In a huge upset, former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (34-3, 23 KOs) stunned WBC #1 and WBA #1 rated and former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder (43-3-1, 42 KOs) by winning a twelve round unanimous decision on the super card Saturday night at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Slow start for Wilder, 38, who may have been rusty or have grown old overnight. He was outworked by Parker in almost every round. Parker, 31, rocked Wilder in round eight with a series of overhand rights and he never let Wilder get untracked as he won 118-111, 118-110, 120-108. The result likely scuttled a planned Wilder-Joshua showdown in March.
Congratulations Parker on a great win. He proved me waaaay wrong. Kudos Parker and great job shutting Wilders mouth
I was wrong as well. Wilder’s stagnant performance made Parker look even better than in his last few fights. Wilder acted like he was holding back the whole time. Wilder’s time has caught up to him. Congrats to Parker.
Wilder has always been overrated and hype job. The man may have been a former champion but he never really beat a great fighter. Wilder is far from one of the great because his resume is shit.
Agree Wilder was rusty…Parker showed great heart ..decent skills …good win ….though an exaggeration that Wilder was dominated.. actually Wilder needed a fight like this. win or lose. …Wilder needed this to tune up…Wilder has a lot left. …Dont let this fight convince you on Wilder ..styles make fights. .This was Wilder’s fight to lose…Wilder please learn to invest in the body shots!!!!!Can break ribs with that power …..watch George Foreman throw a body shot…ugly as hell but effective….overall Kudos to both for being professional and Congrats to Parker
Excellent points.
Congrats and thank$$$$, Joe Parker! I live in New Zealand and hope that Wilder fights and kayoes Joshua next!
Sick of the Brit Press’s overrated Joshua fixation. Wilder would have and will knock Joshua out!
It’s ok. I was way off on this one. My thoughts on Parker, although I’ve always rooted for him, was that he just never had the delivery mechanisms to get the job done. Wilder is 38, 39 and just couldn’t pull the trigger because he’s lost speed and that window closes too fast for him. Regardless, Parker fought the right fight at the right place and did not chase Wilder down where he might have been put away. Excellent performance from Joseph and he can should get a crack at one of the belts or a match with Dubois.
Wilder is one of those guys who is too skinny when he’s out of shape. He came in way too light and you could tell he was struggling to crack and deal with the pressure. He was not the same guy that fought Fury.
You got it he was holding back not to over exert himself ahead of a march AJ showdown. Just boxing safe to land one punch. That kind of tactic only works with fight of b-class and one who is afraid of him. Thats why he plays all this constant BS of comparing himself to Liston and Mike Tyson, hoping that if he says it enough bombsquad bs real top ten will be afraid of him. (none have ever been. if he can land one good… but he as only even dared previously to fight two a-class fighters who he hoped or knew were over the hill-Fury fight 1 and Ortiz).
I told you
Man congrats to Joseph Parker for destroying and having his easiest fight against Deontay Wilder. Not sure what Deontay was thinking but he had NOTHING. Huge difference since Jospeh was knocked out 15 months ago, he came back and stayed busy, won 3 straight then wins his 4th fight in the biggest fight of his career.
Around the 5th round I could tell Wilder was a done deal. Once a puncher starts getting economical with his punches and fighting scared going backwards it’s time to hang them up. He wasn’t prepare for a motivated Joe Parker to show up either.
Shouldn’t be a total surprise. Parker’s only the second actual fighter Wilder’s ever faced. He could’ve done this against Joshua tonight, made three times the money, and faded into obscurity. He’ll do that now, just with a lot less zeroes in the bank account. The modern day Primo Carnera.
Wouldn’t shock me if Wallin upsets Joshua next.
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Wouldn’t shock me if Wallin upsets Joshua next. Sorry man, you are way off in your expectation. Level were too far apart. Joshua stopped him.
It’s strange as I posted Wilder as modern day Canera on another sight . All agreed other than AJ point . Wilder was always smoke and mirrors.
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Wouldn’t shock me if Wallin upsets Joshua next??
