Parker's real measurements?

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  1. SmackDaBum

    SmackDaBum TKO7 banned Full Member

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    Joseph Parker is today labeled as 6'4'' with an 76'' inch reach.

    But in his debut he had 72.5'' inches or 184 cm according to the tale of the tape:

    [url]https://imgur.com/a/MIkGo[/url]

    Joshua's listed at 6'5.75' at celebrityheights: [url]https://www.celebheights.com/s/Anthony-Joshua-49134.html[/url]

    Here is a picture of them standing together: [url]https://www.mykhel.com/more-sports/joseph-parker-on-track-anthony-joshua-fight-081177.html[/url]

    Here you can compare heights: [url]http://www.mrinitialman.com/OddsEnds/Sizes/sizes.html[/url]

    Parker looks more like 6'3''

    All together I see size as the difference maker between them.

    At first I didn't think it was so much, but just like Wilder-Ortiz now suddenly it appears to be much more between the two of them despite what Boxrec tells us.

    Joshua is good enough to make an advantage out of it.
     
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    Price is back E16 Canning Town banned Full Member

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    If parker can get on the inside i see in all sorts of trouble.
     
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    I think this fight will go down a bit like Klitschko-Povetkin.

    Povetkin kept coming but simply couldn't bite back inside.
     
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    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    I see Ortiz still has the measurements on boxrec that were shown to be inaccurate. Or where they? :dunno
     
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    No way because femi can't stop anyone getting near. Femi has no inside game he just panics like wind mill and swings.
     
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    One thing is for sure, that is to never trust boxrec. They even had Izu Ugonoh at 6'5'' despite looking even shorter than Parker...

    [url]https://www.google.se/search?q=izu+ugonoh+joseph+parker&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0wNv50vPZAhWJyaYKHV-zAgAQ_AUICigB&biw=1422&bih=684#imgrc=yzHjt3X9V-sLkM[/url]:
     
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    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Sense would suggest you update data when confronted by facts.
     
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    Which facts are you talking about?
     
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    There's no denying AJ is about 1.5/2 inches taller.
    However, the debut listed reach vs current reach, you fail to factor in age and human error.
    When applying for a professional boxing license a requirement is to get a commission specific physical.

    A fighter can ALLOW those measurements to be used.

    But the commissions simply hand a fighter/mgr a packet to take to his physician. Not all docs know the proper way to measure reach.
    They're far more interested in applying fighters brain health and structure.