Breazeale Ready To Replace Fury - Fight Parker on Late Notice

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Big heavyweight contender Dominic Breazeale's put his hand up to fight Joseph Parker for his WBO heavyweight belt in Auckland on May 6.

Duco Events need to find a top-15 ranked fighter to replace Hughie Fury after the British boxer pulled out of the bout on Saturday due to a suspicious back injury.

Breazeale's ranked sixth by the WBO, and has taken to social media saying: "I'll go to New Zealand. Send the contract, I'll sign it right now."

It would be a dangerous fight for Parker to accept considering he would have spent a significant amount of time preparing to fight a fighter of Fury's style. Breazeale also is an established and experienced campaigner in the heavyweight division.

Breazeale is willing to give Parker the immediate opportunity to avenge Ugonoh's defeat. "Joseph Parker; You need an opponent? Let's do this. Defend your belt against a real contender. Test yourself to see what kind of champion you are. I'm ranked #6, so the WBO will definitely sign off on this. I'll go to New Zealand. Plus, you have the opportunity to avenge Izu's loss. Send the contract, I'll sign it right now," Breazeale stated

http://www.BS.com/breazeale-re ... ce--115915

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Fine as a late notice replacement. It'll be interesting to see how he does compared to Joshua.

[candyslim]

Nice one Dominic. He's not fleet of foot and his hand-speed isn't too impressive either, but you can count on him to give anyone a decent argument. He's big, he's tough and he always comes to fight.

He's not an elite level fighter but I really like Breazeale, he's no push-over no matter who you are. His stepping into fill the gap would go a long way to salving my disappointment over Fury crying off.

[Stuarty]

Fair play to the big fella

[Ruthless-RKO]

Fair play to the big fella

He's a hitter, he believes he can catch Parker, he can certainly give it a go. If Parker fights cautious like he did vs. Ruiz, he will lose..

I don't rate Breazeale highly, but he's a good contender at HW.

[Stuarty]

Fair play to the big fella

He's a hitter, he believes he can catch Parker, he can certainly give it a go. If Parker fights cautious like he did vs. Ruiz, he will lose..

I don't rate Breazeale highly, but he's a good contender at HW.

Yeah he's a tough big bastard. I'd be impressed if Parker stopped him. He took some big shots off AJ before being wore down. Can't see him getting a decision in NZ.

[nmhz]

Good for him to present the oppertunity. A solid alternative after Hughies decision to pull out. I see it as a points decision to Parker.

And as stated above, a good comparrison to his AJ fight last year

[Rob3_142]

I'd be VERY keen on this, and I am so far the only person to back Breazeale to win that one.

Breazeale conducts himself pretty well inside and outside the ring, takes boxing seriously, and came back extremely well after the 7 round bashing at the hands of Joshua, against a pretty tough prospect, Izu Ugonoh.

He's tall, got massive heart and a sturdy chin. I'm not convinced that Parker has the power to put Breazeale on the floor, and his defence could become a problem. I think it's conceivable that Parker would do, as he has in his last two fights, and scrape a UD. But Breazeale will keep coming all 12 rounds.

The one major draw back for Breazeale is that it is not that long since he came through a very entertaining, albeit brutal, match up.

[punchoutsb]

He's got heart, definitely not a bad late sub. I'd rather see Hammer, but good for Breazeale jumping at his best chance to ever get a piece of the title.

[northern]

Breazeale is one of the better heavyweights to come out of America recently, add in the fact he's fought another world champion when he fought against Anthony Joshua then it only show's he has ambition to fight the best in the world.

Does he have the ability to beat Parker, of course he does but will he on such short notice ? it makes it more interesting to me.
When you compare Fury and Breazeale, I'd say Dominic Breazeale is the better boxer so this would make the fight more competitive and show how Parker handles a contender who is ranked in the top 10 by multiple world championship organisations.

[KiwiRider]

It's a better matchup than Fury, I think. And I would love to see it, like most fans it would be at the least a comparison to the AJ fight to mull over.
Possibly the best opponent Parker has faced alongside Takem ( I don't rate Ruiz very highly) and that was a struggle for him. So it probably won't happen. Kevin Barry is going to protect his latest cash cow for as long as he can.