Maybe, you didn’t watch the full event, but Joshua destroyed Wallin and Wilder is very lucky he wasn’t fighting Joshua because he would of ended on the canvas face first.
All the AJ haters and Wilder fanboys are butthurt because of the results tonight.
Go Joshua and F…. Wilder, he got what he deserves by having his bigmouth shut once and for all.
Congrats Parker You deserve it. Never shying away from a challenge. A real fighting man. Hopefully that will be the last we hear from the uber driver beating cry baby Beyoncé Wilder.
Dr. Sleep lmao
Dr. Sleepy
Good for Parker.
Parker exposes Wilder for being terrible for the 27th time.
Wilder loses badly to his 2nd best opponent. A little surprising, but not shocking. (The one fight on the show that I thought could be an upset)
Wilder is a shit fighter always have been. The man never beat a great fighter and his resume is shit. This proves again that Wilder is a hype job. 42 KOs in 43 fights but against who lmfao.
It proves that heavyweights who don’t fight outside the US can’t compete with those who do. Honestly, how many more indictments of US heavyweight boxers do we need in the 21st century? American promoters never match their men up tough and they get beat when they fight battle tested dudes.
Brainchild
Good points, American heavyweights are gutless nowadays, no heart.
They take easy paydays in the US, Wilder and Miller are prime examples.
A shocking generalization.
Never under stood why so many people bought into Wilder
Hum3, the Ko punch right hand. I like wilder, but it’s been obvious that as soon as his opponent learned to neutralize the right hand he would be done. Not saying he’s done but if he can’t land his only tool then it’s going to be hard to become champ.
If so, Fury was not as good as one would think and will likely lose to Usyk? If he dares fighting him that is…
What about Mak falling down in 4th round? Isn’t it an even bigger upset? That being said, it’s not the same skills’ level but still…
The difference to me is that Makhmudov was never proven to be a finished article. Also, Kabayel was a legit undefeated guy…. Both guys were still enigmas at the top-level. Parker was viewed as a fringe top 10 guy coming into this fight, while Wilder was widely thought of as top 3. Both guys were known commodities.
At least Wilder didn’t make excuses. Parker staying active seemed to help.
He did make an excuse when asked if the AJ fight was a distraction, he said yes, kind of. Something to that effect….Wilder has always been garbage for real. 1 great punch, nothing else outside of that at all. Then doing all that fake mess after the fight, like he really thought he won. Man, STOP IT!!!!!!! All the fist bumping, and the dancing, he knew damn well that he got his ass whipped. And then the kicker, he said that he thought he won after the fight. Man….Wilder IS DONE. He didn’t have it anymore, literally and figuratively speaking. Bye Bye Wilder and good riddance.
Makes a change does it not? let us not give him too much credit for what comes out of his mouth.
Credit for getting in the boxing ring is what he deserves. and his great achievements of KO’s against so mostly b-class fighters.
Well done Parker fought very smart fight father time caught up with Wilder has no more to achieve be remember as a great wbc champion and his trilogy with Fury enjoy your retirement with your family
long live the myth of the legendary Zorro also. At this point he is still on there on a level with Briggs at best. Thats it unless he keeps fighting and proves different. washed up fighters do not move around the ring like the did against Parker.
I had hoped for an even and exciting fight and got this. Parker more or less embarrassed Wilder. Who predicted that?
Big congratulations to Parker! I thought he’d trouble Wilder but get caught eventually and he did, but he took it and did what he had to do. It’s hard to be at your best when you’re 38 and pretty much NEVER fight. Parker was out in October, literally a few weeks ago and this is his fourth fight in 2023 alone. Wilder has fought less than a round in the last two years and he’s a puncher trying to land a right hand on someone who’s capable and knows that it’s coming.
Wilder was classy in defeat at least and I’m a little richer for betting on Parker to win by Decision lol
As I said in a previous comment,wilder can be beaten by boxing and that’s what Parker did. Perfect game plan, preparation,and team.
Fury’s trilogy certainly opened the blueprint on how to beat him.
