Dillian Whyte vs. Joseph Parker - 28 July 2018

[danconnollyeire]

I know Whyte isn't Ali but I don't see how it's so one-sided to Parker. The times I've seen him:

Barely beat and arguably lost to fat, unfit Ruiz
Stinker of a fight against some bum in his first defense
Really struggled with H.Fury
Barely hit the hardly mobile AJ

I can see Whyte simply outworking him to be honest

[jamamb]

agree, whyte for me too, its parkers turn to get too much credit for losing to aj

[thepocketrocket]

I was watching 'The Gloves are Off' and poor Johnny was trying to create a beef. Problem is that Parker is such a nice guy who has no time for it, and Whyte just ended up laughing as the thing was a waste of time.

[keirw]

Just seen Buglioni's opponent has 2 wins in his last 8 fights, should be a cracker that.

Buatsi is facing the ever dangerous TBA.

Why are they not fighting eachother?

[KiwiRider]

I know Whyte isn't Ali but I don't see how it's so one-sided to Parker. The times I've seen him:

Barely beat and arguably lost to fat, unfit Ruiz
Stinker of a fight against some bum in his first defense
Really struggled with H.Fury
Barely hit the hardly mobile AJ

I can see Whyte simply outworking him to be honest

Andy Ruiz was a real live opponent, nothing like the faded Viking or the infinitely hittable Browne.
Takem fought like he wanted to win against Parker, not like he wanted to survive against AJ.
AJ went the distance with Parker, no one has done it before.
As for Cojanu, last minute replacement. Wait and see if Ortiz can win all 12 rounds against him on the weekend like Parker did.
And Huggie Fury- every boxer in the division would struggle against his style.

[Grilling Machine]

I've always regarded Parker as a solid, fairly unremarkable tough guy. Whereas although Whyte's improved I rate him less than I used to, because I feel that those improvements are likely in tandem with a weakening chin.

If their chins are the main difference between them in this fight, I'll be surprised if Parker doesn't come out on top. But Whyte has the cards on his side if there's not much in it.

[KiwiRider]

Of course, we will have to wait until the weigh in- but I expect Whyte to come in sporting the best shape of his career.
From the photos I have seen of him training, he is looking fairly trim and his arms seem bigger in the bicep.
Like Joshua coming into the fight with Parker, it appears Whyte is taking stamina seriously for his own meeting with Parker, who is on a 5 x 12 round consecutive streak.

[TheCobra]

Who's buying this?
I'm not bothering, the undercard absolutely sucks and if ever a PPV needed a good undercard it was THIS one.

We have Parker vs Whyte ok fair enough one Saturday Fight Night level fight.

We have Chisora vs Takam which proves nothing to no-one, two guys who have gone way past their best.

Buglioni, Buatsi, Benn & Anthony Fowler against overmatched opponents.

Katie Taylor (sorry still not interested).

Nick Webb vs Dave Allen will be 'fun' I suppose.

I can't see how this sells in any numbers?

[KiwiRider]

Bit of trivia;
Joseph Parker's dad's name is Dempsey Parker, after the boxer Jack Dempsey. Don't ask me which Jack Dempsey though.

[Stuarty]

[quote=TheCobra post_id=4967077 time=1532515156 user_id=16774]
Who's buying this?
I'm not bothering, the undercard absolutely sucks and if ever a PPV needed a good undercard it was THIS one.

We have Parker vs Whyte ok fair enough one Saturday Fight Night level fight.

We have [b]Chisora vs Takam[/b] which proves nothing to no-one, two guys who have gone way past their best.

Buglioni, Buatsi, Benn & Anthony Fowler against overmatched opponents.

Katie Taylor (sorry still not interested).

Nick Webb vs Dave Allen will be 'fun' I suppose.

I can't see how this sells in any numbers?
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DelBoy will probably walk to the ring eating a bag of chips!

[keithmoonhangover]

Hats off to Eddie, this is a sell out.

[MarkMcBurney]

Who's buying this?
I'm not bothering, the undercard absolutely sucks and if ever a PPV needed a good undercard it was THIS one.

We have Parker vs Whyte ok fair enough one Saturday Fight Night level fight.

We have Chisora vs Takam which proves nothing to no-one, two guys who have gone way past their best.

Buglioni, Buatsi, Benn & Anthony Fowler against overmatched opponents.

Katie Taylor (sorry still not interested).

Nick Webb vs Dave Allen will be 'fun' I suppose.

I can't see how this sells in any numbers?

Evidently there are a lot more casuals that we thought. I don't get how people, particularly on Twatter, are hyped about this PPV. It's worse than Bellew v Clev 2 FFS as a card.

[jvincent]

I know Whyte isn't Ali but I don't see how it's so one-sided to Parker. The times I've seen him:

Barely beat and arguably lost to fat, unfit Ruiz
Stinker of a fight against some bum in his first defense
Really struggled with H.Fury
Barely hit the hardly mobile AJ

I can see Whyte simply outworking him to be honest

I have chosen Whyte decision for this exact reason. Ive followed Joe for a while, I was running a business in Australia/New Zealand for a while and never really saw the power that is spoken of. I remember first time I saw him he looked like he was fighting some blokes grandad.

