Due to get get underway at around 10pm on Saturday. £19.95 on Sky Box Office (£24.95 if booked after midnight on Friday). Joshua 1/10, while Parker is 6/1, with the draw at 20/1. Don't know much about Parker, is he as good as his record suggests?
Hope the fight’s more interesting than that press conference. I wanted Joshua to tell the Kiwi he was going to knock him back into the Burton’s shop window he looked like he’d just stepped out of. The Weasley promoter needs a slap too
I agree. I think Joshua is getting a bit carried away with how good he actually is and will lose this one. I made this decision when I saw him being introduced by that gobby yank stepping into the ring with a virtuality version of himself. He’s lost focus.
Parker has faster hands, if he throws combos and doesn't stand in front of Joshua he could win. Plus he's never been down, but there again he hasn't fought anyone who can punch as hard as AJ. They can both fight 12 rounds I think Parker will have a go at it as he won't want to rely on a decision in the UK, that could be his downfall as he might get caught by AJ It's a lot closer than the betting suggests AJ stoppage 11th round
Joshua has a pretty significant reach and height advantage. I think Parker will just get picked off as he tries to move into range. Just watched highlights of Parker v Hughie Fury from September. If he's that bad Joshua will destroy him. Looked terrible, slow, inaccurate punches.
I wouldn't read too much into the Fury fight as Parker was pre-op for surgery on his elbows. Plus H Fury is a very awkward fighter and no mug that's why nobody fights him Parker had too as he was mandatory. Best fighter Joshua has faced is Whyte who was carrying a shoulder injury and Klitschko was too old to slug it out with a much younger powerful fighter and ended up on his back. I want Joshua to win though I find that there is something very fake about him. If he wins Wilder will spark him out in 2 rounds anyway.
Joshua wins by stoppage. Might be second half of the fight as he will show Parker a bit of respect and keep him at bay with the jab in the first half of the fight. Parker is utter garbage though, I’ve seen 8 of his last 10 fights. He arguably lost to a very ordinary Hughie Fury. I find it very strange that people are always looking for ways to put Joshua down. He is by far and away the best boxer in the heavyweight division right now. Only thing suspect about him is his stamina. Wilder is even worse than Parker, and if the snake oil salesman Eddie Hearn can manage to get Whyte in there with Wilder (he should do he’s mandatory) then there’s no reason we won’t see an all British unification fight back end of the year. Wilder has devastating power but no technique whatsoever. If he boxes clever Whyte will have his number. Then of course we have Tyson Fury on the comeback trail. All in all it’s a good time to be a fight fan!