Wilder can’t blame a heavy cape or any other reason.
Well done Parker!!!
Always had the boxing ability when right, wilder never has a plan b
Wow I was wrong again, crazy!
Good job Parker!
Good win, execution, and strategy for Joseph and his trainer.
Wilder needs to reassess his career and hunger, depending on fewer power shots to win.
Also, he looks to slim, my opinion
It was his new bikini line.
It’s a very deceiving look.
Wilder seems to have been spending more time on his glasses and his grill than actually training for a fight. I guess all of that didnt scare Parker one bit.
Congrats to Parker. Proving it does pay to keep training and staying active. Deserves a big payday in his next fight.
Too skinny… looked like a beanpole.
Great win for Joshua now he can relax and fight and not over think it
Now Joshua wins via KO due to wilder getting exposed
Otto Wallin was so nervous that he wants to fight the blokes out of ABBA next!
Wilder has no timing left to be able to land a good punch anymore. Time to realise boxing is a young man’s sport. Congrats to Parker fighting his way back up the ranks again after the bad loss to Joyce, which looked like a career ending loss. Well done to Parker.
The problem with Wilder is that he is so reliant on the right cross that he becomes easy to defend. If done right, like Parker did, you may only take a couple of clean ones all night. The other piece is that Parker had enough power to hurt Wilder, and Wilder’s defense to guys punching around his guard is mediocre. You knew Fury could do it being so big, but a much smaller Parker doing it was surprising. Put Wilder in with Kabayel in a do-or-die fight. Honestly, based on yesterday, I take Kabayel.
It Wasn’t a surprise at all! I’ve always said: Wilder has poor boxing skills. He fights a boxer, he lost. Simple.
Wilder lacks the most basic fundamentals, and a sloppy right hand, hitting air all night, won’t cut the mustard with Parker. Well done Joe. It’s good to see he’ll get another big payday in the future.
My comment: Of course wilder beats parker said yesterday as I’m wiping egg off my face today. I got it wrong!
Wilder sounded like a guy that doesn’t feel like doing this anymore. Judging by his inactivity he probably doesn’t. Don’t see him taking comeback fights on smaller cards
Proof it it didn’t exist already, that Fury keeps Wilder’s soul in a little decorative jar on his mantle piece.
Wilder needs to bring Breland back to train him.
Nostradamus, I am not. This was a bad night for LeKaren James Jr.
Joseph Parker should win the Ring Magazine 2023 Comeback of The Year.
Junior, sure hope you don’t make any predictions on the 2024 election. I think you will jinx it.
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A real solid win by Parker. Parker fought a smart fight by staying off the end of Wilder’s right hand. Parker also displayed his right hand to keep Wilder honest.
I hope Wilder retires. He does not look hungry anymore, and his techniques never improved. The sad part about this is Wilder is not setting up his right hands at all; Parker displayed a defensive blueprint on avoiding Wilder’s right hand. If Wilder continues fighting, opponents will use Parker’s defensive blueprint to take away Wilder’s right hand. Wilder should retire before he gets himself in trouble with long term injuries. I hope Wilder’s finances are solid.
Folks, the USA is officially washed out of heavyweights (dang). It will take many years to create a boxing system of American kids with patience, skills, iron will, hustle, hunger and dedication to compete with foreign heavyweights. American kids will continue joining other athletic systems to achieve money and fame (NFL and NBA).
A sad day. Farewell USA heavyweight boxing, as I previously poured a swig of hard liquor in my backyard (my family laughed and shook their heads). Maybe there are some folks out there who can add brighter hope to my USA heavyweight summary.
E-man … Very good quality take…. slightly disagree about Wilder though… remember they said the same about Holifield before Holifield dismantled Tyson in the first fight….but damn… understand your position…time will tell on Wilder though Wilder is running out of time…needs to get back in the ring…fighting keeps you sharp..just believe that Parker was more battle ready than Wilder..boxing is still strong..it goes through ..ebbs and flows..not consistent like the NFL…the lighter divisions are dominant now…good point on the American Heavyweight….hard for me not to understand your position… remember though there are smart trainers out there that know there is money to be made in grooming a young good Heavyweight champion….in fact that is how we got Mike Tyson….Cus knew that Tyson could and eventually did become…just who is the next Cus and where is the next young Mike Tyson…stay tuned!!!!
