Joseph Parker gets sent to the 1960s, does he clear the lot ? (Boxing Evolution Theory)

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Would Joseph Parker overwhelm the 1960s ?

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  1. Parker destroys those outdated heavyweights

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  2. He beats everyone but Ali

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  3. No

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  1. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Neither hear nor there. Again, he was fighting much smaller, less physical fighters.
     
  2. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    And Parker was fighting candy-asses with Insta pages. Neither here nor there.
     
  3. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Sure, man. You keep arguing when I have told you I don't really have a dog in the fight. If you want to believe that Liston could have beat these guys today, go right ahead.
     
  4. Joe.Boxer

    Joe.Boxer Chinchecker Full Member

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    Parker shouldn't be anywhere near 270lbs. His conditioning has always been garbage.
     
  5. The Cryptkeeper

    The Cryptkeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You keep contradicting yourself. Therefore it’s difficult for those of us trying to “debate” with you to hit a moving target.

    It has been pointed out to you that the smallest of today’s heavyweights rules the division. You conveniently dismiss this because it doesn’t suit your flimsy argument. The only concession that you make is that Usyk is special.

    Well chum, as much as you don’t like it, Ali, Foreman, Frazier, Holmes and Liston were also special. And every single one of them would beat Parker like a red-headed stepchild.
     
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  6. Jacko

    Jacko Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Parker is on a good run, but he has become a low output fighter (approx. 250 punches thrown against Wilder and 350 against Zhang). Can he even fight at a decent pace these days with his age and added muscle?

    Those punch stats just aren't good enough for the 60s-70s guys who threw punches all night long for 15 rounds.
     
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  7. LenHarvey

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  8. Kiwi_in_America

    Kiwi_in_America The Tuaminator Full Member

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    In New Zealand we have had one of the best Rugby teams in the world for over 100 years.

    In the 1970s were some of the greatest legends the sport has ever seen

    And yet there is no-one who would even begin to argue that the 70s team would beat today's team.

    It is all about SIZE and MOBILITY and ATHLETICISM. Today's boys are bigger, stronger, faster, better trained.

    Every single sport has this pattern. And boxing is no different.

    Today's players simply WIPE THE FLOOR with those old guys. And it is OBVIOUS.