Daniel Dubois vs. Joseph Parker | PPV - 22 February 2025 (OFF)

[keithmoonhangover]

okay lemme get this straight :

parker deserves it more than anyone

zhang is totally undeserved


i mean the difference between them is an md where parker was down twice and had his face busted. zhang also twice ko'd a guy who stopped parker. where does this massive gulph in deserving-ness come from?

are we really gonna moan if ddd-zhang is made?

I would imagine that if it's Parker, he'll need to sign with Fwank for a couple of fights. Nothing wrong with that, it is a business after all. Either Parker or Zhang are good choices, but Joe is more deserving IMO. Efe would be fun while it lasted and I actually think Guido Vianello would give DDD a good fight.

[margaret thatcher]

parker, efe, zhang..........im cool with them all.

although ironically, parker may be the most deserving but id be least interested in him as a challenger. just a guy we've seen so much, who is prob gonna be trying to steal rounds on the backfoot. im defo not hating on him as a challenger, just would prefer one of the others. zhang vs dubs is an explosion waiting to happen.

guido would be behind these guys for me, but he did box well his last two, at least he's on good form. it looks like he got a kick in the ass compared to some of his lazy earlier showings.

[KiwiRider]

okay lemme get this straight :

parker deserves it more than anyone

zhang is totally undeserved


i mean the difference between them is an md where parker was down twice and had his face busted. zhang also twice ko'd a guy who stopped parker. where does this massive gulph in deserving-ness come from?

are we gonna complain if ddd-zhang is made?

No complaints, boxing does what boxing does. But I think Parker DDD will be more interesting than Zhang.
Ya never know Mags, Parker might be a bit more exciting next time out. If Andy Lee says they have been working on Parkers power, then I will take him at his word. The recent pictures of Parker that I've seen show him carrying more muscle, and he says he has bulked up and I'll take him at his word too.

[margaret thatcher]

parker bulking up and adding size is just going back to old parker, where he had improved was in his mobility and boxing skills. looked lighter on his feet and more intelligent. he is not a puncher at this level and shouldnt try to be

zhang is a puncher though, arguably bigger than ddd. just excites me more because we know dan isnt going to pull a fleet footed back foot match like parker did to beat zhang

[KiwiRider]

parker bulking up and adding size is just going back to old parker, where he had improved was in his mobility and boxing skills. looked lighter on his feet and more intelligent. he is not a puncher at this level and shouldnt try to be

zhang is a puncher though, arguably bigger than ddd. just excites me more because we know dan isnt going to pull a fleet footed back foot match like parker did to beat zhang

I totally get it, and you have every reason to be wary about another Parker snoozer, I know I am.
But I also think DDD puts it on Zhang and it's an early night for the old fella.

[margaret thatcher]

ya i could see that but zhang has serious fire power. he had joyce and hrg down almost right away. dubs couldnt drop either despite having several rounds to do it. he sent wilder into another dimension with one shot. parker had a 'WTF was that' look on his face and down multiple times from shots that weren't even clean. im not sure theres anyone who punches harder atm.

his issue is stamina and work rate. unlike zhang, dubs can keep the shots going and could overwhelm and outlast him , but dubs will be in danger coming in until the big man is out of there or has no gas left.

to me that dynamic is just a lot more interesting than dubs chasing down a quick parker

[coneye]

More i think about it the more i'm with MT , the first 6 rnds would be or should be edge of your seat stuff , both capable of doing the damage with Zang and DD , DD just does,nt have the foot movement or style to keep Zang off , but he does have the power , be interesting and probably a bit dodgy , BUT now they have signed a deal with DAzn , probably not gonna happen , got a feeling DD may get a bit protected from here on , unless Fury wins belts back , then that may be on the cards , .

[jtourettes]

More i think about it the more i'm with MT , the first 6 rnds would be or should be edge of your seat stuff , both capable of doing the damage with Zang and DD , DD just does,nt have the foot movement or style to keep Zang off , but he does have the power , be interesting and probably a bit dodgy , BUT now they have signed a deal with DAzn , probably not gonna happen , got a feeling DD may get a bit protected from here on , unless Fury wins belts back , then that may be on the cards , .

You might have been right in the old world but now whenever his excellency says jump, the promoters say how high. Just need to hope Turki wants to match Dubs with good fighters.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Apparently Parker is in the lead.

[cormack]

Apparently Parker is in the lead.

for me Parker is the only game in town for DD

and I just have a feeling that the belt will change hands in this fight which will be interesting - although there will be the usual bollox rematch clause ......

