Joseph Parker: The Samoan Sledgehammer Of South Auckland-The Heavyweight Kaipato Kiwi

Have those names had anyone fight them that has actually thrown punches at them?

 

LOL. Good question

 

He has fast hands and will land on anyone when he throws ccombos. Also has power but does not really sit down on punches or go for ko's like Joshua or Wilder.

Definitely a contender.

 

His defence is atrocious. When he's bcked up he literally doesn't know what to do.

He has a good chin, but Joshua will murder him. There isn't chin that can't be cracked.

 

I agree. We see the same flaws, though they're obvious for most people. I don't think his power is enough to worry a fighter with a great chin so long as he is only fighting in spurts. I don't think AJ's chin is bad at all and he showed against Whyte that he can instinctively clinch and survive by reaction and come back even stronger and more focused afterward. With that I would confidently bet on AJ beating Parker at this point. But to say Parker is nothing special is misleading. At this point it wouldn't be too smart to put money on him ruling the division but he's very young and has very obvious strengths. He can surpass AJ with work ethic and a proper team. With that he doesn't need to be special. I see the potential and that has made me a fan of Parker. I want to follow his career and I want to see him succeed.

 

Looks like Alexander Dimitrenko might be Parkers next opponent.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-...parkers-next-opponent-set-to-take-top-billing

 

I don't expect Parker's next opponent to be anyone too good to be honest, he's got his mandatory shot and won't want to risk an upset by facing too stiff an opponent. Likely just another journeymen but who knows.

Martin would make sense, gives people a direct comparison to AJ and Martin is a known name, but the pressure would be on to take him out quickly and if he doesn't people may call Parker/Joshua a mismatch. But I would expect Parker to dispatch Martin pretty quickly, though maybe not as quick as Joshua.

Not sure who he should face, maybe Whyte would be a good choice. It's another fight that could be used as a comparison to AJ but without the pressure for an early stoppage and as a Brit opponent would give UK fans a good look at Parker.

 

Parker is set to fight dimentrenko next according to bxingscene like I said he should on the rbr, just wasted time and effort by fighting this bum haumono

 

I'm hearing it's dimentrenko if it were me I would I have got someone talk and rangey to practice fighting a big man like dimentrenko instead of haumono then got a big strong guy like a Gerald Washington to practice strength then he would be well equipped for Aj

 

That's the first thing that i noticed when i first saw the kid he has fast hands for a heavy weight. Too bad his foot speed is average but good for a heavyweight as well.

A contender for sure..

 

If he doesn't stick to this dimentrenko level or fight above it he will not be ready for Joshua i think hearts will delay this fight till springish time which gives Parker a chance to get in there with some good guys so his ready for AJ

 

Decent opponent, would like to see Parker fight once more before Joshua.

 

Mansour would do Parker a world of good, Parker needs to work on his inside game and defence a lot those are the most gaping holes in his game

 

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-...tiations-for-world-title-fight-in-new-zealand

The wheels are in motion for Joseph Parker to fight for a world heavyweight title in New Zealand this summer.

Auckland's Eden Park, Wellington's Westpac Stadium, Christchurch's AMI Park and Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium have all been mentioned as possibilities, as Parker's handlers Duco Events look to maximise their fighter's increasingly potent position in the division's rapidly changing scene.

The fluid circumstances in the wake of WBA and WBO champion Tyson Fury pulling out of his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko for a second time have allowed the Kiwi's management to think outside the square.

And it means they are investigating a different route to a belt rather than via IBF champion Anthony Joshua where they have mandatory rights.

Much will depend on how the two governing bodies react to Fury's latest delay but there is increased speculation he will be stripped of both belts.

Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn is keen to cash in and is now talking of matching his fighter against Klitschko rather than Parker in Manchester on November 26 with both the IBF and hopefully the WBA belts up for grabs.

That leaves the WBO belt open and Parker, with his No 1 ranking in that division, is in the box seat.


Parker's handlers have already started talks with Andy Ruiz, the Mexican-American who is ranked No 3 at the WBO, about pushing for a title fight in New Zealand for what is expected to be the vacant belt some time between December and February.

Dean Lonergan of Duco events said Ruiz and his father "both expressed interest in the fight" when the idea was put to them in Las Vegas on Wednesday via a highly-placed third party.

Negotiations will ramp up with Lonergan saying they "can't sit on their hands" as opportunities develop.

"If Fury gets stripped we can go either way – the IBF or the WBO where Joe is No 1 with both organisations. Joe is in a real position of strength right now," Lonergan said.

"Either way Joe is going to fight for the title. It's just a case of which one, against who, when and where.

"We have got to work out what is in the best interest for Joe. There's no doubt in my mind that the best opportunity for Joe to win a heavyweight title of the world would be right here in New Zealand.

"The current circumstances leaves us to look at doing a deal with Andy Ruiz around the WBO belt. It would be very do-able. We could have a deal done in 2-3 weeks with Ruiz's camp to have the fight here, so this is not some thing that will take a long time to play out "

Ruiz's relatively low profile in the United States would allow Duco to bring the fight to New Zealand whereas a fight against Joshua or Klitschko would mean Parker would have to bow to the bigger offshore markets and fight overseas.

Parker has sparred with Ruiz in Las Vegas. Ruiz, 27, is unbeaten over 29 fights with 19 KOs.

Successful negotiations with Ruiz could even see Parker give up his mandatory right to fight Joshua.

He would then hope that a victory over Ruiz would place him in a position to fight Joshua or Klitschko in a unification bout next year with the IBF, WBA and WBO belts on the line.

All of this talk is subject to Parker getting past Russian Alexander Dimitrenko in Manukau on Saturday night, a fight where he risks his rankings and mandatory position with the IBF as he continues to develop his impressive repertoire.

"We've got to keep Joe focussed on that but as a management team we have to keep working on the future and looking at the best possible outcomes," Lonergan said.