Parker's Choices

Alsos who thinks Parker would be a lot more marketable if he started acting like Jonah from tonga

 

Parker tends to do much better against taller fighters where he can be aggressor.

We should see it this time.

 

There are two ways of looking at those fights. One is the way you've described.

The other is that it's important for talented up & coming fighters to be tested a couple of times on the way up.

That is, to get a couple of hard 10-rounders under their belt before they're exposed to the best the division has to offer.

In Takam & Ruiz, it's fair to say Parker was matched to the full extent of his ability. He passed both tests (albeit just).

I think there was clear improvement between those two fights. Parker was stuffed after 5 rounds with Takam but was able to fight the full 12 against Ruiz.

Right now Parker is beatable, but his progress is solid. He's an undefeated world champ at 24.

If they pick the right fights for him in the right locations from here on in, there's no reason to believe he can't improve further.

 

Big Bubba is as dangerous as f***.

Fight him when you have to, not as a first up voluntary.

 

What story would that be?

Here in New Zealand, Hughie Fury is more popular than Miller as far as the boxing gym talks go. I've never heard of Miller but from what you say, he sounds good. See the thing is, if Parker picks Miller others might say he ducked Fury especially here where Hughie is known. You cant really be accused for ducking an unknown.

I hope Parker just picks the one thats good for him financially and for his career.

 

In the gutter? FFS he is undefeated and only 24 yrs old. Even if he loses a close fight, he has plenty of time to come back, and still be considered a top 10 fighter over the next 6-8 years. He's not going to start snorting coke and getting fat.

 

Yeah, 24 years old. If you can't show any improvements while you're young, active, motivated, and fighting at the absolute highest you're currently able to then when will you improve? Time isn't the restraint here. It's ability.

 

You seem impatient.....you must have been born in the nineties.

 

92, Just like Parker.

 

Old and experienced enough to post this.

 

If there's anyone who's educated enough to have an opinion on a 24 year old it's another 24 year old.

Debate me.

 

No Im not going to debate you on that. The point I was trying to make was, your post makes you sound old, thats all. Because that underlined sentence is what you'd expect from an older observer. All good

 

I was jesting anyhow. I try to be impartial and not speak on things I'm not educated on. Though I consider that post as slightly stepping out of my boundaries. I was referring to the current crop of heavyweights when typing it. Parker could easily still be here in 10 years and the HW scene could have a completely different top 5. But as for that being the same Parker we know today I doubt it.