Anderson?
Maybe… Anderson…good tools…stay active…learn the craft….maybe
Like you said, most big athletic guys are pursuing basketball or football instead of boxing. A lot of American heavyweights are guys that didn’t make it to the next level in those sports and take up boxing much later, like Wilder. To build a solid foundation, you generally have to start young. So many guys over the years like Michael Grant, Seth Mitchell, Cliff Etienne, Derrick Rossy, just to name a few, took up boxing after playing college football and basketball, (Etienne was college bound on a football scholarship before he went to prison) looked awesome on the way up, but were severely exposed once they faced stiffer comp. Wilder was a former basketball player, but he doesn’t quite fall into that category. He was an Olympic Bronze Medalist and a world champion who defended his title over 10 times, but he really lacks the ability to box. He got by mostly on his god given abilities. In retrospect, I don’t know how the hell he was able to beat Luis Ortiz twice!
Kris…Remember Ray Mercer… believe Ray took up the Sport late… was a gold Medalist…early success…written off after lost to Jesse Ferguson.. (was investigated for trying to bribe Ferguson)…then lost to an old Larry Holmes…written off.Mercer worked on his craft..thereafter was a very good heavyweight that won a title…gave Holifield and Lennox Lewis fits., actually thought he was robbed against Lennox Lewis…How many fighters can you say was robbed against Lennox Lewis!!!!!…..be careful about labels and ending careers…another example is George Foreman…came back as a joke…adjusted his style..only to become one of the greatest fighters of my time…in my opinion …time will tell.,
You can only go so far as a one trick pony. Wilder’s lack of self-reckoning and excuses never allowed him to build the rest of his game. He doesn’t even know how to throw a left hook. Parker neutralized his right hand, and that was it.
Other than Katie Taylor winning, Parker beating and dominating Wilder, makes my year. Huge applause for Parker.
I knew Deontay was over, when he came out trying to box and do all that movement. I enjoyed watchin him separate people from their senses, but he couldnt even beat the guy who got stopped by Joe Joyce…he made his money. Best for Champ to bow out gracefully
Knew it all along.
AFTER THE FIGHT we all ‘knew it all along’. It’s human nature to ‘know’ when the event is over. But all you are doing is deceiving yourself.
Hopefully the last we’ll see of the windmilling clown. A guy who hasn’t won a title fight since 2019 had no business ever being considered a contender.
Wilder didn’t use his jab at all and was dancing around the ring just trying to land his right hand without any setup. Parker was the stalker but he was being smart about. Parker is a better boxer than Wilder and just kept his distance while forcing Wilder backwards. I don’t know who devised Wilder’s strategy but it turned a normally aggressive fighter into a tame house cat.
Great victory by Parker. He was disciplined the entire fight and never seemed afraid of Wilder’s power. I’m not sure where Wilder goes from here, but at 38, he may be done. Parker now has a much brighter future than he did after his defeat by Joe Joyce.
Wonder if Wilder still thinks he could beat prime Tyson haha this man has power and that’s it. Parker just proved that.
I hated when people would suggest that. Anybody who would even think of saying Wilder could have beaten Tyson were people under 40 that never saw Tyson box in his prime. A guy like Wilder was made to order for Tyson.
When was Tyson’s prime? Blink and you missed it.
1986 – 1988 was long enough to know that he’d, at the very least, have annihilated ALL of today’s ‘top’ heavyweights. No doubt. No question. No threat!
Tyson fanaticism is a romantic comedy. He beat a lineup of bums in the 80s. Who was the best guy he beat as a champ? Tony Tucker? Tyson’s rep is based on his annihilation of lesser fighters, not beating the best the World offered. Tyson was very good and always dangerous, but he’s struggle mightily against the modern giant heavyweight.
