Best chance of an upset in the fights on December 23?

I’m not that keen on the makhmudov hype, kabayal is definitely in with a shot of an ‘upset’ here.

I really hope Parker let’s his hands go against wilder, we don’t know what wilder has left mentality and physically so definitely a chance of an upset

 

They should swap those opponents around, would make 2 even fights.

 

If you only watch wallins fights you probably would not pick him against joshua. Fights to the level of his opposition often times hasnt got that big punch on him either But is a nice boxer with good fundementals good chin and loves to fight. What makes me give him a great shot at beating joshua is that wallin can make it very very close if it goes to points IMO. And for joshua to actually stop wallin he would have to show his old agression which seems long gone and forgotten. Joshua would have to press the action from the get go to stop wallin in the later rounds. I have doubts that he has that in him anymore

 

This!

 

The problem is that Hrgovic did not complain about his opponent, a fighter from the Top 10 should not accept such an opponent, regardless of the fact that it is supposedly a preparatory fight, who knows when he will get the chance to fight for the belt...

 

KariM Nasher vs Adonis Creed

 

Originally voted Wallin Joshua but I think you're right and Miller is more likely to win than Wallin.

 

I think the Wilder - Parker fight is an "ambush"

Parker by KO

 

Parker has the best chance vs Wilder. Wilder had one fight in the last 2 years and that lasted less than one round. Parker has the skill to give Wilder trouble. As for Miller he has only fought corpses after returning from suspension, I don't think he has much of a chance vs a younger Dubois who also faced higher quality opponents in the last couple years. As for Wallin, he is a live underdog, especially if Joshua underestimates him like he did with Ruiz. But I don't think Wallin will be given a decision by judges...

 

I was on the same page as the poster you responded to and kinda' down on the whole card in general, but you convinced me. It's a bunch of fights between mostly lumbering giants that can't really get out of one another's way. It's like King Kong vs Godzilla X6 or something, right? There'll be some good brawls. Some drama. What the hell?! Ok. I'm in. WARRRR BIG BABY!!

They should have found a way to get Big Bang in there somewhere.

 

Parker over Wilder seems the most likely. Wilder is 38 (that fast-twitch muscle won't be twitching quite so fast as formerly) and has fought exactly one round in the past two-plus years. He's got wear and tear on his body, too, courtesy of those Fury fights. And did I mention he's proven himself utterly incapable of reliably winning rounds against a quality opponent? Yeah, he still has a good chance of stopping Parker and he'll probably get the nod in a close fight - but not a lot of Wilder fights go to the cards. If Parker is banking rounds early, I could totally see Wilder going off on ridiculous hund-hunting trips that Parker can take advantage of. It's perfectly possible he stops a tiring Wilder.

Joshua v. Wallin. It's less likely to produce an upset because I think it's pretty unlikely Wallin can stop him and I just don't see any chance that Wallin would get a decision in his favor. But Wallin can still make AJ look bad along the way, I guess.

Miller v. DuBois. I'm pretty surprised people are choosing this one. DuBois lacks heart but Miller is not a big hitter. To hurt Daniel he's probably going to need to stand right in front of him throwing combos - which is when Miller tended to get hit earlier in his career (see the Wach & Duhaupas fights). If he does that - Miller won't even have time to gas before he gets stopped, IMO. And gas he will, because he's carrying too much weight and it's even worse now that he's no longer a young man. Miller throws a lot of output early and he might briefly have a lead on the cards - but his early success will not last.

 

Hrgovic still has the IBF mandatory. He and his promoter are simply hoping they get some "step-aside" money.

 

i'm not a fan of trash talk, but the line (you softer than baby *#*# ) was funny

 

Add that Wallin is a really huge guy, no size advantage for AJ this time.