04 Mar 2018 22:14:22
So Wilder vs Ortiz was a good fight, both fighters saved by the bell (Ortiz in the 5th and Wilder in the 7th) . Don't understand the judges cards at the end even though they weren't needed, all 3 were 85-84 in favour of Wilder. Personally I thought Ortiz was winning by 2 or 3 rounds. Stoppage was well timed as Ortiz looked finished.

Wilder did well and he's finally got a world level name on his resume. But he still loses to AJ imo.

1.) 05 Mar 2018
05 Mar 2018 02:38:26
I was more impressed with Wilder’s brain, when he was hurt he still had the know how to make Ortiz miss. You can count the amount of clean left hands Ortiz landed with one hand and still have fingers to spare.

I had Ortiz 4 up going into the 9th. Before last night I thought Wilder would beat Joshua but having seen the success Ortiz had, I’m picking Joshua. I know styles make fights and Joshua is nothing like Ortiz but seeing Wilder nearly folded in half by Ortiz until Ortiz gassed and stopped throwing punches just makes me think, if Joshua has him like that, it’s over.

Wilder is more hesitant with his right hand when he fights taller opponents, it’s going to be a chess match.

2.) 05 Mar 2018
05 Mar 2018 18:19:00
My only worry with Joshua is that he does have a stamina issue, mainly due to his huge size.

You mention about the 7th round and Wilder being hurt, I thought the same thing that AJ wouldn't let him off and would at least put him down in that situation.

One thing I thought was funny, was how Ortiz reacted to the first knock down. You can clearly lip read him saying to the ref "what was that?! " LOL!

3.) 05 Mar 2018
05 Mar 2018 19:24:26
your right joshua does have the stamina issue, but I think he beats wilder if wilder uses the same waiting game tactics like he did against ortiz, he won't get away with that against aj.
i think if they try and get into each other early it could be interesting, especially if one of them makes a mistake and someone lands a hard punch early

but saying all this about wilder/ joshua he still has to be parker first and there is no guarantee he will, I never really overlook anyone when it comes to heavyweight boxing so we'll have to see how that pans out.

4.) 05 Mar 2018
05 Mar 2018 22:28:50
Parker hasn't got the power to beat aj how many ko"s has Parker got? Let's get real her the only thing Parker has is a granite chin with been a tribesman be lucky if the ref doesn't stop it before the end of round 6.
Wilder ad love to give him a chance but he will end up a sleep before the 6th aswell, the only boxer that will have a chance to defeat aj is a Lennox Lewis type boxer.

5.) 06 Mar 2018
05 Mar 2018 23:38:39
If that fight was in the UK, Wilder would've been stopped in the 7th round. We saw that against Takam. He was slipping punches right in front of the referee and still got stopped.
I hope the fight doesn't happen in the UK.
I doubt the fight goes the full distance, . Let it be in the US, where the referee will give both fighters the benefit of the doubt. Not the UK where Sky, Hearn and the referees will do everything to keep AJ's KO record intact.

6.) 06 Mar 2018
06 Mar 2018 18:10:41
KO ratio is not the best way to judge how hard someone hits. Darnell Boone has less than a 50% KO ratio and he’s dropped Ward, Kovalev and KO’d Stevenson.

Joshua is vulnerable and I expect Parker hits just as hard as Whyte. If Joshua gets caught clean I have no doubt Joshua will be in trouble.

7.) 06 Mar 2018
06 Mar 2018 22:13:11
Swan I understand what your saying and a do appriecate your a knowledgable boxing fan but come on mate it has everything to do with power but behind that power you also need that killer instinct to take out your opponent. Yeah there's big hitters in the game but they just haven't got it in them to finish people of pal. Honestly mate a don't see Parker going past 6 if he does it will be one sided and his granit chin will have kept him in it.

8.) 07 Mar 2018
07 Mar 2018 21:04:35
I just look at it like this, is Parker better than Whyte and Breazeale? Probably, is he just as tough as them? Probably, does he have more offence than them? Probably

I see him going the distance purely because he is a good heavyweight who is tough and I’m yet to be convinced by Joshua’s ability to KO guys with one punch and Whyte don’t count because Whyte has been battered all fight and finally dropped.

Parker has faster hands than AJ, is yet to gas heavily like AJ. Parker has no head movement but neither does Joshu. Styles make fights, Joshua wins on points for me due to him being the better boxer and physically stronger of the two. Parker is faster, I expect has a better chin because I haven’t seen him hurt and has a better engine. If it ends early I will be very surprised.

9.) 07 Mar 2018
07 Mar 2018 22:57:00
A here you swan but the reason josh has been hanging out his arse is purely down to the weight he has been carrying also a think he could of ended takam earlier but needed these later rounds ( championship rounds) in the tank for future fights. Ave watched parkers last few bouts and still unimpressed with him, like a say the only thing he has going is his chin.
Personally a believe (although a don't think much of the guy) whyte is very underrated and is certainly as good as Parker who I have seen struggle against poor opponents. brazeale on the other hand just took punishment watched and waited and took the punches till he tired.
Josh hardly throws single punches it's usually 3 or 4 that's why his KO record is supreme. Like you mentioned other day just because you punch hard doesn't mean you will have a great ko record most can recover of one punch, know if you hit hard and there's another 3 or 4 to follow that first one then it's likely your going to be is serious trouble weather it's round 1 or round 10.
Swan a do agree with a lot you say mate but I think your naive how much, weather it be to heavy or trying to make weight plays in boxing. Josh will be atleast a stone and a half lighter for Parker than he was against takam. Am going easy win for josh round 5 or 6.

10.) 08 Mar 2018
08 Mar 2018 01:06:01
We heard that for the Takam fight. I remember Eddie Hearn said “yeah Josh will come in about a stone lighter against Takam than he did vs Klitschko”, he came in heavier. I believe a lighter Joshua is a better Joshua, I’m fully aware of what weight can do to a man, until I see Joshua weigh in, I’m basing it on his last 2 fights where he has been over 250 and one attack he’s knackered. If Joshua comes in around 235-240 I’ll be more confident in him winning and probably stopping Parker.

But if the slow stuff cumbersome no gas tank Joshua from the Takam fight shows up, I can’t see him stopping Parker. Parker I feel is better than Whyte, he certainly has a better resume. Whyte at the moment is still living off of one punch vs Joshua and a controversial win over Chisora (which I did think he won, just) . Whyte has a decent jab and decent boxing skills (his punch technique is off though) with a good chin but little else. Speed, reflexes, defence, power, all those he lacks at the top level.

11.) 08 Mar 2018
08 Mar 2018 18:50:31
If Hearn did say that then it's bull the game plan was always to make josh come in heavy against takam for like a said to build up stamina you do no josh never stops training yeah? . It was always the plan to come in heavy for those to fights and this time he most definitely will come in lighter is no question about that! Swan have you read sky sports trending lad a got my boy kell to leave a little somthink for you on there lol.

12.) 13 Mar 2018
13 Mar 2018 18:52:46
Swan, I would just like to mention that when he was talking about being a stone lighter, he was referring to AJ stripping weight for Pulev, he said those words before the Takam replacement was announced. AJ put the weight back on for Takam.