@mn5 said in Boxing Thread:

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@raznomore said in Boxing Thread:

@bovidae I don't want to be negative but this needed to happen 4-5 years ago.

Joe is not going to be on anyone's radar after that hugathon and I doubt a new trainer is going to get Parker to stop leading with his head or throwing off balance barely damaging weak wristed punches. A new trainer isn't going to sort out Parker's T-Rex like reach either.

Who ever he works with they need to get Parker to use his speed, which isn't what it was, so he can stick and move. Cliche but that is what he needs to do. He's a small heavyweight that stands in front of his opponents. If he could develop a "step to the side" body shot or over hand he might just have a chance. But I think the horse has bolted. Great chin, pretty good late career stamina and above average hand speed but that's it for me.

Problem with Parker is that he wants to base himself in NZ as well, so getting a change in trainer is gonna be hard for him. I'd like to see him team up with Fury's team at Kronk with Sugar Hill to work on his offence in an ideal world, but with him staying in NZ, there aren't many options for him.

Do you think Parker needs to come to the realisation that he’s already had a good career and it’s not gonna get any better ?

Mind you what is it with boxers going on far longer than they should ? Happens more than in any other sport. Parker seems too wise for that to happen though.

I suspect he has, and has decided to make his cash go further by staying here.

@MiketheSnow PPV numbers have been on the slide for a year. There has been a necessity to bring outside influences/old glories( CM Punk, Lesnar, GSP etc) to the octagon because the organic draw cards like Rousey and Jones have failed to keep the momentum going. Mighty mouse is a great champion but only true mma fans a. respect what he has done and b.even know who the hell he is. And there are bunch of people with belts that the passerby will not have a clue who they are.

When McGregor and Rousey last fought they topped 1m PPV buys. When any other fight headlined - except UFC 200 which was stacked and had Brock Lesnar vs Mark Hunt on the undercard - every other PPV since 200 has struggled to sell more than 500k in PPV. UFC is huge, no doubt, but they are awfully dependent on McGregor right now.

Love him or hate him ,

He is a bit unique , looking forward to this fight

@Rembrandt
First is JT Van V

second is Sneak Punch

@MajorRage said in Shitty Australian Boxing:

@antipodean Blimey how old is that and what card is that?

I'm not saying there isn't some shitty fights out there ... but you aren't going to see something like Quade Vs Fat Kid 2 fights before the main event at any UFC.

You arent going to get it on the big international promoters cards either,

Seems to be an obsession of local promoters Khoder Nasser and Duco

That was Pathetic from Dimitrenko who wanted a payday and tried to get a DQ. Having said that, Parker looked a lot better in this fight and is in a good position for a title fight whether it is Joshua, or if the rumours are true, through the WBO if Fury is stripped of his titles (which would be the far more sensible route to go).

@duluth had Yan not done what he did they would have won fotn easily. Good on Ulberg he was entertaining and hopefully he's not as dimwitted as I think he is. Goes out and learns head movement and ups his cardio.

KKF well deserved. He was outstanding. That buys a lot of nappies.