Journeyman Joseph Parker's true record is 21-5 with 3-5 in his last 8 fights

Now you are just trolling.
Whyte arguably lost that night. And Parker nearly stopped him. By no means was it an easy night for Whyte.
And the first KD was bogus anyways. I don't know how you can really count that against Parker's performance.

 

I had him beating Takam but I thought Ruiz Jr beat him
That's just what level Parker is at. He's decent, nothing more. No shame in that

 

I scored Parker vs Fury 119-109, 11 rounds to 1 in favor of Parker. I suppose you could consider it close for Fury... if it was a tickling contest/game of tag. You're correct though, rather than 24-2, Parker's real record looks more like 24-1-1. Whyte, Joshua, Fury, Ruiz Jr, Takam, guys like Wilder only dream of having a resume so stacked with prime contenders like Parker. After Joshua and Povetkin, he has arguably the strongest resume in the heavyweight division.

 

No way.

 

This I agree with totally.

 

Parker easily and clearly beat fury. You don't win fights or rounds by doing nothing but backing up and flicking out the occasional incorrectly thrown jab with nothing behind it.

 

The only fight I had Parker losing is the AJ fight. He was set up WWE style against Whyte to give Whyte's CV a better look so he can face AJ next. Higgins and Barry need to build him up again like they did before winning the WBO title, get him guys like Browne, Ustinov, Duhaupas type opponents for next year and get him a ranking in the ABC rankings.

 

Takam I thought was a bit iffy. I mean, Parker was spent after about 4 rounds. That often happens though when a young bloke steps up which is what Parker was doing in that fight.

I thought Parker clearly edged Ruiz. Did well to come from behind & finish with his nose in front.

I had his fight with Hughie all square after 8 but gave Parker the last 4. Big Cat wasn't aggressive enough.

Parker would have beaten Whyte if it had gone a bit longer. Or if he had gone in with some wins under his belt instead of coming off a loss.

 

Agree he is at that level and does not seem interested in challenging himself by switching trainers. He's happy in his comfort zone not expanding his skillset.

 

The one I most agree with being a debatable outcome was the Ruiz one, I had it a draw or MAYBE 115-113 and was almost surprised when Parker won. I was surprised when Parker won the Fury fight, not because I thought he deserved it (he nudged it imho) but because in the UK.

The Whyte and Joshua fights I had the hometown guys winning, the Whyte win however I compare with Jeff Horn beating Manny Pacquiao. The better fighter did not win, but the environment allowed the wrong outcome and in a different town with a different ref on pretty much any other day the outcome will have been different - potentially QUITE different... more to do with the hometown guy being allowed to do a bunch of things which are not legal but ultimately swung the momentum of the fight and the judges scored what they saw. I agreed with the judges, but not the ref.

The AJ fight was pretty predictable, and the outcome would be similar if it happened again. I think Parker would beat Ruiz or Fury more convincingly - he looks more complete now versus how the other two do, not doubt in part to the fact he is no longer struggling with shoulder issues.

 

Parker is just not that very good.

 

I had parker

VS Takam- Parker Winning 8 rounds to 4
VS Ruiz - Parker winning 7 rounds to 5
VS H.Fury - Parker winning by roughly a couple in a dreadful fight.
VS Whyte - I had Whyte edging this even with ignoring the first KD that shouldn't of stood. I would however favour Parker in a rematch and I say that as big Whyte fan. It was a brilliant fight.

i think Parker has gone from being overrated on this forum to now being underrated by many on here due to coming off back to back losses and having a nice guy rep. I'd honestly back Parker in fight against any current top fighters outside of AJ and Povetkin.

 

How in the world has Parker become one of this forums' most hated fighters?

Anyways, it's like how Mayweather is really only 40-7-2-1 or something like that.

 

Facts. I personally thought he edged Whyte slightly but a draw is more than fair.

 

Never got it. Parker is a very humble guy.... Doesn't deserve hate coming his way. But that's not surprising on this board.