Parker is a hypejob that hasn’t improved

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  1. thehook13

    thehook13 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    After Saturday night Parker would have fought:
    Daniel Dubois
    Anthony Joshua
    Joe Joyce
    Dillian Whyte
    Derek Chisora
    Hughie Fury
    Deontay Wilder
    Andy Ruiz
    Zhilei Zhang
    Carlos Takam

    Think we take "hype job" off the table
     
  2. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Hype job is a dumb term for Parker but if he loses Saturday, that list looks more like a Chisora resume than a world beater

    There's a strong argument he lost to 3 of the wins there too
     
  3. Decker

    Decker Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Exactly. The OPs post is a bit of a troll. Few fighters have "drastic jumps" past 30 y/o.

    You could easily crticize DDs win over AJ as beating a past it big name. DD has a legit wins over Miller (and what exactly is so great about his resume?) and Hrgović (lucky for DD that Filip sustained cuts, by fair punches or fouls). Let's not overhype DD !
     
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  4. FreddieGibbs

    FreddieGibbs Active Member Full Member

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    People will come on this website and literally say anything. World champion that’s been right there in the mix for about a decade now whilst fighting good opposition is somehow a hypejob?
     
  5. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Dubois is full of confidence after the AJ blast out and this could be his downfall,If Dubois comes out trying to do the same to Parker I think Parker has shown against noted punchers already that he can find the win down the stretch. Dubois is an offensive power house nobody is going to say any different but I’m still not sold on his ability to adapt and find a way to win when things start slipping away from him during a fight. Tbh who ever wins this fight on there current form it’s most likely the best win of there careers so far .
     
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  6. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Sheerass is a good nickname Full Member

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    I agree, his fights v Zhang and Wilder were cagey and boring, he really didn`t land that much in those fights, just enough each round to keep his nose in front, he`ll have to throw far more punches v Dubois.
     
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  7. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Sheerass is a good nickname Full Member

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    In the mix losing to Joyce and Whyte in non title fights, he was awful v AJ, not nearly agressive enough, he just can`t kept into that next geat, very low out-put fighter.
     
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  8. like a boss

    like a boss have gloves will travel Full Member

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    Parker didn't just fight them either. He beat most of them.
     
  9. Can I box

    Can I box Active Member banned Full Member

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    Ruiz, Hughie Fury, Zhang, Chisora 1 all close fights. Wilder was finished as well.
     
  10. like a boss

    like a boss have gloves will travel Full Member

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    Nothing wrong with winning close fights. Most of the greatest fights of all time were close fights.
     
  11. Can I box

    Can I box Active Member banned Full Member

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    Most of the greats had great performances and conclusive wins too against top opponents. Parker has no great performances against top opponents. Wilder was finished and Chisora isn’t top tier.
     
  12. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    I'm going for Parker to win on points this Saturday. If he loses fair play, he lost to a beast who's come into his own and may well be one of the best HWs on the planet.

    Meanwhile if Dubois loses he's apparently lost to a hypejob with no good wins.
     
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  13. like a boss

    like a boss have gloves will travel Full Member

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    You are missing the point. But doing it on purpose. So I won't waste any more time on you.
     
  14. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No one said Parker was great... For a 'hypejob', you sure have some lofty standards
     
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  15. Can I box

    Can I box Active Member banned Full Member

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    By hypejob I mean this narrative I’ve heard that Parker has got significantly better recently. Not about his whole career. I believe Parker is at his mental peak for this fight though but he’s still the same calibre of fighter as he’s always been.