Parker plans on coming in at 115-116 kg or 253-256 lbs.

He looked like he was the right weight vs Zhang. He should try to come in at that weight

 

Parker will be getting knocked out whatever he does. He will be blowing out of his arse in no time.

 

Well that's promising for my potential Parker by mid-late stoppage bet. Cheers

 

Surely there is a point where power stops due to additional weight considering it’s mostly genetics anyways I still believe punchers are born not made so doubt he’s going for power is he preparing for some clinching with the stronger man?

 

His weight v JJ was flabby - but they do say he was very sick in the weeks before so the diet went out the window... that was pre Lockharts influence and now JP is training and eating like an elite athlete for the first time in his career.
So the weight gain is good weight that hopefully doesn't slow him down
He isn't going to be suddenly a heavier hitter than DD so his he needs his speed to frustrated DD
Dubois breaks mentally before physically but he is riding high on self belief atm so will take some beating.
Backing JP though to break him down

 

I've gained a fair bit of weight and definitely hit much harder than before. Just physics.

 

physics to a point but there is more to it than that. Has your technique improved also with additional hours gloved up? Look at shear size of fury yet his punches are powderpuff. Based on physics jarrell miller should be hardest puncher in world he weighs about 5 tonne

 

Parker said he bulked up for the Zhang rematch because he thinks he had him worked out and being heavier he could take and give more without gassing like Zhang. But now he is fighting Dubois so hoping to lose weight.

Also I think we are underestimating just how bad Parker's S&C was before George Lockhart for an athlete at his level. Effectively he is now at a more "natural" weight which he would have been earlier in his career if he had at the S&C support a star athlete, like Joshua, has had from the start. Parker is Samoan after all so has probably been working hard to stay under 250 his whole career.

 

Parkers going to have to be big, strong and conditioned if he wants to hang in with Dubois. Parker was hurt against Joyce and Zhang. He won the latter but it must have taken something from him.

Dubois on the other hand is at his physical peak and as good a chin as Parker used to have, he'll need some serious guts, stamina and ability to keep DDD off him...which I don't think he can.

 

Agree with the first paragraph, not the second. Dubios has been TKO'd twice by jabs, whereas it took Joyce 11 rounds to grind Parker down.

Parker gets the stoppage imo.

 

Well said, Serge.

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