Bakole exposed

I can't cut him too much slack. To lose in that ignominious manner damages Bakole greatly. I think he's an utter fraud,

 

Hard to judge his performance. He literally got of the couch on 48 hours notice.

 

Billy Graham saying Bakoles had zero sparring since August, crazy decision to take this fight.

 

He needs to make a statement against Ajagba to get taken seriously again. If Ajagba chins him, he's done sadly.

 

Bro this was a stupid fight to take in these circumstances. I have accepted a fight at short notice for a fighter of mine before but he was a gym rat in shape and we only had to drive from London to Wales to knockout the champion. Bakole got in from a long fight in the early hours of the morning. Frankly the fight did not prove anything to me other than what you should not do. If Parker had not stopped him in these circumstances questions should be asked.

 

ehh..I'm willing to let this slide on some level with all things considered. the fight with ajagba will be more telling with where he is with a full camp.

 

It can, but it's funny how it doesn't really happen to some boxers who can take a shot, since Hunter stopped Bakole I had suspicions about his ability to take a shot, last night enforces that.

 

He flew in the same day of the fight with no training camp and was 3 stone overweight.

 

Hopefully Bakole has learned a lesson about not letting yourself go to shyte between fights. He has to watch his weight and perform
some level of training between fights. Seems like he hasn't been doing anything but interviews and buffets since his last fight.

The good news is he didn't taking a prolonged beating. He better get his act together or Ajaba will jab his head off, then he will be toast.

 

Slow mo Joe Joyce smashed Parker

 

Pretty much peak Joyce right there.

 

Probably just ate it as it was easier than getting off it

 

He looked in dreadful shape. He made Fury look shredded.

I'm giving him a pass because he clearly hadn't trained.

 

The fight doesn't change my opinion of Bakole in any way; he was clearly out of shape, took the fights at a moments notice, and was probably jetlagged having arrived in Saudi at 2am after a long flight. He did the right thing in trying to take the fight to Parker early doors, because his conditioning clearly would not have held up much longer. Credit to Parker on producing a peach of a KO, however Bakole is far from finished or exposed or whatever, and deserves further chances at the top of the HW division.