte-Joshua rematch...?”

You know something? I’m about the only person on the planet who doesn’t think a whole lot to the Joshua-Wilder match. I think it’s a major mismatch, I think AJ will more than likely dominate the man and I think he will beat him with ease. The ONLY note of intrigue is whether or not Wilder can land because if he does, it might be night night. But it’s a puncher’s chance and That prospect might be do it for some people, but that isn’t enough to entice me.

What you must understand about the Whyte-AJ match up is that what it will lack in boxing excellence it will make up for 10 fold in terms of action; neither man likes each other, Whyte is a real nasty piece of work, they have a long standing rivalry and I expect a war, so yeah, stylistically, I prefer the latter all day long.

As I have said to others, however, this division lacks serious talent.