Joseph Parker vs Justis Huni

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  1. Sandman_

    Sandman_ Undisputed Full Member

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    Justis Huni UD 10 Joseph Parker
     
    Sandman_, Apr 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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  2. Gazhearsum

    Gazhearsum Member Full Member

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    Yeah man I tend to agree with you here. Huni may not be a huge puncher but the guys he gets in with are tough as nails and have good chins. Other than Robutti, he has never had an easy touch (which his opponents combined record of 130-15 proves)

    I would love to see this fight as I know he will take Parker deep into the match and we shall see who wants it more. Huni’s best is yet to come.

    Guys need to stop mentioning Itauma (a manufactured, unproven hype job) in the same breath as Huni.
     
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  3. JunlongXiFan

    JunlongXiFan 45-6 in Kirks Chmpionshp Boxing Predictions 2022 Full Member

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    Think Joseph Parker wins by UD. I don’t rate Huni/Goodall level guys all that high
     
    JunlongXiFan, Apr 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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  4. maco_187

    maco_187 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Parker by KO, huni not ready for Parker yet.
     
    maco_187, Apr 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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  5. Sandman_

    Sandman_ Undisputed Full Member

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    Given Parker is the Interim WBO champ & Huni is the #1 contender, I'm updating my pick to reflect the fact that any fight between them would likely be over 12 rounds.

    Justis Huni UD12 Joseph Parker. And the...NEW!
     
    Sandman_, Apr 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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  6. NahMateNoWay

    NahMateNoWay New Member Full Member

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    Too early for Huni imo
    I haven't seen enough to be sure but Huni looks like his ceiling could be higher than Parkers, but he's much further away from that than Parker at the moment and doesn't offer enough to consistently keep Parker guessing yet.
    Fairly pedestrian UD12/10 for Parker imo
     
    NahMateNoWay, Apr 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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  7. Kiwi Fish

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    I'm just going to say that when Parker was in Huni's place career wise and fighting at that level of competition, he looked just as good if not better than Huni, and he was knocking a lot of those guys out as well.

    You can look on this forum and see plenty of people saying the same things about Parker years ago and Parker has only gotten better since then.
     
    Kiwi Fish, Apr 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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  8. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yep it's easy to look impressive and flashy at a lower level. You then step up and struggle a bit, like Huni did vs Lerena and Parker did vs Takam. Both talented prospects at this stage, Parker was able to make the transition to the top level, Huni is yet to get there.

    Right now you have to go with the experience and proven ability of Huni. But give Huni time and he might very well prove to be the better fighter, but then again maybe not.
     
    Brighton bomber, Apr 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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  9. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    Exactly... You're not proven until you are...

    And it's simple enough maths - these guys are at the sharp end of the bellcurve, so the higher up the levels you go, the fewer will (or even "can") make it...

    Which means when you have a huge gap between what two fighters have proven, the odds are strongly against the much less proven guy (and that's before you consider how much the challenges along the way can teach them!) - that doesn't mean it's impossible for them to win, but it does mean it's unwise to back them.

    It's not impossible that Huni is just way better than he's had chance to prove - but this would be very unlikely to be competitive, yet (probably a 10-2 Parker UD, possibly a stoppage).
     
    BubblesUK, Apr 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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  10. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Aussie hype on this forum is insane :lol:
     
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