Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua vs. Francis Zavier Ngannou & Zhilei Zhang vs. Joseph Parker RBR.

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  1. KINGWILDER

    KINGWILDER Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Zhang’s power is genuinely insane but he doesn’t have the engine to beat the top guys. You have to box smart to beat him and that’s exactly what Parker and Lee have done. He’s come on tremendously as a fighter Joe and he deserves a monster payday.
     
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  2. Who_Necks

    Who_Necks David Price's Big Suit Full Member

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    Got quite the resumé has Parker. Boring as hell but is clearly a top fighter.
     
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  3. Dynamicpuncher

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    Round 1 Even
    Round 2 Parker
    Round 3 Zhang 10-8
    Round 4 Parker
    Round 5 Parker
    Round 6 Parker
    Round 7 Zhang
    Round 8 Zhang 10-8
    Round 9 Parker
    Round 10 Parker
    Round 11 Parker
    Round 12 Parker

    115-112 Parker
     
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  4. DavidC77

    DavidC77 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Chisora has called it a draw although he admitted earlier that he wasn't scoring the fight...

    Bunce has it a draw as well.
     
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  5. Rilz

    Rilz Ball don't lie! Full Member

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    114 -112 Parker. I could see it going either way though as there were a ton of swing rounds.
     
    Rilz, Mar 8, 2024
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  6. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Fight on the card I was most looking forward to didn't deliver. The J-Park Comeback Express rolls on. Congrats to him and I'm pleased for him. Disappointing effort or rather lack thereof from Big Bang though. Coming in that heavy didn't help his chances and he just wasn't letting his hands go.
     
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  7. Dementia Pugulistica

    Dementia Pugulistica Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Great fight by Parker. I had him splitting the first 2 rounds and winning every round he wasn't knocked down in. Could be a draw but I think Parker won this.
     
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  8. MetalLicker

    MetalLicker I Am Full Member

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    I have the same scorecard.
     
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  9. Chitown

    Chitown Active Member Full Member

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    This went a lot like Zhangs fight with Forrest
     
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  10. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Parker won this. Zhang didn’t even make any effort to finish strong. He’ll be very fortunate to escape with a draw.
     
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  11. lobk

    lobk Original ESB Member Full Member

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    No gas tank Zhang lost this. Hell even his corner knows it when they told him he needs a KO.
     
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  12. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If Zhang came in 20 pounds lighter he would've KO'd Parker.
     
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    It was definitely a bad showing by both sides. Zhang looks to be done at this level, and Parker showed his fragility.
     
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  14. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    He really was just in a bad place at the time.
    I remember discussing here with some Kiwi on how Parker was clearly regressing as a boxer.
    The Joyce KO seems to truly have awoken something in him. Rare to see this in boxing. Two back to back upsets at world level is not something we see often. And Parker outboxed both men, clearly.
    One hell of a career turnaround.
     
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  15. DoubleG95Fanatic

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    Parker needs to get that Joyce rematch now.
     
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