[KiwiRider]

More i think about it the more i'm with MT , the first 6 rnds would be or should be edge of your seat stuff , both capable of doing the damage with Zang and DD , DD just does,nt have the foot movement or style to keep Zang off , but he does have the power , be interesting and probably a bit dodgy , BUT now they have signed a deal with DAzn , probably not gonna happen , got a feeling DD may get a bit protected from here on , unless Fury wins belts back , then that may be on the cards , .

Zhang pretty much gasses after 4 rounds, and he ain't getting any younger.

Personally I think there should be a 40 years old cut off for boxing, all the latest research points at beyond our 30's the risk of brain damage is exponentially greater. And for the hardest hitting division, that's even more pertinent.

[keithmoonhangover]

More i think about it the more i'm with MT , the first 6 rnds would be or should be edge of your seat stuff , both capable of doing the damage with Zang and DD , DD just does,nt have the foot movement or style to keep Zang off , but he does have the power , be interesting and probably a bit dodgy , BUT now they have signed a deal with DAzn , probably not gonna happen , got a feeling DD may get a bit protected from here on , unless Fury wins belts back , then that may be on the cards , .

Zhang pretty much gasses after 4 rounds, and he ain't getting any younger.

Personally I think there should be a 40 years old cut off for boxing, all the latest research points at beyond our 30's the risk of brain damage is exponentially greater. And for the hardest hitting division, that's even more pertinent.

Kiwi, you'd be rooting for Joe, surely?

[margaret thatcher]

More i think about it the more i'm with MT , the first 6 rnds would be or should be edge of your seat stuff , both capable of doing the damage with Zang and DD , DD just does,nt have the foot movement or style to keep Zang off , but he does have the power , be interesting and probably a bit dodgy , BUT now they have signed a deal with DAzn , probably not gonna happen , got a feeling DD may get a bit protected from here on , unless Fury wins belts back , then that may be on the cards , .

Zhang pretty much gasses after 4 rounds, and he ain't getting any younger.

Personally I think there should be a 40 years old cut off for boxing, all the latest research points at beyond our 30's the risk of brain damage is exponentially greater. And for the hardest hitting division, that's even more pertinent.

pretty lame then that your most deserving challenger, joe parker, got his arse dropped twice and his face busted by this 40+ year old geriatric who should be forcibly retired

[KiwiRider]

More i think about it the more i'm with MT , the first 6 rnds would be or should be edge of your seat stuff , both capable of doing the damage with Zang and DD , DD just does,nt have the foot movement or style to keep Zang off , but he does have the power , be interesting and probably a bit dodgy , BUT now they have signed a deal with DAzn , probably not gonna happen , got a feeling DD may get a bit protected from here on , unless Fury wins belts back , then that may be on the cards , .

Zhang pretty much gasses after 4 rounds, and he ain't getting any younger.

Personally I think there should be a 40 years old cut off for boxing, all the latest research points at beyond our 30's the risk of brain damage is exponentially greater. And for the hardest hitting division, that's even more pertinent.

Kiwi, you'd be rooting for Joe, surely?

I've only recently become a fan, last two years. Before that I was probably more in agreement with Mags regarding Joe. But his improvement in the last two years, and the career turn around after everyone wrote him off when Joyce stopped him.
Well how can you not like a guy who is working so hard to be better, and doesn't shy away from fighting anyone they put in front of him?

[coneye]

Zhang pretty much gasses after 4 rounds, and he ain't getting any younger.

Personally I think there should be a 40 years old cut off for boxing, all the latest research points at beyond our 30's the risk of brain damage is exponentially greater. And for the hardest hitting division, that's even more pertinent.

Kiwi, you'd be rooting for Joe, surely?

I've only recently become a fan, last two years. Before that I was probably more in agreement with Mags regarding Joe. But his improvement in the last two years, and the career turn around after everyone wrote him off when Joyce stopped him.
Well how can you not like a guy who is working so hard to be better, and doesn't shy away from fighting anyone they put in front of him?

Agree on both counts , Joe has endeared himself to the public by just being there taking the hard fights trying hard and improving himself , not to mention the fact he seems a very polite nice guy ,

Also agree there should be a cut off point . If not an actual ban on say over 40 , at the very least a board that has a good look at who is fighting who and the authority to say no to certain fights and opponents , WITHOUT the threat of litigation , and trade restraint .

[Ruthless-RKO]

[BigDoofus]

Why isn't AJ taking it? Hearn keeps saying "If it was up to AJ he'd fight Dubois next". Well, who is it up to? They can't say the dates don't work, he only boxed five rounds and spent most of the time laid on the canvas.

