Joseph Parker's next opponent?

[KungFuJoe]

Anyone heard anything yet regarding possible names for his December bout?

[Like a Boss]

Anyone heard anything yet regarding possible names for his December bout?

No names being bandied about as yet, only that according to Parker's promoters, he will face "a risky left-handed fighter for the very first time".

http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=195312

[KungFuJoe]

That's for his bout in Samoa in January isn't it?

[Like a Boss]

That's for his bout in Samoa in January isn't it?

It is.

I don't think his 5th of December opponent has been named or even leaked yet either?

[lowlefthand]

Tough spaw is Samoa. Biggest and youngest opponent for Hamilton. Possibly American

[KungFuJoe]

Tough spaw is Samoa. Biggest and youngest opponent for Hamilton. Possibly American

Charles Martin?

[cold187]

solomon haumono won so i expect him to fight joseph next

[lowlefthand]

Martin is being VERY carefully matched. No way he's risking his "0" by coming to Hamilton to fight JP
Haumono doesn't fit "tallest, youngest"

[Grailer]

If parker was to fight Chauncy Welliver it wouldn't be a bad move .

For example we know Parker is going to be huge favorite to win but remember Parker has never fought a south paw before so why would they risk fighting a higher ranked south paw so early in his career .

Think about it , Chauncy will most likely go the distance against Parker and provide him amazing experience at fighting South Paws which will help when fighting better quality opposition . Also Chauncy has knocked out a few guys as well so he might get lucky miracle punch win.

The secret for Parker would be to get in rounds vs Chauncy then knock him out in the later rounds which would seal the deal on Parkers punching power.

[DA GOOSE]

If parker was to fight Chauncy Welliver it wouldn't be a bad move .

For example we know Parker is going to be huge favorite to win but remember Parker has never fought a south paw before so why would they risk fighting a higher ranked south paw so early in his career .

Think about it , Chauncy will most likely go the distance against Parker and provide him amazing experience at fighting South Paws which will help when fighting better quality opposition . Also Chauncy has knocked out a few guys as well so he might get lucky miracle punch win.

The secret for Parker would be to get in rounds vs Chauncy then knock him out in the later rounds which would seal the deal on Parkers punching power.

Chauncy won't go the distance and won't land the miracle punch. If the ref is bad and doesn't stop it at the right time he will look worse than Lebedev did against Guillermo Jones. I hope Joseph doesn't fight Chauncy different levels.

[GhostBoxing15]

Chauncy Welliver can't even throw, just walks in with his arms crossed, Why risk fighting a lard ass like Welliver & breaking his hand on his bull head

[forestbox]

Donovan Dennis?

[Gnome]

Solomon Haumono. Or Derric Rossy.

[Kronkpride]

Be careful mentioning Welliver in Parker threads. There is an imbecile around here who will lock the thread in order to cover up the truth. That Welliver would easily go the distance and that Welliver has a better chance of pulling off the long shot win than Parker has at knocking him down, let alone out. 0% chance that Parker could stop Welliver outside of some kind of other injury. Just like Lucas Browne couldn't do. Head Butting Mf'r....totally incompetent Aussie Referee and doctors. Anywhere else in the world, with even a shred of competence and that fight is a No Contest. Browne couldn't even knock down a blinded Welliver while landing flush monster shots he couldn't see coming. Parker won't be able to do it either.

[KungFuJoe]

Donovan Dennis?

Fits the bill.I wouldn't complain if he was brought in.

[forestbox]

Martin is being VERY carefully matched. No way he's risking his "0" by coming to Hamilton to fight JP
Haumono doesn't fit "tallest, youngest"

Your right he fought tom Dallas in April lol

[Kronkpride]

Chauncy Welliver is sitting 7 rounds shy of tying Oliver McCall at 428 straight HW rounds without going down. That would be for #2 all time behind George Chuvalo, he has 507 straight HW rounds without going down. So 8 rounds and Welliver would move into second place of ALL TIME. 10 or 12 against Parker and he can solidly pass McCall. Though you never know with Oliver...he might have more rounds in him. What a marriage for a promotion to go along with a guy like Parker who is smashing everybody. Stuff like this does not come along often in boxing. It is the perfect promotion.

To put it into context you can bring up a guy like David Tua. He lasted 299 straight HW rounds without going down until Monte Barrett got him in round 300. Welliver is already 122 rounds past Tua's impressive streak. Vitaly Klitschko has a granite chin but has only gone 235 rounds without going down. Welliver has Vitaly beat by 186 rounds. Along with McCall at 428 rounds these are some of the recent men with chins comparable to Welliver.

