Joseph Parker, the most respectable fighter in boxing?

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  1. Austinboxing

    Austinboxing British Boxing fan Full Member

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    This guy has literally dodged nobody. Very rare to see someone in today’s division willing to fight absolutely anybody. Let’s just take a moment to appreciate some of the fighters he’s gone up against.

    Andy Ruiz Jr W
    Hughie Fury W
    Anthony Joshua L
    Dylan Whyte L
    Derick Chisora 2x W
    Joe Joyce L
    Deontay Wilder W
    Zhileli Zhang W
    Martin Bakole W

    Win or lose you have to respect the hustle.
     
    Austinboxing, Oct 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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  2. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Turned down Hrgovic tho
     
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  3. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Well, there is that little thing of "joeboxerparker" being allegedly linked to an international drug trafficking conspiracy, while his guilt has never been proven, it also has never been disproven. He was merely never charged due to insufficient evidence. If true, that would call the respectability aspect into question.
     
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  4. rolzone

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    Well how do you disprove? If not proven he’s considered innocent. Anyone can whip up plausible but incorrect rumours about anyone
     
    rolzone, Oct 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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  5. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Of course, I really hope it's not true, because I like the guy, but his name was tied to a Wickr account called "joeboxerparker" with text messages found on the phones of convicted traffickers and who said it was used to arrange drug purchases. Parker confirmed the account was his. At the very least, that's sketchy as ****.
     
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  6. Austinboxing

    Austinboxing British Boxing fan Full Member

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    Are you saying Parker bought the drugs or he sold them? Imo buying them is a much lesser crime than selling.
     
    Austinboxing, Oct 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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  7. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    I'm not saying anything, he was accused of running them. But they didn't have enough evidence to properly charge him.
     
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  8. like a boss

    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The man actually speaks commonsense too. A rarity among his 'peers.'
     
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  9. NahMateNoWay

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    He was accused of buying, and of handling money exchanges from NZD to USD for the accused dealers.
    Police didn't charge due to insufficient evidence, and the story about him didn't add up as he wasn't in places the dealers said he was at the times they said he was.
    All in all of be willing to bet he was scoring coke from some guys, maybe got involved with the cash exchanges, but he wasn't some drug kingpin like some want to make out.
     
    NahMateNoWay, Oct 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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  10. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    But wasn't that down to having elbow injuries? He has had problems with his elbows for years before the Hrgovic eliminator in early 2022. He had surgery a few years before on them, complained about the injury reoccurring in the first Chisora fight in 2021 before the Hrgovic eliminator and then only fought once in 2022 when he fought 3 times in 2021 and 4 times in 2023. That along with his record of fighting anyone suggests his reasons were genuine.
     
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  11. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I also think he could be on PEDs aswell Parker's average weight has suddenly started to sky rocket recently out of nowhere adding alot more muscle mass.
     
    Dynamicpuncher, Oct 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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  12. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    I recall it being due to the split offered being terrible
    20 per cent or something
    Tons turned it down

    I don't blame him tbh but my point was more that Parker will swerve a fight if it don't make sense
     
    Wizbit1013, Oct 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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