I know. Joe seems to have a strong bond with Barry who's never had one champion amongst his fighters.
Parker will do nothing and then claim that he was robbed again. He is just collecting money and letting his coach and promoter get the blame instead, smart one lol.
Im from NZ and support Parker but dont know how he could avoid that right hand for 12 rounds considering the reach disparity. I believe he has the best chin in the heavyweight division but Wilder hits hard.
Parker made himself irrelevant by losing a fight he shouldn't have to Dillian Whyte. People keep going on about how he should change trainers etc. but he's reached his ceiling as a lower top 10 fighter and a change of trainer won't do a lot for him. He doesn't follow instructions very well either. He and his team need to start again and work towards another title shot but they don't seem overly keen on that.
Against Whyte, Parker got a bad head clash that was ruled a "knock-down" that literally lost him the fight. You are right. He should not have lost it.
Whyte gave Parker more problems than Joshua. But that’s not because Whyte is better. In fact it’s the opposite. Parker engaged more with Whyte, so the fighters were open more. My point being, Parker will be able to press the issue with Wilder, but like many before him, it could lead to being caught cold. Stylistically I fancy Parker’s chances, but the Joshua fight is not a good measuring stick.
As a Kiwi myself I would like Parker to do well, me and the mrs went and watched him vs Andy Ruiz live and I think he won but even the mrs commented about his lack of mongrel compared to Tua who we watched vs Shane Cameron.
Breazeale was his mandatory, Parker had his time for a shot at Wilder and chose a different path. No need for Wilder to go backwards, he is fighting his mandatories and concentrating on fights with Fury and Joshua. Fury is running for his life and Joshua is still trying to play the big me little you game which no longer holds any weight.
