I never used to take fury seriously
But ive watched that klitchko fight a few times now , he is smarter in the ring than i initially thought ,
I actually think ( im hoping for Joe dont get me wrong ) IF he can get back to full fitness , he might be the guy who can take AJ into deep water , tiring him out while accumulating the points ,
he is so hard to hit , 6 foot 9 , with those long arms , and his feet never stop moving , a constant moving target
@kiwiinmelb I'd back Fury against anyone if he were at full fitness. His movement, reach, ability to fight orthadox and southpaw effectively and control of distance would give every current heavyweight nightmares. His chin is a tad dodgy but he has the ability to make opponents miss all night.
@african-monkey said in Parker v ??:
@kiwiinmelb I'd back Fury against anyone if he were at full fitness. His movement, reach, ability to fight orthadox and southpaw effectively and control of distance would give every current heavyweight nightmares. His chin is a tad dodgy but he has the ability to make opponents miss all night.
Is he ever gonna get to that stage again though as opposed to being a 150kg pisshead?
@mn5 said in Parker v ??:
@african-monkey said in Parker v ??:
@kiwiinmelb I'd back Fury against anyone if he were at full fitness. His movement, reach, ability to fight orthadox and southpaw effectively and control of distance would give every current heavyweight nightmares. His chin is a tad dodgy but he has the ability to make opponents miss all night.
Is he ever gonna get to that stage again though as opposed to being a 150kg pisshead?
He only needs to put in one effort burst and promoters will be queuing up especially if AJ ends up with all the belts. One massive fight to prove his claim then retire.
Fury is in near fight shape again. I saw video of him today and he's slimmed down amazingly. has muscle tone in his arms an everything. I'll try and find it.
@raznomore said in Parker v ??:
This is so much bigger than I thought it would be. The drama is slowly unfolding but Im not sure Parker is part of the main cast. Tyson is fully using Parker. I hope he knows that.
Do you think it's as covert as that? Fury could be doing this to get under Joshua's skin, and it appears to be working. Remember that Haye is also helping Parker so it seems to be Team Hearn vs the rest in the UK.
@bovidae said in Parker v ??:
@raznomore said in Parker v ??:
This is so much bigger than I thought it would be. The drama is slowly unfolding but Im not sure Parker is part of the main cast. Tyson is fully using Parker. I hope he knows that.
Do you think it's as covert as that? Fury could be doing this to get under Joshua's skin, and it appears to be working. Remember that Haye is also helping Parker so it seems to be Team Hearn vs the rest in the UK.
AJ looks like he was expecting some trash talk he could use to appear the bigger man and local hero. He looks a bit bewildered and agitated that he is being made to look the typical dumb boxer and JP is looking like the calm, humble and determined one. Basically JP has pulled the rug from under AJ in the lead up.
Whether that fits into a cunning boxing plan we will see. Maybe JPs camp think an agitated AJ will use more energy both mentally and physically.
The biggest doubt they have sowed is that AJ has been dining out on getting back into the fight against Klitscho. He must know deep down that he was let off the hook with Vlad not going for the kill. JP is telling him that the same mistake won't happen again.
@bovidae said in Parker v ??:
@raznomore said in Parker v ??:
This is so much bigger than I thought it would be. The drama is slowly unfolding but Im not sure Parker is part of the main cast. Tyson is fully using Parker. I hope he knows that.
Do you think it's as covert as that? Fury could be doing this to get under Joshua's skin, and it appears to be working. Remember that Haye is also helping Parker so it seems to be Team Hearn vs the rest in the UK.
I don't think it's a simple case of setting up Parker but it's part of it. Could be 2 British boxers building up the Kiwi upstart so their Champion mate can take his belt after the young fullas false bravado has led him astray. Haye wants one last title run too.
Fury is only 29 , and only had 25 fights , there isnt as many miles on the clock as people think , just got an old looking head
Joshua 28 , 20 fights
Parker 26 , 24 fights
Wilder 32 , 40 fights
@siam said in Parker v ??:
Fellas, what time and what morning is the fight?
Where are you ?
Sunday morning , coverage starts about 4 am in australia , fight expected at approx 7 ,
7am start in NZ ?
1am start in LOS 
@kiwiinmelb it's the complete lack of discipline that I see. letting himself go so badly and already lacking the athletic physique. His voice has gone and he looked like a 50yo man for about 2 years.
@raznomore said in Parker v ??:
@kiwiinmelb it's the complete lack of discipline that I see. letting himself go so badly and already lacking the athletic physique. His voice has gone and he looked like a 50yo man for about 2 years.
