Boxing Thread

@kidcalder said in Boxing Thread:

I had Crawford winning but not comfortable as that- he shut out Canelo who looks like he is on the slide and understandably so he while younger has had a hell of a long career turning pro at 15!
Very sad re Hatton a real working mans champion.

A lot of miles on the clock for canelo , 68 is a lot of fights in this era , and I reckon most of the last 20 or so he always looks very bruised and marked afterwards . I don’t think he was slipping shots like his younger years . But it’s also worth noting in those 68 fights , he never touched the canvas once , chin of granite .

Joseph Parker v Fabio Wardley this sun approx 10am should be interesting fight.
Parker favourite but has most to lose so pressure on him more than Wardley.
A mid rounds KO to JP seems most likely but Wardley can punch...

@kidcalder said in Boxing Thread:

Joseph Parker v Fabio Wardley this sun approx 10am should be interesting fight.
Parker favourite but has most to lose so pressure on him more than Wardley.
A mid rounds KO to JP seems most likely but Wardley can punch...

He's unbeaten but hasn't beaten anyone if that makes sense.

JP with more to lose, definitely going into this one as favourite.

Wardley is the new Wilder. Can be down plenty on the cards but packs a punch, as we saw against Huni last time out and his KO of Frazer Clarke was something else. Can't believe Clarke is still fighting after that.

Parker will have to stay disciplined for 12 and not trade with Wardley. Either a Parker UD or Wardley KO I feel.

His own (Wardley) defense is pretty open so a good chance also that Parker could stop him.
Usyk has come out and said he will fight the winner....
Hope this isn't a banana skin for Parker- I'm sure ...well as sure as I can be

@African-Monkey said in Boxing Thread:

Wardley is the new Wilder. Can be down plenty on the cards but packs a punch, as we saw against Huni last time out and his KO of Frazer Clarke was something else. Can't believe Clarke is still fighting after that.

Parker will have to stay disciplined for 12 and not trade with Wardley. Either a Parker UD or Wardley KO I feel.

Huge power. VERY heavy handed.

it could be a potential banana skin fight , but so was Wilder, Zhang and Bakole , and its because Joe did fight those guys and won he has a new found respect in the boxing world and people have been pushing his case

its a risk worth taking IMO , he simply needs to get back in the ring and keep the train rolling, , its been too long , and he allegedly gets usyk if he wins as well which is the ultimate prize fight he has been chasing

For those who dont know ,

Joe puts out these videos on his own you tube channel that are quite well made that show his journey ,

@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:

For those who dont know ,

Joe puts out these videos on his own you tube channel that are quite well made that show his journey ,

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My favourite NZ sportsman. Ardie Savea and Glenn Phillips have fallen away of late.

I know quite a number of people who’ve met him and they all say EXACTLY the same. Hell of a nice, humble fella. Great sense of humour. Confident without arrogant as this clip shows.

Hell of a fighter too ( none have been punched by him to be fair )

Has Parker put on some muscle? Looks like it to me but I may be out of date here..

He has yes
George Lockhart his S & C coach seems to be getting results

Yeah he is much thicker now ,he is a good 10 kgs heavier than the earlier fighter that first won the title and fought Joshua, expecting to weigh in around the117 kg mark for this fight .

@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:

Yeah he is much thicker now ,he is a good 10 kgs heavier than the earlier fighter that first won the title and fought Joshua, expecting to weigh in around the117 kg mark for this fight .

That is sizeable, even on a 1.93m frame.

I'm sure the trainers have it under control but hopefully that extra bulk doesn't make him gas quicker.

@MN5 said in Boxing Thread:

@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:

Yeah he is much thicker now ,he is a good 10 kgs heavier than the earlier fighter that first won the title and fought Joshua, expecting to weigh in around the117 kg mark for this fight .

That is sizeable, especially on a 1.93m frame.

I'm sure the trainers have it under control but hopefully that extra bulk doesn't make him gas quicker.

It’s been gradual rather than overnight since he hooked up with Lee and Lockhart.

Under Barry he tended to fight off the back foot a lot more , under Lee there is more of the kronk style , controlling centre ring and planting the front foot to unleash his shots .

So it’s all part of a plan to be more assertive.

@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:

@MN5 said in Boxing Thread:

@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:

Yeah he is much thicker now ,he is a good 10 kgs heavier than the earlier fighter that first won the title and fought Joshua, expecting to weigh in around the117 kg mark for this fight .

That is sizeable, especially on a 1.93m frame.

I'm sure the trainers have it under control but hopefully that extra bulk doesn't make him gas quicker.

It’s been gradual rather than overnight since he hooked up with Lee and Lockhart.

Under Barry he tended to fight off the back foot a lot more , under Lee there is more of the kronk style , controlling centre ring and planting the front foot to unleash his shots .

So it’s all part of a plan to be more assertive.

It looks like useful muscle mass to me, this fight could be very interesting.
But I really don't want to see Parker face Usyk.

The size is one thing but the major plus with having Lockhart seems to be the science and structure to his conditioning.
Parker has alluded to when with Barry he over trained in camp due to himself coming into camp unfit and overweight then being thrashed to exhaustion before getting into the ring and discovering he had low energy.
Lockhart seems to have addressed this and Lee has Parker doing a lot of feints and switching levels which aren't as draining as continuously punching but distract and confuse the opponent enough then parker lands some nice combos to bank the rounds.
Sitting down on punches is the kronk style and I have noticed Parker throws as many lead rights as he does jab which again is making the opponent over think and tire and that is what I think he will do with Wardley...
I will be shocked if Parker loses this but hey shocks and upsets are part of boxing

@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:

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Parker 119kg.

Maybe he could stay in the UK after the fight and play number 8 for the ABs wit those dimensions ?

Haven't heard much from Wardley before but he's another very likeable fella, can't one of these guys become a trash talking arsehole ?