Klitschko, Fury, Parker, Takam & Joshua
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<p>I was talking to a respected ( ex world champ, part time commentator ) Aussie boxing personalty a while ago and he thought from the outside looking in they were trying to rush him as a main event fighter , </p>
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<p>Where his development should be number 1 , and if that works out the rest will fall into place ,</p>
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<p>Speaking of golden boy , I remember this making press a while back, and never heard anymore , <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/10287974/Oscar-De-La-Hoya-wants-Joseph-Parker-on-board'>http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/10287974/Oscar-De-La-Hoya-wants-Joseph-Parker-on-board</a></p>
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<p>I guess if you are a boxer in NZ , its a bit like being a musician in NZ , if you get more successful , eventually you have to leave to where the market is </p> -
I would not be surprised if deep down duco suspect the better he gets , the higher the odds they will lose him eventually . <br><br>
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<p>Lonergan has little credibility in boxing and Higgins stays mostly in the background for Duco. It's all very well trying to increase JP's profile in Europe and the US but he needs to start fighting there. None of these top 20 boxers will be interested in fighting in NZ due to the lack of money on the table.</p>
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<p>I would hope that Kevin Barry has a lot of input into Parker's development and future fights and is not just cashing a cheque every month. Given they both spend most of the year training in Las Vegas it shouldn't be too hard to organise an undercard fight in the US - if they really want that!</p> -
<p>Longergan has little credibility in life in general.</p>
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<p>We may need a new thread for just boxing maybe as there seems to renewed interest....</p>
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<p>Anyway Anthony Joshua seems like a very intelligent young fighter. </p>
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<p>Its official boxing is still a joke at heavyweight level. Parker is now ranked number 1 contender with WBO yet he has never ever fought anyone in the top 20, Look like next fight after Christchurch will be against Joshua because they will need to fight eachother to decide who the mandatory will be for Fury or Klitchsko.</p>
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<p>Quite unbelievable - For the record GO PARKER! - but genuinely worried this is too much too soon</p> -
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<p>Its official boxing is still a joke at heavyweight level. Parker is now ranked number 1 contender with WBO yet he has never ever fought anyone in the top 20, Look like next fight after Christchurch will be against Joshua because they will need to fight eachother to decide who the mandatory will be for Fury or Klitchsko.</p>
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<p>Quite unbelievable - For the record GO PARKER! - but genuinely worried this is too much too soon</p>
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<p>The rankings have always been a mystery and I suspect rigged in the best interests of the sanctioning body,</p>
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<p>Duco have been banging on about Joshua for some time , </p>
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<p>Joshua mentions Joseph only a few days ago as a good likely opponent , </p>
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<p>WBO promote Joseph up the rankings , </p>
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<p>All a bit of a coincidence ? I dont think so , </p>
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<p>So a sheikh made an offer for Fury to fight Klitschko on a yacht for $120M. Each of the 120 guests would have paid $1M for a ticket and the fight would not have been broadcast on TV. :shock: </p>
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<p>I really do not believe the story for a second. What it does is it creates hype around the future PPV. Heavyweight boxing is a circus through and through. Its not for the purist at all.</p> -
<br><br>joshua just made short work of Martin , stopping him in the second, looked impressive without doing a lot , because he didnt really need to, comfortable win in second gear.
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<p>Yeah you wont win an easier world title in the heavyweight division than that one. Does create some exciting hype for future fights though</p>
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<p>The Fury - Klitschko rematch seems to be set for 9 July.</p>
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Pretty interesting listening to the post fight chat afterwards ,<br><br>Speaking about possible opponents for Joshua , they rattled off plenty of names , but not a mention of the Joseph Takem winner ,<br><br>Duco are talking it up like its a done deal , somehow Im getting the impression that is more based around hope ,<br><br>Anthony Mundine was a mandatory to Floyd Mayweather for some time , that fight was never going to happen in a million years
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<p>Martin is a bum so difficult to read too much in to this</p>
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<p>That may be so, but no denying Joshua's skill in dispatching him.</p>
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<p>I can't see Klitschko losing to Fury twice.</p>
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<p>That may be so, but no denying Joshua's skill in dispatching him.</p>
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<p>I can't see Klitschko losing to Fury twice.</p>
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<p>So Joshua v Klitschko somewhere down the line for me.</p>
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<p>I couldn't see him losing to him once....but the fact is he is getting old so in my opinion faces the age old question that heaps of guys on the verge of being past it face.......</p>
