Joseph Parker has fought: Joyce (had to be beaten into submission) Zhang ( hardest puncher IMO around) Wilder (Maybe THE right hand of all time?) AJ hella heavy hands Ruiz Jnr Bakole (short lived) Whyte Chisora Takam That’s a very solid list of opponents, context to the Joyce loss and it looks solid, let’s hope all Wardley doesn’t make me look bad like when I picked Bakole against JP… ugh, IDK where does he stand against the “chins” of HW history?
I think Parker is above average at the world level, but not elite. So far his chin has held up and that combined with his recovery powers makes for a decent combo. The Whyte headbutt that lead to the first knockdown of his career, and concussed him would have KO'd most heavyweights, or at least left them struggling for the rest of the fight. But Parker actually managed to recover after a few rounds and make it competitive. And then that Whyte left hook would have also KO' most heavyweights easily. The Joyce loss was mostly exhaustion, from a combination of Joyce's monstrous volume and pressure and Parker being ill.