It'll be interesting how the first minute plays out. Will Takam hunch forward and bulldoze his way in close like Tupou tried to do? Will he stay back a bit and play jab for jab just to sort out his distances?
I'm picking Parker to make a stance early on as the bigger and more powerful fighter. He'll throw off any potential grapples from Takam and quickly work the body. This I think will be the winning of the fight. Meehan couldn't hold onto Parker when trying to slow him down with clinches, Martz (I know it was only Martz) tried and Parker quickly slipped him and fired in some very heavy shots leading up to the KO. Bergman just fell to his knees.
Parker is going to be slippery in the ring when they get in close, and all the work he has done lately improving body shots will lower Takams hands, opening up KO opportunities.
I'm picking Parker to make a stance early on as the bigger and more powerful fighter. He'll throw off any potential grapples from Takam and quickly work the body. This I think will be the winning of the fight. Meehan couldn't hold onto Parker when trying to slow him down with clinches, Martz (I know it was only Martz) tried and Parker quickly slipped him and fired in some very heavy shots leading up to the KO. Bergman just fell to his knees.
Parker is going to be slippery in the ring when they get in close, and all the work he has done lately improving body shots will lower Takams hands, opening up KO opportunities.