Joseph Parker vs Fabio Wardley prediction thread

CST - with all due respect - you have picked against Parker for years.

And thus in recent times, all of those predictions have been wrong

 

Big Joe too inactive. Wardley takes it. I don't see Wardley falling way behind in this one like he did against Huni either. I think he'll be on the pace from the get-go. I really like the way Wardley has been brought along. He faced good British domestic opposition earlier on in Nathan Gorman & David Adeleye & has then done 13 rounds with world class amateur Frazer Clarke & 10 with Justis Huni. Wardley showed True Grit in eating leather for 9 rounds against Huni & then pulling out the win. He'll take some beating & I'm not sure an inactive Big Joe is the man to do it.

 

I think this is a mismatch. Parker is so many levels above.

 

I know this is unpatriotic, but Wardley paying 6/1 to win by KO looks very juicy to me. Joe gets hit by anyone who lets his hands go, and he can’t wear a shot like he used to.

 

Parker, comfortable UD or possible later stoppage - he just has too many tools in his arsenal, if he's willing to use them.

Wardley isn't terrible, but he's got a lot more to prove.

 

CST - From memory you picked against Parker in 2 of his last 3 fights

All of which he won handily

And is about to do so again.

One day perhaps you will admit that Parker has truly revolutionized his game as a fighter.

I have no idea what it would take for you to admit that.

 

Can see Parker looking a level above for most of the fight and then getting caught and stopped.

 

There is a lot more hype with Itauma now than Wardley ever had.

 

I think both men are part of the good guys of boxing, so any which result will sit well with me, as long as the fight and judging is fair. Parker is more skilled and has the edge in speed, as well as respectable power and a good chin, but his flaw is a lack of focus and intensity which leads to him being clipped (for example Vs Whyte and Zhang), or outhustled (Chisora I and Joyce, and Fa and Cojanu which had no business going the distance). If Parker is switched on for the full twelve then he should win, but that is a big if and Wardley has the power to punish Parker for lapses in focus. I would make Parker the slight favourite, but I would be no way surprised if Wardley clocks him.