Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk vs. Joseph Dennis Parker

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The Cat or Explosive Joseph/Chief Lupesoliao?

Poll closed Sep 18, 2020.

  1. Usyk on points

    63 vote(s)
    78.8%

  2. Usyk by stoppage

    6 vote(s)
    7.5%

  3. Draw

    2 vote(s)
    2.5%

  4. Parker on points

    4 vote(s)
    5.0%

  5. Parker by stoppage

    5 vote(s)
    6.3%
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  1. Aydamn

    Aydamn Dillian Da Dissappointment Full Member

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    It really is completely negligible.

    If have the slightest slouch in your posture you are both the same height. And the guy with the 1 inch shorter arms might have a 1 inch wider shoulder span and thus... the arm length means eff all. Thats why they wanted to switch from measuring wingspan to measuring from the armpit to the end of the arm...

    I reckon a 3-4 inch height difference begins to be noticeable performance wise, and a 5-6 inch reach difference. Anything less is negligible
     
    Aydamn, Jan 9, 2020
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  2. Kiwi_in_America

    Kiwi_in_America The Tuaminator Full Member

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    The one thing I will say is that Parker is a true HEAVYweight

    A very big guy.

    Usyk being a cruiserweight originally - he may never have been punched that hard in his life
     
    Kiwi_in_America, Jan 9, 2020
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  3. Inglis_1

    Inglis_1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Usyk by a comfortable points decision. Parker will have his moments early on, but Usyk has an amazing engine where he'll eventually wear Parker down and take over the 2nd half of the fight.
     
    Inglis_1, Jan 9, 2020
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  4. POTUS

    POTUS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Parker wins imho
     
    POTUS, Jan 9, 2020
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  5. KiwiMan

    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I can't look past an Usyk UD here. I don't think Parker has the aggression to make his weight tell
     
    KiwiMan, Jan 9, 2020
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  6. LANCE99

    LANCE99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Good fight!! It's hard for me to pick against Usyk in this, but I feel Parker's a bit underrated.
     
    LANCE99, Jan 9, 2020
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  7. Somali Sanil

    Somali Sanil Wild Buffalo Man banned Full Member

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    This will be an exceptionally hard fight for Usyk, the hardest at heavy imo for him..Parkers got toughness, speed, good power, can punch in combo, can move well, naturally much heavier, just a little Beta imo or hes doing the likes of Joshua with what hes got in his locker..He's got unfulfilled potential a different mindset could unlock Parker imo
     
    Somali Sanil, Jan 9, 2020
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  8. Somali Sanil

    Somali Sanil Wild Buffalo Man banned Full Member

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    The only thing he lacks, aggression !
     
    Somali Sanil, Jan 9, 2020
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  9. Kiwi_in_America

    Kiwi_in_America The Tuaminator Full Member

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    The aggression will be there

    Parker is hungrier than ever now

    Knows it is do or die
     
    Kiwi_in_America, Jan 9, 2020
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  10. Lesion of Doom

    Lesion of Doom Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't think Parker is a gamer, and Usyk most definitely is. Good fight, anyway, but I'd rather see Usyk against the loser of Fury/Wilder.
     
    Lesion of Doom, Jan 9, 2020
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  11. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Good way of putting it. A hypothetical motivated and hungry Parker would have me very nervous about this match-up, from the Usyk fan side of things. I'm just most sure how much of that dog Joe has in him, based on the sampling we've seen.
     
    IntentionalButt, Jan 9, 2020
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  12. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    No danger Wilder will face Usyk if Fury schools him.
     
    McGrain, Jan 9, 2020
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  13. Lith

    Lith Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A slightly different situation in play there, he had injuries at the time and I remember wondering why he wasn't throwing as clean/nice as normal - and fighting someone massively negative with big reach and height advantages were never going to make that pretty.

    Usyk is far more physically matched and isn't going to fight negative, however... the fight is going to be quite different. Usyk is a different beast, and is probably going to make Parker look very limited. UD, or even possibility of TKO if Parker starts trying to throw the sink at Usyk and Usyk drains him of fuel.
     
    Lith, Jan 9, 2020
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  14. Wizbit1013

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

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    Sorry fella but you been saying this for ages
    Still no sign of it
     
    Wizbit1013, Jan 9, 2020
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  15. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Usyk can get a stoppage imo.
     
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