I always thought Parker is not a top heavyweight and once gain it proved,it was proved in amateurs and now in professionals.
I want to see Junior Fa against Parker in pro ranks.Fa has that 3 round qualifier win for the place to Olympic's against Parker and he have another win but Parker beat him 2 times as well.Fa said his two losses to Parker were close.
I'm a fan but I'll admit that the reason he's got a HW belt is because the division is weak. David Tua, for example, was quite a bit better than Joe is but didn't get the same opportunities. For him it was hard fight after hard fight culminating in a shot against none other than Lewis. However, you do need to bear in mind how young and inexperienced JP was in the amateurs, not sure it's entirely accurate to use that to judge his level.
Sorry houmzz, I have no interest in seeing that eventuate. Parker has developed massively since then. Although I don't consider Parker to be 'elite', he puts an embarrassing beating on Fa today. There are levels between fighters like these two. Fa is Shane Cameron level. When I say that, I mean Shane Cameron could beat him...