Joseph Parker being overrated?

Yes, clearly. If AJ doesn't get him out inside 4, it tells you more about AJ than Parker and another British hype job is finally confirmed for good.

 

I think he's overrated but what i feel he has some ''toughness'' which if he goes past the first 6 with some energy left then he's a live dog. Takam was a durable guy even though i completely wrote Takam off going by logic. He did soak up the majority of Joshua's work. I wrote Takam off due to the short notice, his lack of power and him not having a Plan B.

The question marks on Parker is his chin and overall toughness/durability/heart in adversity. I'm not sold his chin is ''iron'' as of yet. I do believe he has the toughness/heart but that is also questionable as he's never really faced true adversity like Joshua did with Klitschko and now he is.

You could say Takam on paper is more durable than Parker from the eye tests even though the jury is still out on Parker. He was huffing and puffing vs Takam and was hurt numerous times but survived the onslaught intact.

 

He's possibly overrated.
But Joshua is overrated too. Unquestionably so.
So, it could be a good fight.

Parker's look bad in his last 3 fights but he's young and can improve. If he's fitter and better than previous year he has a chance to win this.

 

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He’s both overrated and underrated on these boards, but there are some who can be objective.

Firstly, his chin; it’s never been checked by a solid puncher, as far as I’m aware. It’s certainly not glass.

He’s proven to have stamina issues throughout some of his fights. Yes, he can go the distance, but he does have spells were he looks vulnerable through a lack of energy.

Speed; when he’s on point he does have very fast hands. He can lunge though, when he’s fighting someone he’s struggling to get at. The down side is that he seems to have little regard for defence when he tries to let his hands go.

Power; it’s not bad, but he’s part of a generation that has Joshua and Wilder.

His hand speed, if he can utilise it, is certainly his best attribute.

 

He looks to be underrated by most people. Some think he won't go past 4 rnds against Joshua.

I don't think any of the HWs are great atm and they get overrated. Not much really between the 3 belt holders.

 

I think at this point we know who Parker is. He goes well to the body and can fight some. Tested vs. top 9-20 types, Parker had enough to win but not enough to impress. He's in his prime now, correctly rated about 3-5th in the world.

This fight is more about Joshua's flaws, and Parker willing to risk what he must win.

Can Parker win? Yes. Joshua doesn't have the best chin, seems to gas a bit in the later rounds, and will have to deal with a good body puncher. If he doesn't end it early, this one can be interesting.

I like Joshua either on points or via a later 9-12th round TKO, giving Parker about a 25% chance to upset. If Parker hit a bit harder, he'd have a much better chance.

 

I think you're spot on.