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Originally Posted by Hap_Hazard
I do not think Parker will beat Joshua but i think he has the style to cause Joshua a few problems but eventually Joshua will get to him.
I just dont see Wilder causing Joshua that many issues tbh ... defensively he is all over the place at times and see him being wide open to huge counters from Joshua.
Yeah it's possible that Parker may make Joshua look ordinary for a while, but not in the sense that anyone thinks he's got a decent chance to win. It may be that, some of the time, Joshua outclasses Wilder and looks great but Wilder surely has a chance as long as he in in there. (Though, personally, in the US anyway I don't think it's a given that Joshua wins on points if it goes that far.)
FWIW I think they've both got OK chins. Not like Ali or Holmes obviously, but heavyweights are monsters these days. Vlad K was regarded as a bit chinny, Lennox Lewis lost twice to a single punch, but they are all time greats. I'm sure Ali and Holmes would be freaks in any era, but I wonder how many of the durable fighters from past eras would look so impregnable against the monsters that rule the roost now.
What about Fury - if he gets back to as he was, what are his chances against Wilder? FWIW I think he'd win rounds that finish with the bell, but sooner or later he's get clocked.