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rubberduck said:
I think Parker by KO or AJ on points... I believe if Parker is to win he will almost certainly need the KO... AJ could probably even weather a knockdown in a close fight and get the nod on points. My rationale:

AJ was pretty poor against Takam, it was a 'pity' stoppage but he never really buzzed him up. I think Parker is equally durable as Takam so I do not think AJ will be able to knock him out. On the flip side, while I believe Parker is somewhat limited going forward, I do think he has more to offer than Whyte who famously hurt AJ quite badly... If it turns in to a brawl it will favour Parker. Finally I think AJ has stamina issues that Parker can exploit.

Gonna go with Parker KO but I am almost universally wrong when predicting boxing matches.
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Takam was a weird one - It was pretty short notice and AJs camp admitted he got a bit lazy with training because of this.

It looks like AJ has been training and eating better and will come in lighter, I expect him to put in a better performance.
 
AJ is overrated, He will gas and get taken apart by Parker. AJ only just manage to beat a very over the hill Vlad and even then he was gassed and Vlad should have finished the job but held back ( I wonder why?)

AJ looked gassed in the public workout never mind a fight.
 
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rubberduck said:
AJ was pretty poor against Takam, it was a 'pity' stoppage but he never really buzzed him up...
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People seem quite quick to forget that Takam was a late notice change as Pulev pulled out. So Josha was preparing for someone of a complete different style and size than Takam which probably through him off and people are also forgetting the headbut in the early rounds (2 or 3, can't recall) which broke his nose and was causing his sinuses to fill up with blood.

He also won every round against Takam, whereas Parker made it look difficult, and even though it was a soft stoppage, Takam wasn't throwing anything back, had a huge cut and it was in the middle of the round so I think whether the ref jumped in then or a few seconds later, the stoppage was coming. Ref just picked a bad time to stop it as that last flurry, nothing was really hitting Takam.
 
Locky said:
I think Parker is going to beat AJ, I think the AJ hype train is about to derail I just don't rate him at all.

Just got a feeling AJ is going to lose this one.
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You think AJ is hyped but you favour Parker who struggled against Ruiz and then there's that fight against Hughie.

AJ is hyped by some and has some improving to do, less weight and foot work would seem to be what many suggest. Saying that he won every round against Takam so if that's him 'struggling' then I'm not sure what you are hoping for.

Sad fact is if Parker walks through AJ, Wilder will be the best heavy weight in the world. That would be an all time low for HW boxing.
 
=XDC=FluphyBunny said:
You think AJ is hyped but you favour Parker who struggled against Ruiz and then there's that fight against Hughie.

AJ is hyped by some and has some improving to do, less weight and foot work would seem to be what many suggest. Saying that he won every round against Takam so if that's him 'struggling' then I'm not sure what you are hoping for.

Sad fact is if Parker walks through AJ, Wilder will be the best heavy weight in the world. That would be an all time low for HW boxing.
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The whole heavyweight division is over hyped, mostly bums fighting bums.
 
Think Parkers gone from being underrated by people now feels like the pendulum has swung too far the other way and he's being way overrated!

Parkers never been in with anyone of the level of an ATG like Klitschko even if you do want to argue he was past it when he fought Joshua (and he put up a hell of an effort in that fight).

The only form line you've got is Takam as both have fought him, I remember the Parker/Takam fight was a right snoozefest wasn't like Parker blitzed him out of there! Joshua on Saturday will be a different animal to the one who fought Takam, lighter for sure.

AJ certainly isn't unbeatable and has shown vulnerabilities in a few fights but I've seen nothing from Parker to say he's gonna be the one to crack the code.
 
I still refer back to the live feed of Parker watching the AJ V Klitschko fight. He didn't want anything to do with AJ then and after watching the weigh in he still doesn't in my opinion. Parker lets not forget hasn't knocked any one out in 3 years
 
AJ's weight is perfect imo. Just right for great speed as well as maintaining a KO punch. He's always looked at his best at a lower weight imo. Dont know why he feels the need to bulk up all the time.
 
Just had a look back at Parker Vs Hughie Fury and started wondering where all this Parker hype came from. On that performance he doesn't look on AJs level at all. Am I missing something?
 
I've not seen anything from him to say he's all that to be honest.

He's pretty durable though think AJ is doing the right thing weight wise as he may need to go into the championship rounds to win this.
 
XeNoN89 said:
Just had a look back at Parker Vs Hughie Fury and started wondering where all this Parker hype came from. On that performance he doesn't look on AJs level at all. Am I missing something?
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Think AJ is a different league altogether! Wouldn’t even spar with hughie fury an at the weigh in you can see a notable difference in size and height
 
Going to see this live tonight. Tickets are in the block behind VIP. Atmosphere should be electric :)
 
I really hope Sky boxoffice sort their streaming out, last fight it was really poor service.

Not something I want when paying £20 for a PPV.
 
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