I would say it was 1986-1990. He was even dominant after his “prime”. It’s easy to say now that Tyson fought nothing but bums and was a fraud or whatever. You must not have been around or really paying attention. Tyson was more dominant, brought more energy and excitement to the ring than anybody in heavyweight history-past, present or future. Who has been more dominant since Tyson? …The Klitsko Bros? Are you going to tell me they brought the same level of intensity as Tyson? Please! Wilder brought a bit of a show and display of power, but people knock Tyson’s level of competition, what about WIlders? Those guys had absolutely no business fighting for titles. Tyson fought the best there was at that time, and they were all solid fighters-not bums.
Tysons best contemporaries were Holyfield (who was 2-0 against Tyson), Lennox (who pasted Tyson), and Riddick Bowe (never fought). Against the 3 best guys of his era, he was 0-3. Yeah, Tyson brought the heat and the excitement. But he didn’t win the biggest fights.
Brainchild-Forgive me for being presumptuous, but I’m guessing you’re about 46 years old? None of the guys you mentioned were Tysons contemporaries. Yes, Holyfield turned pro around the same time as Tyson, but he fought as a light heavyweight and cruiserweight and Lewis and Bowe both turned pro in 1989, Tyson was in prison when they started to make a name in the division around ’92. Tyson was an entirely different fighter after prison, and was a far cry from his former self by the time he first fought Holyfield in 1996 and again in 97. He was a further cry by the time he fought Lewis in 2002.
Mike Tyson is 57, a year older than Bowe and a year younger than Lennox. Holyfield is four years older. All of these guys were active in the same era. Tyson just started younger. Their physical primes were concurrent. Tyson’s dominance was the mid 80s when the division was hot garbage. The second his contemporaries came to the front of the line, he started losing.
So it doesn’t matter that Tyson was absent from the sport for 4 years from the sport when Bowe and Lewis came on the scene. Those guys were still amateurs while Tyson was 3 years into defending his unified title. Holyfield was fighting in a completely different division. Holyfield and Tyson were supposed to fight in fall of 91 but Tyson went to the joint. Holyfield fought Burt Cooper instead and was almost KO’d. No question Tyson was a far different fighter when he came out of prison. Everybody Tyson defended his tutle against was either a former, current, or future world champion, with the exception of Tyrell Biggs, who was an Olympic Gold medalist.
Kris, you’re right Brainchild wasn’t around to see it happen. He doesn’t get that their lives and careers were in different paths which made it difficult for them to meet until later on. Only one I think would’ve beat prime Tyson is Holyfield.
Agree Kris…the best puncher ever in my opinion….Joe Louis fought what they called the “Bum of the Month Club”….and using that analogy Brainchild used Joe Louis was not a good heavyweight?
Certainly not…Joe Louis was one of the best heavyweights ever….I don’t care what sport you in ….it’s a statement when you beat all the competition…and you are the leader of the pack…Mike Tyson was one of the most explosive fighters to ever grace the ring…I don’t care what style of fighting…where ..just where have you seen that kind of technique
.. explosive…power… defensive skill….poise… patience
..eyes…inside fighting …slipping inches within punches….AT A YOUNG AGE???? usually takes years to develop that type of skill…..We would be graced if we ever…ever …see something like that again…
If you blinked for 4 years, yeah.
No upset . A better build smarter guy whooping up on a guy who’s legs can’t support his body.
I’m eating crow!
Time for Wilder to retire now when you get beaten by a hopeless bum like Parker.
By your standards what are you at your job?
Best PPV I actually purchased instead of Amazon Sticking…and worth it.
This is great for Parker and great for boxing. Good to see another top contender in heavyweight division. Wilder needs to retire now.
Watching Wilder is frustrating! He has all the tools and just won’t use them. He could have beaten Parker with his jab alone, but chose not to throw it. I mean no disrespect to Parker, but he had no business winning this. It wasn’t rust that lost this fight, it was an utter lack of a game plan.
