Would Joseph Parker be recognised as a good win for Joshua?

Parker is undisputed as a top 5 HW right now this second.

No one other than a bunch of fanboys who only watch AJ and buy into the hype that he is the most powerful, the best ever etc etc actually think this is an easy fight.

Parker has good wins over Takam, Ruiz Jr and Hughie Fury. He has a HW world strap to his name. His recent poor performances have as much to do with the negative attitude of his opponents (only looking to survive) as it does with his own shortcomings.

IF AJ beats Parker this win is definitely his 2nd best career win, and possibly his best career win to date.

I am edging towards this being a UD for either man and a tight fight/close on the scorecards. I don’t see a KO happening in this one.

 

It would be a great win. It's a tough fight on paper. On the night it could be done in 3 rounds. If Joshua does a demolition job on him then it's a great win. If it's a close fight and debatable decision then it could do more harm than good for his reputation. The good thing is that he possibly taking risks.

 

Parker is better than anyone Wilder has ever fought, in fact, I would pick Parker to beat Wilder for sure..............I would pick an in shape Fury to beat Joshua...................Ortiz is a wild card...................old, but looking good in training, has lost weight................

 

Very good win. You can only beat what's out there. Like it or not parker is near the top of the tree. Got to probably be in that top 5 heavyweights. If fury doesn't come back. Wilder beats ortiz without too much fuss. Who else out there can realistically beat Joshua. I think parker causes him problems in this fight tho..hes a live underdog.

Hes pretty unimpressive ATM parker...but hes pretty much prime...most Joshua opponents have been in their winter years as a boxer. Hes also been through a decent run of testing fights recently...decent preparation. You can only get better with that experience even if the testing fights we,re against takam, fury and Ruiz.

He now knows he has to be better if he wants to get to where he wants to. Fast hands and should be in the best condition of his life for it. I think he has tools that causes Joshua problems. But there's also a big list of weaknesses there. Even then tho...its a very good win for me. He starts building a very good CV with a parker win on it.

 

I like Parker and I rate him, I believe it should be regarded as a very good win if AJ does the business but it won't be.

People will rip Parker to shreds if he loses, it's just the way it is.

 

Did you score both fights, because I did. They both lost on my card and on the judges which is what counts.

 

No way Takam won.

Ruiz jnr was a draw on my card.

 

Parker is a world champ and one of the best heavy weights around BUT I thought he lost to Fury and either way he looked terrible in his last fight and apparabtley wasn't much better in the fight before.
The haters will use the fury fight to slate Parker after AJ beats him, but all the evidence shows that Parker ain't anything special so can you really call it a good win? That's not AJs fault though.

 

I don't rate Parker very high but I thought he won both fights.

 

It would be a brilliant win, easily his 2nd best win and he deserves huge credit if he does.

Parker is an unbeaten world champion. Whilst I thought Ruiz beat him, and Fury made him look daft. I would argue that Fury would make anyone including AJ, not look very good. He’s a really awkward opponent.

 

Will be his 2nd best win but that just reflects how crap the Heavyweight division is.

 

Of course it's a decent win. Bar Wilder at the moment its the best available opponent. And dont say Tyson Fury, dude needs to get back in some sort of shape first. This isn't 2016. He hasnt fought since Vlad.