FURY vs PARKER - May Be Next

I'm only starting the read the whole thread now, but this definitely seems to be the case. Parker and his team seem to be content to settle for second best. That's not the attitude of a champion or former champion looking to regain his belt, regardless of how feasible that actually is.

 

I respect fighters that get in the ring with anyone, but you also have to be smart in this game if you don't want to get used and abused and old before your time. Parker is clearly a no-nonsense guy and a born fighter, but he's also very naive and doesn't realise that with every loss he takes his earning potential goes down and his mentality to win gets subtly eroded. Three back to back losses, even if they come against some of the best in the game, are really going to knock Parker down a peg or three and put him into Jennings/Takam territory. He has the heart and the athleticism to be a lot better than that, but he's in danger of getting mentally and physically worn out if he continues to take these tough fights without any rebuilding process in between.

 

I'm also picking Parker, Fury is overrated while Parker is underrated, we will see a different Parker if he fights Fury , a lot better than he was against Whyte , i hope it happens as Parker will win and Fury will be finished.

 

Parker could be a lot better than he was against Whyte and still be utterly outclassed. He simply doesn't have the boxing brains, the reach, the punching power or the style to trouble Fury in the slightest. Every single fight he fights the same, same predictable burst combos, same double and triple jabbing, same predictable straight line movement. The only variables are his workrate and intensity, and Fury is a master at shutting those down in an opponent.

I wish I shared your faith in Parker as I am still a fan and want him to do well, but I can't see any way he beats even a half-assing it Fury.

 

Then he'd be better off going after someone like Wilder or Whyte again, because there's no way he beats Fury. Wilder's the most high profile winnable fight he could prusue (not that Wilder would likely fight him, but still) and the Whyte fight could bring him back into contention if Whyte obliges him.

No point going after a big name if you're more or less guaranteed to lose.

 

I agree with the top half of this quote. Problem is, I think it may be his ceiling. And nothing to do with ability, Parker is a skilled and tough small heavyweight in an era of giants. I think he'll always be just under the Wilder/Joshua/Fury class and all 3 beat him for this reason.

I think he was unlucky against Whyte though. He just turned up too late in that fight. The best of the also-rans for my money

 

The only cheating that went on was Parker cheating the fans out of a potentially good fight by getting on his bike and going into survival mode from the opening bell. Joshua is a much stronger and more refined fighter on the inside, so the breaks in action actually favoured Parker, who showed zero inside game and was being beaten up and manhandled by Whyte.

 

I don't know what evidence there is for this.

 

Harsh, but yeah … this!

 

This has the hallmarks of an absolute stinker. How is this going to get the juices flowing for Fury/Wilder 2 in a way the first fight didn't?

 

Not so simple as all that.
Explain Chisora turning the screw on Fury over 24 rounds.
Parker has to take risks and perhaps take 2-3 to land one but if he gets up in Fury's face then he can make Tyson's skill and talent count for much less.

 

Revenge for his cousin

 

I think wilder vs Parker would be more competitive.

 

I think Fury has taken a few steps forward since Chisora and has greatly improved.