Yeah Ricky Hatton used to do the same , let himself go completely in between fights ,
seems so unprofessional , and just bloody hard work to shed the weight again , makes no sense ,
But he isnt looking too bad now , will be interesting to see how he goes .
@kiwiinmelb said in Parker v ??:
@raznomore said in Parker v ??:
@kiwiinmelb it's the complete lack of discipline that I see. letting himself go so badly and already lacking the athletic physique. His voice has gone and he looked like a 50yo man for about 2 years.
Yeah Ricky Hatton used to do the same , let himself go completely in between fights ,
seems so unprofessional , and just bloody hard work to shed the weight again , makes no sense ,
But he isnt looking too bad now , will be interesting to see how he goes .
Hatton looks like absolute hammered shit these days but again, was ripped as fuck for fights.
Fury must have a decent metabolism cos he was looking like Jabba the Hutt when he did a haka with JP not too long ago.
@mn5 said in Parker v ??:
@kiwiinmelb said in Parker v ??:
@raznomore said in Parker v ??:
@kiwiinmelb it's the complete lack of discipline that I see. letting himself go so badly and already lacking the athletic physique. His voice has gone and he looked like a 50yo man for about 2 years.
Yeah Ricky Hatton used to do the same , let himself go completely in between fights ,
seems so unprofessional , and just bloody hard work to shed the weight again , makes no sense ,
But he isnt looking too bad now , will be interesting to see how he goes .
Hatton looks like absolute hammered shit these days but again, was ripped as fuck for fights.
Fury must have a decent metabolism cos he was looking like Jabba the Hutt when he did a haka with JP not too long ago.
I ran into Ricky Hatton in a bar in thailand a few months back , he was sitting there getting shit faced by himself , totally out of shape and looking nothing like an ex world champ ,
Pandoras Bar , Soi 7 Pattaya to be exact ,
Had a couple of beers with him , he had no idea who I was , but seemed to enjoy having a chat , talking absolute shit, funny bastard he was
@kiwiinmelb said in Parker v ??:
@mn5 said in Parker v ??:
@kiwiinmelb said in Parker v ??:
@raznomore said in Parker v ??:
@kiwiinmelb it's the complete lack of discipline that I see. letting himself go so badly and already lacking the athletic physique. His voice has gone and he looked like a 50yo man for about 2 years.
Yeah Ricky Hatton used to do the same , let himself go completely in between fights ,
seems so unprofessional , and just bloody hard work to shed the weight again , makes no sense ,
But he isnt looking too bad now , will be interesting to see how he goes .
Hatton looks like absolute hammered shit these days but again, was ripped as fuck for fights.
Fury must have a decent metabolism cos he was looking like Jabba the Hutt when he did a haka with JP not too long ago.
I ran into Ricky Hatton in a bar in thailand a few months back , he was sitting there getting shit faced by himself , totally out of shape and looking nothing like an ex world champ ,
Pandoras Bar , Soi 7 Pattaya to be exact ,
Had a couple of beers with him , he had no idea who I was , but seemed to enjoy having a chat , talking absolute shit, funny bastard he was
kiwiinmelb. Famous Melbourne based Ferner.
@kiwiinmelb said in Parker v ??:
@mn5 said in Parker v ??:
@kiwiinmelb said in Parker v ??:
@raznomore said in Parker v ??:
@kiwiinmelb it's the complete lack of discipline that I see. letting himself go so badly and already lacking the athletic physique. His voice has gone and he looked like a 50yo man for about 2 years.
Yeah Ricky Hatton used to do the same , let himself go completely in between fights ,
seems so unprofessional , and just bloody hard work to shed the weight again , makes no sense ,
But he isnt looking too bad now , will be interesting to see how he goes .
Hatton looks like absolute hammered shit these days but again, was ripped as fuck for fights.
Fury must have a decent metabolism cos he was looking like Jabba the Hutt when he did a haka with JP not too long ago.
I ran into Ricky Hatton in a bar in thailand a few months back , he was sitting there getting shit faced by himself , totally out of shape and looking nothing like an ex world champ ,
Pandoras Bar , Soi 7 Pattaya to be exact ,
Had a couple of beers with him , he had no idea who I was , but seemed to enjoy having a chat , talking absolute shit, funny bastard he was
@jegga thoughts on this? Would you trade your ABs brekky for this sort of experience?
@mn5 said in Parker v ??:
@kiwiinmelb said in Parker v ??:
@mn5 said in Parker v ??:
@kiwiinmelb said in Parker v ??:
@raznomore said in Parker v ??:
@kiwiinmelb it's the complete lack of discipline that I see. letting himself go so badly and already lacking the athletic physique. His voice has gone and he looked like a 50yo man for about 2 years.
