08-11-2018, 05:18 AM
(08-09-2018, 08:57 PM)Ibeabuchi Wrote: ok guys Joe has said he wants to fight for 5 more years, if he stays with his current team where does he end up? if he switches it up and works on theses weaker areas of his game how far can he go?
I dont want to see what happened to David happen to Joe, where the last years of his career were milked for chump change on dubious local PPVs. Id like to see the Ruiz rematch
I don't see him going much further than he's gone. He's a 26 fight pro with a sizeable amateur background. He is only 26 but the muscle memory and bad habits will be really difficult to undo. Add to that, he's in a division where Joshua is only a few years older than him and want's to stay in boxing for another 10 years. The heavyweight prospects coming through like Yoka, Hrgovic, Dubois will make it even tougher for Parker to make a mark again at the very top of the division. Add a potentially motivated Tyson Fury into the mix and a world class Usyk and I don't see Parker winning a world title again. Finally, I think he'll be hanging up his gloves when he could be at his best. He'll be 31 when he plans to retire? I think heavyweights generally are at their best at 31-35.
BUT...
Parker can be in exciting fights and can definitely be a top ten heavyweight for the next 5 years. The Parker that fought Whyte, I would watch again for sure. Ruiz rematch would be a great fight or he could base himself in the UK. Chisora being the obvious fight and then a Whyte rematch.