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Good points Grailer, but I happen to think that you're overestimating the time that it will take for Parker to be ready for championship fights.
Could he use another couple/three good learning fights before being matched up with the division's elite?
Certainly. But, I believe he's ready to mix with the best right now.
He's been exceptionally active over the past couple of years against a steadily rising level of opposition & has already beaten better quality heavies than all but a small handful of his fellow top contenders. IMO his resume is superior to that of or at least on par with that of fellow unbeatens Fury, Wilder, Ortiz & Joshua.

Grailer wrote:

Heretic wrote:I dont think that Parker is hype job. Takam was very good and deserved victory for him.

In my mind the trouble he had with Takam shows he is not yet ready for the championship fights. He still has time to improve.

I think that Parker is not yet that known by the casual fans and so is still high risk low reward for the likes of Joshua.

Lol not ready for championship fights? Are you are being absurd? Everyone who has fought Takam has had trouble with him.

If Takam beat Parker would you
be saying that the 35 year old Takam isn't ready for championship fight because of the trouble he had with Parker.

Totally absurd!!

Take Wlad from few years ago. Would he have trouble against Takam? Fury from the night he beat Wlad? Joshua? Even Ortiz?

I don't think that any of those would need to go life and death against Takam.

I don't think that Parker is at that level yet. He still needs few hard matches to peak.