Yeah Ricky Hatton used to do the same , let himself go completely in between fights ,
seems so unprofessional , and just bloody hard work to shed the weight again , makes no sense ,
But he isnt looking too bad now , will be interesting to see how he goes .
Hatton looks like absolute hammered shit these days but again, was ripped as fuck for fights.
Fury must have a decent metabolism cos he was looking like Jabba the Hutt when he did a haka with JP not too long ago.
I ran into Ricky Hatton in a bar in thailand a few months back , he was sitting there getting shit faced by himself , totally out of shape and looking nothing like an ex world champ ,
Pandoras Bar , Soi 7 Pattaya to be exact ,
Had a couple of beers with him , he had no idea who I was , but seemed to enjoy having a chat , talking absolute shit, funny bastard he was
@jegga thoughts on this? Would you trade your ABs brekky for this sort of experience?
No.
@jegga said in Parker v ??:
@mn5 said in Parker v ??:
@kiwiinmelb said in Parker v ??:
@mn5 said in Parker v ??:
@kiwiinmelb said in Parker v ??:
@raznomore said in Parker v ??:
@kiwiinmelb it's the complete lack of discipline that I see. letting himself go so badly and already lacking the athletic physique. His voice has gone and he looked like a 50yo man for about 2 years.
Yeah Ricky Hatton used to do the same , let himself go completely in between fights ,
seems so unprofessional , and just bloody hard work to shed the weight again , makes no sense ,
But he isnt looking too bad now , will be interesting to see how he goes .
Hatton looks like absolute hammered shit these days but again, was ripped as fuck for fights.
Fury must have a decent metabolism cos he was looking like Jabba the Hutt when he did a haka with JP not too long ago.
I ran into Ricky Hatton in a bar in thailand a few months back , he was sitting there getting shit faced by himself , totally out of shape and looking nothing like an ex world champ ,
Pandoras Bar , Soi 7 Pattaya to be exact ,
Had a couple of beers with him , he had no idea who I was , but seemed to enjoy having a chat , talking absolute shit, funny bastard he was
@jegga thoughts on this? Would you trade your ABs brekky for this sort of experience?
No.
Christ I would ( depending on the respective breakfast/beer quality )
@raznomore said in Parker v ??:
@kiwiinmelb it's the complete lack of discipline that I see. letting himself go so badly and already lacking the athletic physique. His voice has gone and he looked like a 50yo man for about 2 years.
I'm a 52 year old man and he looks years older than me thank you very much 
Solely going by that weigh in picture, which one of those two would you pick as a boxer?
AJ surely has some athletic skills to get where he has, and maybe he just breaks the mould, but look at JP in comparison. Thicker core, more 'padding' to take shots, a thick neck.
If Joe got his tan on you'd see far less difference imo. Joe doesn't have quite the bulk but he's pretty close in terms of body fat I reckon. Joshua looks far more like a gym rat, especially with his headphone and visible undies.
cant remember who i was listening to, but was some boxing pundit and he was saying up close JP has a much bigger head than AJ as well...
The most significant difference for me is AJs 6 inch reach advantage , particularly how he likes to throw that right from full extension
@paekakboyz said in Parker v ??:
If Joe got his tan on you'd see far less difference imo. Joe doesn't have quite the bulk but he's pretty close in terms of body fat I reckon. Joshua looks far more like a gym rat, especially with his headphone and visible undies.
Parker looks quite a bit more underdone in the chest area Paeks. Is the the only bloke on earth who doesn't work chest?
@taniwharugby said in Parker v ??:
cant remember who i was listening to, but was some boxing pundit and he was saying up close JP has a much bigger head than AJ as well...
Much easier to hit 
@mikethesnow well you'd think, but not what he was implying...?
Who has paid to watch this fight, or is watching it somewhere? I would like to but will be on the road at that time.
Looking to watch it at home with the missus.
Any idea what time the main fight is?
Was at the last fight and it seemed to be all done and dusted by 11
@mikethesnow said in Parker v ??:
Looking to watch it at home with the missus.
Any idea what time the main fight is?
Was at the last fight and it seemed to be all done and dusted by 11
In NZ it has been advertised that the main event will not start before 8:30am - so approx 3:30 from now.
@taniwharugby said in Parker v ??:
@mn5 daylight savings 8.45 or after the clocks go back 8.45?
Don’t confuse him
@rotated said in Parker v ??:
@mikethesnow said in Parker v ??:
Looking to watch it at home with the missus.
Any idea what time the main fight is?
Was at the last fight and it seemed to be all done and dusted by 11
In NZ it has been advertised that the main event will not start before 8:30am - so approx 3:30 from now.
Cheers
Undercard average so far
@MiketheSnow 10:30 we've found. Watching round at the bro in laws.
