Hunter might had a few offnights against weak opponets. But I believe he will come in well prepared against Hughie, because its title eliminator fight.
Joyce got robbed in the 2016 olympic final. He should be olympic gold medalist and you talk he isn't proven? He dominated Jennings and Dubois. His jab is heavy. I don't see pillow fist Parked be able to cause problems to Joyce. Its easy decision win for Joyce.
Everytime Usyk got hit last fight he was buzzed, he got hit a lot and his face was completly busted, he slowed down in the middle rounds before he got a 2nd wind and he's only getting older. His own wife said he lost 10KG in the war.
Usyk is professional and 10Kg isn't a lot weight for a heavyweight. He have been in the camp for 2 months now in Poland and will be in a fighting shape.
He isn't proven. Who has he actually beaten of note? Dubois is another unproven prospect, and Jennings last fight of note was a loss to Ortiz. Big Woop.
10 Kg is a lot, especially for a light one like Usyk. 10KG weight loss would be a lot even for Joshua. Usyks struggles putting on weight have been well documented and him rushing to put 10kg back on in a few months only makes u wonder what type of weight it is
Joyce isn't the greatest no doubt. But this was about matchup between Parker vs Joyce. And Joyce is the better boxer and ring iq IMO. It will be 12 round chess match where Joyce gets the point victory. Joyce has granite chin and his workrate with heavy jab and size advantage will be too much for Parker.
Usyk is mover so lighter weight can be actually an advantage. Joshua doesn't have the ring iq to get to Usyk. Joshua might have slight chance to land a bomb, but I find it very unlikely because Usyk is smart and moves well. And like I said Usyk has been training in Poland for two months now so he has sure gained his fighting weight back there.
Parker has a better chin that has actually been tested against better fighters. He's also the faster man. I don't think Joyce is quick enough to be effective against Parker or any half decent heavyweight that doesn't just stand in front of Joyce taking jabs to the face all night.
To be fair, Hunter has looked out of shape (aesthetically) since he became a HW (I say that as a fan). He did not look good against Forrest I agree. That may be an aberration though
People only now realising parker hasnt got it and is average as average can be then, took a while didnt it. My mate said parker beats joyce doesn't he.. Errr , NO, not in a million years. I dunno why people sleep on joyce so much, just cos he isn't pretty in there!
You are Parker fanboy probably from NZ. I understand you want to see Parker win, but he is not good enough to beat Joyce. His movement works for shorter opponets like Takam or Chisora, but against 1.98m Joyce he will have problems to land anything. I don't see Parker getting past Joyces jab. Only heavyweights who would beat Joyce are Usyk and Fury. I would even pick Joyce over Joshua at this stage. So Joyce is the #3 best in my list.
lol no, if every AJ punch was shaking him in the 1st fight, being lighter will only be a detriment and could get him knocked out >Joshua might have slight chance to land a bomb It's not about landing a "bomb" Joshua's jab and straight had Usyk's face completely turn up, now that he has a new trainer and will apply more pressure and attack the body, it will be bad for Usyk >And like I said Usyk has been training in Poland for two months now so he has sure gained his fighting weight back there. In fat most likely, it took him 18 months to get to his HW weight
Again, what has he done to show this? Wilder and Joshua would mop the floor with Joyce inside 6 rounds. Being tall with a slow jab doesn't mean much. Hell, I'd even back Whyte and Chisora to beat Joyce. EDIT: To clarify, I might be a fan of Parker but I'm not delusional enough to rank unproven prospects as #3 heavyweights.
Usyk won that fight very clearly 10-2. So whats your point? Its boxing you get hit sometimes but Usyk is the better fighter than Joshua and he proved it. If AJ starts to be aggressive this time he will get knocked out. AJ never been the same since he lost to Ruiz. AJ scares to get hit and he got weak chin.