HOW Could PARKER BEAT AJ?

I think Parker can go 12 against AJ, whether he gets the decision in his favour is a different story.

We already know AJs weakness. He is a robotic forwards and back explosive fighter, a very high functioning one.

So if Parker can use movement and angles and get on the inside he will cause problems. He also needs to be able to avoid taking the big shots flush. I know Parker is good enough to execute a game plan like that.

Tyson Fury in shape is a nightmare opponent for AJ because his strength is movement.

 

He can't. He couldn't even beat Hughie without a gift.

 

Do some speed work and hope Joshua does to much weights.

 

Work the body. Lower AJs hands. Take him deep. Frustrate him into throwing too much leather without copping too much punishment. Gas him bad. Stay clear of any chance of a British stoppage. Chin him late...and don't hold off when he gets back up.

 

What are you smoking?

Hughie dropped a wide decision to Parker and did nothing all night other than run.

A range funding paw of a jab is not a scoring shot in boxing, which is why the judges agreed with me.

Also note fat Mick who put the fight on is now living out of his car, because he put his house on that fight. He lost his stupid appeal too.

 

Parker needs to use Takam's success on the inside against Joshua as his blueprint: stay in close -- while keeping a tight defence and remaining elusive, without taking too many risks or getting careless -- hammer Joshua's body first, then bring the hooks and uppercuts to the head more when Joshua's arms start to drop. This will take away Joshua's jab and right cross. Parker has the far better engine and a good chin also (from what I've seen of him), so Joshua will probably start to gas after round 6. Upon which, in my opinion, the fight is Parker's to lose.

Another thing Parker and his team need to be mindful of -- if the fight gets made and happens in Britain, and the referee turns out to be British -- is said arbiter giving Joshua little 30-second breathers in rounds and stopping the fight far too early in Joshua's favour, which is what happened a handful of times in the Takam fight. In such a scenario, Parker has to keep the pressure on, and give the referee no excuses or get-outs. Bearing this in mind, if Joshua vs Parker does get made, presumably the referee will be from a neutral country.

Joshua vs Parker isn't as clear-cut as those who are buying into the AJ hype would have you believe. Not by a long shot.

 

I can't see him out boxing Joshua, but I've never seen Parker be hurt. He may have a little more constitution than what Anthony is used to dealing with. Joshua's got what 4 to 8 rounds of good boxing in him before he's out of energy? If Parker took a Marciano kind of approach where he kept the pressure on Joshua even if it costs him the points battle he can score a late KO by being too endurant for Joshua. I don't think Joseph has to have a great gas tank himself to beat AJ with endurance just stay on his feet and keep coming forward. Joshua becomes easy to hit and goes down easy when he's tired. Parker's pretty easy to hit either way but doesn't seem any easier to shake up when he's tired. If I were his coach that's what I'd be banking on. Parker late KO because he's got too much chin for AJ.

That said I'd favor AJ to win by UD. I doubt Parker will come in enough shape to keep pressure on AJ and I seriously doubt he's willing to abandon the decision in hunt for a risky late KO.

 

This is precisely what I think. Also, when Joshua gets frustrated he starts to exclusively headhunt. (He did this against Takam who was cagey and elusive on the inside.) If Parker is elusive and can frustrate Joshua into headhunting and missing the majority of his shots, Joshua will gas out even quicker than usual.

 

He's got to use his legs a little more.. fire off that Jab and set up AJ coming foward with the straight right and hope it's enough to back AJ up a bit. He's got to get AJ to respect his power. If he can do so , then Parker has enough skills and the power that an upset is totally possible.

 

lol Fury failed to win a single round.

 

Parker can't beat Joshua. He's a smaller version of Joshua.

 

You just never know in the Heavyweight Division. But To say a banger like Parker can't beat Joshua is foolish thinking.

 

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Parker was not doing a thing this round, the only punches he landed were touching jabs. That punch won Hughie the round easily.

 

In which case, Amir Mansour would have a shot an knocking out AJ as well. He doesn't, though.