He spoke of “rolling the dice” afterwards and his promoter spoke of a rematch. They talked the talk.......

AJ ain't going to be ready for Feb. It's no big deal, there'll be fights there when he's ready.

He said he’d sign the contract for Fury and didn’t.
He never made the Wilder fight.
Do you think he’ll ever be ready to fight Dubois again?

[keithmoonhangover]

He spoke of “rolling the dice” afterwards and his promoter spoke of a rematch. They talked the talk.......

AJ ain't going to be ready for Feb. It's no big deal, there'll be fights there when he's ready.

He said he’d sign the contract for Fury and didn’t.
He never made the Wilder fight.
Do you think he’ll ever be ready to fight Dubois again?

I think he's a grown man and he can decide for himself.

Fury has turned down fights, Wilder has turned down fights and so has AJ. You'll no doubt tell me that AJ has ducked more than anybody else and that's fine, because you are 1,000,000% biased towards Fury and against AJ.

[margaret thatcher]

moaning about aj not fighting the guy he just fought?

[keithmoonhangover]

moaning about aj not fighting the guy he just fought?

He's one of a kind Mr Doofus. I wish I loved our lass the way he loves Fury. If I did, she could do no wrong.

[coneye]

Think its really obvious , AJ does'nt fancy it , he may fight DD again but its NEVER gonna be until after Fury , , He can be ready theres no doubt he's got plenty of time like Mickey said recently fought did',t paticuly have a hard fight except for getting off the canvas .

The bigger money is defo AJ --- Fury Hearn knows that , AJ knows that , if Fury is willing to play i suspect thats the only way they will go another loss to DD spoils all that , after if he beat Fury which i highly doubt ESPECIELLY with Davidson training him , he may chase a rematch with DD , but thats if DD still has the belts , because i'm not convinced DD will beat Zang or Parker ,, if he does a number on any of these two , i'll hold my hands up say i was wrong and become a massive DD fan , but at the moment i'm not convinced about him i think he's just a big tough plodder who can punch a bit , thats caught the last cuple off opponents at the right time , going forward others will not underestimate DD and bring there A game , .

I would like to see DD and Fury i think thats an interesting one , or maybee even DD and Ruiz , if fatty can leave the mars bars alone for a couple months , Actually theres some good heavyweight fights out there at the moment
Not supoerstar classics , like Ali -Frazier but good competetive fights between reasonably evenly matched guys , just IF and notice IF in capitol letters IF there managers /promoters allow it to happen

[Ruthless-RKO]

Daniel Dubois world title fight: Joseph Parker is preferred opponent to face heavyweight champion

Daniel Dubois could face Joseph Parker next in February with the IBF world heavyweight title at stake; Dubois defended his world title at Wembley last month with a stunning knockout of Anthony Joshua who will not pursue an immediate rematch in early 2025

Joseph Parker is the preferred opponent to challenge Daniel Dubois for the IBF world heavyweight title in February.

Dubois retained his world title with a stunning fifth-round knockout win over Anthony Joshua at Wembley in September and a number of opponents are being considered for a title defence in early 2025.

Joshua will not pursue an immediate rematch as the scheduled date does not fit into his plans for next year, but WBO interim champion Parker has emerged as the leading candidate to share the ring with Dubois.

The New Zealander has propelled himself back into world title contention with impressive wins over Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang after a stoppage loss to Joe Joyce.

Joseph Parker is the preferred opponent to challenge Daniel Dubois for the IBF world heavyweight title in February.

Dubois retained his world title with a stunning fifth-round knockout win over Anthony Joshua at Wembley in September and a number of opponents are being considered for a title defence in early 2025.

Joshua will not pursue an immediate rematch as the scheduled date does not fit into his plans for next year, but WBO interim champion Parker has emerged as the leading candidate to share the ring with Dubois.

The New Zealander has propelled himself back into world title contention with impressive wins over Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang after a stoppage loss to Joe Joyce.

Zhang and Martin Bakole have also welcomed the opportunity to fight Dubois, while Fabio Wardley had been linked with a world title shot after his first-round knockout of Frazer Clarke.

[keithmoonhangover]

Would DDD-Parker sell out Wembley?

[mickey1975]

Would DDD-Parker sell out Wembley?

No. Wouldn't have to. Feb in Saudi.

[keithmoonhangover]

Would DDD-Parker sell out Wembley?

No. Wouldn't have to. Feb in Saudi.

I'm sure I read something today that mentioned Wembley. Ignore me, I'm getting old.