Best for best I think I'll pick Rex Layne. Beating Walcott is better than anything Parker has done. Parker has struggled with not the best opposition. He just doesn't doesn't seem able to up his game.
Layne by UD Might have to survive some early round bullying but he's taken Walcott and Satterfield's best blows and kept going
There is a lot to be said for your opinion here. My caveat is were the decisions Rex won over quality guys merited? The Walcott one seems to have been okay,the Charles one less so.
I think he would outbox him, Layne had defensive deficiencies.and he would be the smaller guy here.Parker probably matches him for power too.
I struggle to imagine a way Layne would win this! He's certainly not going to stop Parker, who has a very sound chin. Can't see him out-boxing him either, as he doesn't seem to have the skills, necessary to do that. From the footage I have seen of Layne, he appears to be more of a brawler than a boxer... so his only hope seems to be to out-maul Parker. I doubt he will have much luck with that, against a strong, durable opponent, who is some 40 lbs heavier than himself!
Parker is much bigger and longer, and has faster hands and better skills & form. Layne would be target practice.
Interesting fantasy match-up. I think the obvious advantages to Parker are his size and his speed. But, I think his relative power is a little suspect and I also believe that he sacrifices both form and power, for the benefit of hand-speed, with his punches looking a little 'slappy', at times. Parker looks good early and appears to have all the tools, with a great, sharp jab and a fast right-hand. However, like a lot of the big heavyweights; especially, against high-end competition, he can start to look ragged, as the pace continues. An early finish would particularly suit Parker in this one, in my opinion. Layne is a slugger, but not an unintelligent one. From what I can tell, he was very happy, in close, and going to the body. Could Layne avoid an early stoppage; see out a difficult start and come on strong at the end? I can certainly imagine Layne making a fight of it and doing well in the second half of the bout, but we never saw him (to the best of my knowledge) in with a guy the size of Parker and most of Layne's bouts were over a 10-round distance. So, it's hard to speculate on what sort of shape he might be in by the championship rounds. Going by the known form and, if forced to bet, I'd back Parker. However, it's not one I'd be too keen to put money on and probably wouldn't.
