This is the NEW PARKER - Where Next?

Same. Joyce is just too durable and non-stop pressurising to allow Parker any moments into the fight. A more flat-footed sniper like Zhang would allow Parker's natural speed to shine, and Zhang for all his flavour of the month qualities has been troubled by smaller movers before. That's the fight to make if Parker wants to make an impression, not Joyce.

 

Joyce looked so glacial slow against Zhang. I know he has always been slow but those punches he was throwing in both fights against Zhang had about the power of a DeMori windmill on them. It's going to be super intersting to see if he just got old really fast after the Parker fight.

It may have also been down to how wobbled he was in the first fight. Second fight could have been tentative...

 

keep telling yourself that.

Or just be honest and realise what really happened.

Still, it's a good win for parker, atleast it sets him for more big money fights.

 

He looked about as slow as he normally looks, though he also looked quite tentative so that may have had an effect yes. I don't think he got old, but two brutal back to back KOs like that are going to take a massive toll on his confidence which is what his whole game is built around. And a Joyce who's scared to get hit is nothing but a useless lump really.

 

Was my favourite fight of 22

Watched it numerous times buddy

 

Congratulations to the Kiwi, Joseph Parker, on resoundingly defeating the best Heavyweight in America.

Now that he's beaten the best Heavyweight America has to offer, I would like to see him step up to Australian level. Prove that he's still the best from this part of the world by taking on the likes of Jai Opetaia & Justis Huni. Personally, I think both of them would be too fast & skilful for Big Joe who showed the value in the Wilder fight of staying active against respectable opposition. It's been a lean trot for the Kiwis this year in the boxing ring but they are ending the year on a high note. Joseph Parker remains the southern hemisphere H/W King.

 

Wasn't it already talked (written) about the "new Parker" when he put on 10 pounds between the two fights with Chisora?
As far as I remember - that's right. But the euphoria lasted only until the fight with Joyce.

 

Give the guy from New Zealand credit for currently being better than any Heavyweight from America. No wonder Showtime & HBO have left the business.

 

I think it's the same Parker.

Parker has shown he quality previously.

It's just people completely overrated the protected Wilder due to knocking out tin cans.

 

Winner fights DeMori? Opetaia is well advised to stay at Cruiser as Aussie HWs tend to just provide the rest of the world with a few laughs on the undercard. Then occasionally you get one like the Samoan Bowler Alex Leapai get on to the main card and cop a few rounds of one way punishment.

 

I think Justis Huni & Jai Opetaia both beat Joseph Parker. Both would be too fast & skilful for him. Parker is in line for a big money payday following his win over Wilder so it's doubtful he would risk taking on either. It would be a whoppa fight if it happened though. I mean, he needs to stay busy. That was key to his success against Wilder. With Usyk & Fury tied up with each other next year & AJ fighting Hrgovic, a lot of thought needs to be put into Parker's next move/s.

 

Huni went multiple rounds with Paul Gallen so I think he still has a couple of levels to step up before he's at a point of being an attractive fight for Parker. At the moment he'd be medium risk and no reward. The money wouldn't outweigh the risk given Parker mentioned to NZ media yesterday he expects to be fighting in Saudi again around March. I'm not a delusional Parker fan after his win but I do think the version we saw on the weekend gets Gallen out of there in 1 or 2.

Opetaia much more of a threat as Parker doesn't carry that one punch power to swing things in his favour. Opetaia has a bit more to do at cruiser and then he'd surely take a couple of Chazz Witherspoon, Chisora step up fights.

 

Parkers still the same fringe contender he was last week. He just exposed a protected bum.

 

A former world champion who just took out a top 5 heavyweight is a fringe contender? Did your parents use you as a football as a kid?

 

Wilder was fully nullified in there because he had nothing in his game plan except the right hand, which Parker refused to let him use effectively. All this talk about only needing two seconds while the other needing to be perfect for the full twelve completely fell apart.

Parker is the first boxer to ever take Wilder the distance and win without touching the canvas once. The same Wilder who sparked Helenius in a minute just a year prior.

Also recall you being confident that Parker would get KO'd, but since been proven wrong you wanna diminish the win? LOL.