[Perseus]

Excellent short notice replacement if it happens.

Props to Breazeale for stepping up on short notice and don't forget to give the same credit to Parker if he accepts this opponent on short notice.

[gilgamesh]

Excellent short notice replacement if it happens.

Props to Breazeale for stepping up on short notice and don't forget to give the same credit to Parker if he accepts this opponent on short notice.

He certainly should accept. Breazeale is a pretty easy mark, or at least he should be if Parker is anywhere near as good as he's supposed to be...which given his performance against Ruiz, I'm not so sure of.

[sweetviolenturge]

Hopefully, the promoter OKs this match up & both camps are agreeable to it & their respective compensation for it. If so, then I'll be looking forward to the fight much more than I was looking forward to the Fury affair. At this point with less than two weeks to go before the fight I don't see who else would be available other than Breazeale.
Say what you will about Breazeale's limitations, he's big, he's strong, reasonably durable, has power & a ton of heart. I'm just hoping that he's in proper shape. But then, if he's been in camp as a Klitschko sparring partner like I've read elsewhere, I imagine he would be to a certain extent. Probably not at peak, but then, he may be as his last fight wasn't long ago, so he never had a chance to really get out of shape.
I think he'll be a much more dangerous opponent than Fury was going to be. And it will be a much more entertaining fight as well. Fact is, I can't think of a single fight that I've seen of Breazeale's that hasn't been fun to watch. Especially that last one. That was pretty much a poor man's version of Foreman - Lyle.
I know that now my fingers will be crossed for this fight to be signed asap.

[asdfjkl]

Parker probably has a done deal already, otherwise Wilder wouldn't say things like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBGYxVVpQkg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DKbpxCI3MA

[Lackeos]

This is probably an upgrade anyway.

[asdfjkl]

This is probably an upgrade anyway.

Wilder usually only challenges top contenders if he knows the fight ain't going to happen.

[Lackeos]

This is probably an upgrade anyway.

Wilder usually only challenges top contenders if he knows the fight ain't going to happen.

I was talking about Breazeale being an upgrade over Hughie. Everyone knows Wilder isn't going to fight anyone ever ever.

[asdfjkl]

This is probably an upgrade anyway.

Wilder usually only challenges top contenders if he knows the fight ain't going to happen.

I was talking about Breazeale being an upgrade over Hughie. Everyone knows Wilder isn't going to fight anyone ever ever.

Ah, oke, I think they are quite equal actually, Hughie is a smart boxer, Breazeale just refuses to give up.

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This is probably an upgrade anyway.

No it isn't. Hughie would've been interesting. Breazeale will just be tough, slow and get battered. Parker has had rounds which is all Breazeale really brings.

Even when he was very ill Hughie was easilly outboxing Fred Kasso. Breazeale couldn't.

[asdfjkl]

This is probably an upgrade anyway.

No it isn't. Hughie would've been interesting. Breazeale will just be tough, slow and get battered.

Even when he was very ill Hughie was easilly outboxing Fred Kasso. Breazeale couldn't.

Oh really? TBH I thought Hughie was the one who ended up injured after that fight, they gave him the win anyway, but it was a tipical Wilder win, not an actual fight win.

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This is probably an upgrade anyway.

No it isn't. Hughie would've been interesting. Breazeale will just be tough, slow and get battered.

Even when he was very ill Hughie was easilly outboxing Fred Kasso. Breazeale couldn't.

Oh really? TBH I thought Hughie was the one who ended up injured after that fight, they gave him the win anyway, but it was a tipical Wilder win, not an actual fight win.

Oh so injuring your opponent via clash of heads is a legit win now. Cool, better tell Liam Smith there is no reason to give a rematch.

[asdfjkl]

No it isn't. Hughie would've been interesting. Breazeale will just be tough, slow and get battered.

Even when he was very ill Hughie was easilly outboxing Fred Kasso. Breazeale couldn't.

Oh really? TBH I thought Hughie was the one who ended up injured after that fight, they gave him the win anyway, but it was a tipical Wilder win, not an actual fight win.

Oh so injuring your opponent via clash of heads is a legit win now. Cool, better tell Liam Smith there is no reason to give a rematch.

Well, I wasn't impressed about him that day