[jtourettes]

On the positive side, I am looking forward to the main event.
It is a career defining fight. Whoever loses takes a large step backwards into pretty much a gatekeeper role.
Whoever wins is on the path to a massive payday down the line.
I think AJ will beat Povitkin, so the winner of Parker/Whyte will definitively be the #3 HW in the world. #1 is still to be determined.

How does AJ beating povetkin make the winner of Whyte Parker the clear number 3?

[BillyTKid]

I hope Dillian wins. He has really grown on me. Done things the hard way, will fight anybody and hungry as fornicate. I would like to see whyte v AJ 2.

[ElJefe]

Main event should be more entertaining than AJ-Parker was. Lean towards Whyte by close and possibly controversial decision. Both could probably have knocked over a few over matched opponents and waited for a title shot without taking any risks so fair play to them both for taking this fight.

Rest of the card is garbage though. Chisora and Takam haven't got a significant win between them in 4 years. I've got no interest in Katie Taylor. Webb and Allen don't have a win at British level between them. Buglioni in a knock over job. Fowler in with an undefeated fighter but one with 0 KO's so probably poses little threat. Buatsi doesn't even have an opponent. Benn back in with the journeyman that nearly beat him last year, that fight is what, below area level? Acceptable card for a Saturday Night, absolutely appalling to be charging for this.

And the other thing I'm sick of is Eddie saying "I want to give Whyte a pay day" as if he's some sort of fvcking saint. But really the difference between a normal Whyte purse and this one is just being covered by the fans paying £20, and said fans don't even get a stacked card out of it!

[tony1234]

Hats off to Eddie, this is a sell out.

Plenty on StubHub etc

[keithmoonhangover]

Hats off to Eddie, this is a sell out.

Plenty on StubHub etc

Don't you think selling 20k tickets for this is impressive?

[ILikeBeer]

What time is the Whyte vs Parker walk-on?

[MarkMcBurney]

Hats off to Eddie, this is a sell out.

Plenty on StubHub etc

Don't you think selling 20k tickets for this is impressive?

Depends how many end up in the hands of touts, doesn't it?

[Cyclops]

Apart from AJ Whyte has been matched with faded ex contenders who are well past their best (Helenius, Chisora) or never where’s like Dave Allen, and looked nothing special against any of them apart from Browne who was always nothing special to begin with (career best win over Chageav, who was fat and shot to bits, almost got sparked himself before pulling off the KO; couldn’t even take out and going the distance with the bloated ghost of James Toney) and came in with zero ambition. Chisora I thought beat him.

Conversely Parker’s management has amazed me by throwing him in with respectable prime fringe world contenders (Ruiz, Takam, Fury) where he also looked ordinary and arguably lost to Hughie.

Neither is great, but Parker’s matchmaking is significantly more ambitious and the impression I get is that Dillian thinks he’s now the absolute dog’s whereas Parker knows he has to go back to the drawing board and learn more. Dillian is still using the excuse that his shoulder went in the 2nd against AJ but I seemed to recall I was surprised that he made it into the second in that fight the beating he was taking. Chisora could have knocked Dillian out if he’d had a better engine and hadn’t had to take time off, and I don’t think Dillian has really improved that much. He’s still an Instagram fighter lifting too many weights. My money is on Parker KO, personally.

[paddy chavez]

I expect Parker to win 7/8 RDS but to get screwed over and lose on points

[moogie101]

I hope Dillian wins. He has really grown on me. Done things the hard way, will fight anybody and hungry as eff. I would like to see whyte v AJ 2.

I just don't see how he's done anything the hard way, since the AJ loss he's been very carefully matched by fast Eddie to build towards the AJ rematch

[knockout]

I hope Dillian wins. He has really grown on me. Done things the hard way, will fight anybody and hungry as eff. I would like to see whyte v AJ 2.

I just don't see how he's done anything the hard way, since the AJ loss he's been very carefully matched by fast Eddie to build towards the AJ rematch

They are definitely pushing the “did it the hard way” and “from the mean streets “ angle very hard for this fight !

Whilst I don’t doubt some heavyweights have had it easier than Dillian, the media now seem to be pushing the story a bit too hard.....shot twice, stabbed, from the ghetto blah blah blah

He’s a hard, tough guy who deserves respect no doubt , his MMA , kickboxing and boxing career have proved that , but please spare us the overly dramatic back story ... it’s like an episode of X Factor ...

[Punchy Joe]

Whyte's just a big strong, determined lump, flattered to deceive against Browne who was old, slow and out of condition. it’s easy to move around and look technically improved against such sluggish target. Great piece of matchmaking by fast Eddie no doubt. Plus, Dillian is not the puncher he thinks he is, couldn’t put a dent in Chisora and was getting pushed back to the ropes most of the fight. couldn’t hurt Dave Allen or Robert Helenius with his big wind up shots either. If he couldn’t shake up static targets like them he is hardly going to hurt Parker, who will be a much harder to catch clean then those 3. Parker is the exact opposite of Browne - quick, young and well-conditioned. Whyte will struggle to land his loaded up right hands and swinging for the rafters left hooks.