Parker is perfect for Welliver is perfect for Parker. To pass a legend like McCall and move up behind a legend like Chuvalo, it should be versus a very stiff test who can crack like crazy. Parker is that man. And for Parker, to really do something amazing to show he has power, you need a very stiff test to show all how high up the scales it actually goes. Welliver is that man. He's one of the toughest to knock down of ALL TIME.

[Beltane]

Kronk's unrequitted love for Chauncy's heroics confirms that Welliver is boxing's equivalent of the Black Knight from a famous Monty Python film:

From Wikipedia:

Arthur then congratulates the Black Knight and offers him a place at Arthur's court at the Round Table, but the Black Knight only stands still, holding his sword vertically, and makes no response until Arthur moves to cross the bridge. The Black Knight moves slightly to block Arthur and declares "None shall pass". King Arthur, in a conciliatory manner, asserts his right to cross and praises the evident bravery of the Black Knight . Arthur then again moves to pass and the Black Knight moves to stand firm and declares again, "None shall pass". Reluctantly, King Arthur fights the Black Knight and, after a short battle, the Knight's left arm is severed, which squirts out copious amounts of blood.

Even at this the Knight refuses to stand aside, insisting "'Tis but a scratch", later insisting that he has "had worse", and fights on while holding his sword with his remaining arm. Next his right arm is cut off, but the knight still does not concede. As the Knight is literally disarmed, Arthur assumes the fight is over and kneels to offer a prayer to God. The Black Knight interrupts Arthur's prayer of thanks by kicking him in the side of the head and accusing him of cowardice. When Arthur points out the Black Knight's injuries, the Knight insists "'It's just a flesh wound!". In response to the continued kicks and insults, Arthur chops off the Black Knight's right leg. At this point, the Knight still will not admit to defeat, instead he replies by saying, "Right, I’ll do you for that", and attempts to ram his body into Arthur's, by hopping on his left leg. Arthur is incredulous at the Black Knight's persistence, and angrily asks the Black Knight if he is going to "bleed on me" to win. The Black Knight replies by saying, "I'm invincible!" to which Arthur replies "You're a loony!" With an air of resignation, Arthur finally cuts off the left leg as well and sheathes his sword. With the Black Knight now reduced to a mere stump of a man, he says, "All right, we'll call it a draw." Arthur then summons Patsy and "rides" away, using coconuts to simulate the sound of a horse galloping, leaving the Black Knight's limbless torso screaming threats at him ("Running away, eh? You yellow bastards! Come back here and take what's coming to ya! I'll bite your legs off!").

[Kronkpride]

Why are you bringing up stories about Arthur? This Is Sparta! The story was about Tua and the 300. King Leonidas sent home the one eye messenger to tell everyone what had happened. Thusly Tua only made it past 299 and not 300. Nobody bowed to Tua except the Hunch Back and he was not a Spartan but an exile. Meehan was also exposed as a very weak giant when they let him loose from his chains. He was the one who had taken the limb blows.

But Welliver is a different story. He walked through the 300 like they were nothing. He has walked through 421 like they were nothing. And no matter the number of rounds set vs Parker, he will walk through them too. Greece can only stop Welliver one way, by joining me to bow down to The Greatest HW Chin Of All Times!

[KungFuJoe]

A shame with the timing Parker would've got major exposure to the Yanks...any leaks on names yet or will we just have to wait until tomorrow

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-spor ... -las-vegas

[ClivePatrickLyons]

solomon haumono won so i expect him to fight joseph next

[KungFuJoe]

Interesting...

https://www.facebook.com/ducoboxing/?fref=nf

[Gnome]

Daniel Martz and Jason Bergman? I was expecting some better known opponents but at least they are young, big and fit I suppose.
Parker would want to step up a bit afterwards though. Boxrec has him at #9 (!) in the world, and these two are #123 and #75 respectively.

[crusader]

I like that Parker is staying active, and he's the type of fun fighter that I'll watch against pretty much anyone, but those two opponents are very underwhelming. He's already shown far more than enough to drub them and I think a step up should come soon, or at least another bout with a durable Sherman Williams type who can give him rounds.

By the way, I'm sure there will be plenty of hype from Parker's team about Martz's size, but take a look at the 5'10" journeyman who stopped him in 3 minutes and 21 seconds earlier this year:

[bogan whisperer]

Interesting...

https://www.facebook.com/ducoboxing/?fref=nf

Most unusual to name two opponents together like that? They must be confident and looking at the level of opponents they should be.

Parker to KO both of them.