Breazeale vs Izu

We get them wrong sometimes ....Joshua cv looking better now

 

That's madness hahaha you actually have Izu Ugonoh in your top 10 even after that performance I don't know what to say to you. In regards to Breazeale hats off to him for pulling off the upset, I did say he was very tough which was why this fight was closer than it should be.

 

Ugonoh's will was broken in that fight.

 

izu was looking good but his chin is aweful

 

Izu has a poor chin which is why he lost, technique-wise he was a level above Breazeale. Actually if it wasn't for chin problems Breazeale would've got knocked out eventually, Izu definitely had the power to hurt Breazeale but not as badly as Breazeale hurt him lol.

Parker beats Breazeale, he's a better boxer than Breazeale and has a far better chin than Ugonoh. The only thing that Izu has over Parker imo is that he seems perhaps a bit more accurate with his punches. But speed, chin (Parker has never been down despite not having that great defence), composure, will to win, are all massive Parker pluses, and JP is a bit more powerful too, and that's why he's a beltholder while Izu is in a hole. Barry knew what he was doing when he pushed Parker faster than Izu despite being a lot younger ... now we see why.

 

I hope Izu doesn't fade away into obscurity. This is a valuable learning lesson for him, and if Al Hamon really backs him, he'll get more chances to impress on undercards. People need to remember this is not just a sport for us to enjoy watching, it's a profession for the boxers. Without the guys battling it out for the top 50 places, we wouldn't have much to watch would we?

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Izu- Showed great combinations, with excellent double jabs and body shots. Good movement early on, getting in and out of range against a taller guy.

Breazeale- Showed grit to get up from 2 knockdowns, similar to Mansour fight. Big man power punches won the fight in the end. Plenty to work on, but as he had professed in the lead up.... "Someone has to pay" and that was Izu this time around. This will get Breazeale more opportunities and help his ranking in the WBC.

 

Nice post.

 

I agree with you but it's not up to Haymon it's up to Izu to get rid of Barry and get a coach which works on his defence and game plan. He also has to ask to be put in with better fighters, when top 100 guys like long and Gregory tony are your best wins your gunna run into trouble when you take on a top 20 guy like Breazeale. That's when people were acting like this will be a blow out I told them it's not gunna be easy even though I thought he would win by majority decision.

 

Parker is more rounded than Izu, there will be a reason why Izu was always on Parker undercards - not the other way around. Parker was pushed up to harder tests faster than Izu, again... the team would have decide that for a reason. The guys Parker has struggled to KO are guys EVERYONE has failed to KO.

The only guy Parker hasn't KOd that someone else has was Takam who was only KOd by someone on PEDs, and Parker had him wobbly. Sure, he isn't Joshua power levels - but he is far from feather fisted at the elite. Izu IS good and has more to come, but I can't help but feel that he has been given MORE attention and credit in the build up to this than Parker generally gets because of being photogenic. It shows how much of the boxing public is about the entertainment side of it, aesthetics and build up.

 

Those are your opinions, you can't state them as facts. I agree in part with SOME of it, which is why I said Parker is better rounded as opposed to better all around... at least right now.

And there lies the issue, Takam/RuizJr are not Breazeale. Izu showed quite a dicey chin, there could be argument that he may have been rocked earlier than was if he was against one of those two - and QUITE a strong argument that he may not have had the joy in the first rounds if he had been fighting someone at that level.

I'm certainly not saying that it'd be a white wash there either, there are all kinds of different dynamics which you can't necessarily predict when two guys face... but I rate Takam and Ruiz above Breazeale and Parker has wins against those guys, Izu has an L against Breazeale. For now.

Parker was also on Team Izu for this fight. Izu was a Duco fighter, not hired just as Parker's punching bag. If Izu was clearly a level above, we would have seen things advanced like that. Duco are a business - they're going to put their best foot forward.

 

Less speed? No, Izu is fast but Parker's handspeed is faster. Watch some tape if you don't believe me.
Less accurate? Agreed, Parker needs to work on his accuracy.
Less footwork? Perhaps so.
Less defense? Not really, the cautious Parker of the Ruiz Jr fight is more defensively responsible than Izu was, although obviously that came at the price of Parker not attacking Ruiz Jr. In other fights I'd say defense is about equal.
Less power? I don't see a case for this, the guys Izu failed to stop (Rusiewicz and Long) are not as good as Takam or Ruiz.
Ring IQ? Yes that goes to Parker, but that is a problem for Izu as Parker is younger and didn't have the kickboxing experience either.
Chin? Agreed, that goes to Parker.
Stamina? Have to say Parker at this stage, Parker's had stamina issues but Izu gassed really early against Breazeale.

Sure. But Izu would have gone down if he had been hit by some of the stuff Takam or Bergman landed on Parker.

No, it's not a 50/50 fight because if they go to war Izu's chin lets him down.