03-14-2018, 04:37 AM
(03-13-2018, 10:44 AM)Infern0 Wrote: I see where kiwi is coming from but i think he's a bit too broad.
Where does vitali klitschko fit in? Or valuev or ustinov? What about evander?
It's way too broad.
1. Putting every tall fighter in a 'tall timber' category but then breaking the short squat guys into 3 versions is pretty bias and makes it more convenient to make an argument for Parker.
2. Generalizing every tall fighter having a suspect chin is incorrect. Like you mentioned, Vitali. Riddick Bowe. Wach etc.
3. In the same way, not all short squat guys have good chins. Ortiz was just knocked out by Wilder who is the definition of a tall, lanky guy. Chisora was knocked out by a powerful, muscular, thin heavyweight, David Haye. John Ruiz was short and squat and got knocked down by everything. Povetkin got slapped all round the ring by Wlad.
4. Non of it applies because Joshua isn't even his most effective fighting on the outside. He can do it because he's tall and has a long reach. But he is most effective from short to mid range. Charles Martin - dropped by mid range slip and counters, twice. Whyte - knocked out by a inside uppercut. Wladimir - the shot that basically finished Wlad off was a short inside uppercut. Molina - the shot that staggered him was a short counter hook (iirc).
5. Some might disagree with this one - Parker isn't fast. His feet are glacier. And although he has quick hands, he just reminds me of Eubank Jr. Quick hands but they are completely useless against someone with decent boxing IQ. When was the last time you saw Parker whip out a huge flurry of impressive punches? The competition level goes up the less likely you can do those sort of things. Hence, why he's looked poor in his last few fights.