If YOU were PARKER which route would you go?

Exactly. You got it, Finkel.

This is a problem with the IBF

Why do this when it makes no-one want to fight their man??

 

I do not care about the split. And if it was 50/50 I guarantee you that Parker, Hunter, Ortiz and all the rest would still duck. And that's my problem with it. These dudes are not real boxers or warriors. They are business men first and boxers maybe 4th or something. How long do we have to sit and watch everybody avoid everybody?

 

All the sycophants in this thread who tore Ortiz to shreds when he turned down the Hrgovic fight two days after suffering a hand injury in the Martin bout ... and insisted Parker would take it ... now starting thread after thread trying to explain why a healthy Joseph Parker turned it down, too ... even though he has no injury at all.

What a bunch of toadies.

Was the injured Ortiz getting the same purse split the healthy Parker turned down? Where were all the graphs about purse splits when you were bashing Ortiz?

Some in this thread insisted "A duck is a duck" in one thread ... and now it's "but look at Parker's purse split" in this one.

The hypocrisy on this board is pathetic.

 

You do realize Parker has a path in the WBO right? His team have yet to make a statement as to their reasons for not accepting the IBF route. But hey, at least Ortiz won't break another hand at that title shot you were so sure he was going to get.

 

All the talk of the unfavourable split with IBF is a moot point when there's no reason why they couldn't of hashed out a deal between themselves without it going to purse bids.

Hrgovic is in a difficult position, sure he gets an eliminator but nobody is lining up to fight him, Parker as clearly the far bigger draw could of easily demanded the larger purse and got it knowing he could walk away from negotiations with Hrgovic if he didn't get what he wanted and when it went to purse bids could say there's no way he's giving Hrgovic 75% and walk away and nobody would blame him for doing so.

But that's not what happened he turned down the fight that would of brought him a title shot sooner had he won without even attempting to negotiate and I personally feel Hrgovic is a more winnable fight for Parker than Joyce even if he should go the WBO route.

 

I woul

I would take the drug route if i was him, better payday.

 

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JoJo for the payday.

 

Nah it's not losing to the UFC.
You're high.

There's 20000 pro active boxers versus 600 at UFC top end 1200 MMA pro active fighters all orgs for MMA.

Now lets take Heavyweight as that's what we're discussing here. Theres Ngannou. Miocic. Gane then who?

I mean I follow MMA as well but I'M pretty certain most people don't even know who they are.

Now boxing most people could name a at least a few of the Heavies even if they don't follow the sport.
So if we understand that there's only 1/20 of the numbers therefore MMA is far shallower in talent.

Now look at pay.... base pay per fight is $12k per fight with potential fight of the night bonus $50k and a few other trinkets.
If your the champ and a big name you might get a few points on the PPV.

Now if we look at boxing it's completely different lets look at a gatekeeper like Chisora who fought Parker.
He got £2.5 million plus 50/50 on PPV. If we look at Joshua he earnt £60 million fighting pudding in the rematch...

The UFC is well promoted but don't think for a moment that it beats boxing in any regard it doesn't.

They might get a Mcgregor once a generation that can make the big money but everyone else earns a lot less than the elite in boxing that's just reality.

 

Well put. Too many men with dollar signs in their eyes.

Businessmen: Parker, Whyte, Ruiz, Joshua, Hunter, Ortiz

Warriors: Usyk, Chisora, Fury

 

Both tough fights but I would opt for IBF as they're the most professional body when it comes to enforcing mandatorily and I expect the quicker route.

Unfortunately it seems Parker has ducked Hrgovic though.

 

I'd sit on the park bench and hope Usyk retires