Too bad he can’t box LOL
I’m sure this will rub folks the wrong way, but Wilder is NOT overrated! He like many other fighters have limitations! Every fighter has strengths and weaknesses! While his might be a bit glaring, Wilder was a world class fighter! One of the most potent right cross in boxing history! At 38 and with the wear and tear of the Fury fights and coupled with inactivity, it caught up with him as with other great fighters! He’s a first ballot hall of famer! Kudos to him and the amount of money he has made!!!!!!
BoriMex, agree, Wilder was something special, a fearsome puncher. Hearn, Joshua waited it out till Wilder aged, slowed down, but Fury beat them to taking on Wilder when he was on a downhill slide. The last thing to go is a boxers punch, and even that is really gone now with Wilder’s timing gone. The strange part is Wilder looked sharp in the sparring videos, stiff double jabs, combinations, but nothing of that, zip, showed in the actual fight.
Not really surprised. Parker was always a decent boxer and Wilder does one thing well. Inactivity will get you when you get older. His mechanics have never been good. When the hammer doesn’t land, he has nothing to fall back on.
In my opinion, the boxer, a true boxer that sticks to the script will always beat the puncher.
bum squad
No no no… that’s “Bum Squirt.”
Some of these comments have venom in them. We can have intelligent conversations about this great sport we love without tearing the fighters down. Bet you wouldn’t say that fecal matter to their face. Punk MoFo’s
Why all the excuses for wilder♂️Never fight anyone. Was protected fighter his whole career.
The only problem is that you make this observation AFTER THE FIGHT. You’re in fact deceiving yourself.
Merry christmas. Watching Beyonce Wilder loose is as much fun as watching B Hopkins loose Congrats Parker. You made my holliday
The Paperweight Champion of Alabama loses yet again to someone who can actually box. Who’da thunk it?
I was not suprised, and had felt in earlier comments that Parker had perhaps the best chance of pulling off an upset. Wilder had not fought in over a year, and his last fight only lasted one round. Age and inactivity are what caused Wilder’s down fall here. What did surprise me was that the fight was not even close.
Wilders loss isn’t all that surprising. Parker is a solid and competent heavyweight with skills . Wilder is very one dimensional. If you can avoid his power and outwork Wilder he becomes very beatable.
This is just the latest example of a big fight, Joshua, being made after its sell by date. If this had happened in 2017, 18 when both men had belts and perfect records this would have been HUGE.
To many times fights take too long to get made and things happen in the ring like a loss or poor performance and the megafight does not happen in, tyson losing to douglas. Or something happens outside the ring, like Tyson going to prison.
Now that wilder lost this fight will not happen.
A lesson for those who swear that Parker won’t be able to beat wilder
Style makes fight and underestimate nobody like wilder did against j Parker
Never underestimate nobody
Wilder was not overrated like you haters claim. He has a devastating right hand and he was great for boxing.
He used his physical gifts to get to the top, but never improved his craft, because his power bailed him out.
But The 3 fights with Fury damaged him. Wilder is clearly a shot fighter now as he cannot pull the trigger.
3 years ago he would have destroyed Joshua, but Hearn has successfully delayed the fight until it was safe to fight him just like Mayweather waited out pacquiao for 5 years until he got ko’d.
With that said Wilder should retire unless he can get joshua in the ring, because that right can still ko Joshua IF it lands, and Joshua still does not trust his own chin.
Wilder the overrated , what’s is funny is that he just met a good boxer in. On the slide a bit Parker . Who is a good fighter . Who was already beaten by AJ . Real shame he was not fighting AJ , who who have sparked big gob out clean .
Wilder’s legs were looking skinnier than ever tonight and his mouth proved to be bigger than his right hand.
Anybody know who that guy impersonating Deontae Wilder was?
People want to use age as an excuse, but this isn’t the first time we’ve seen Wilder lose almost the entire fight. Parker was just smart enough to not give him an opening.
Wilder needs to put back the muscles he lost to much weight. The medication also is no good he needs to get off that . He can be dangerous again if he goes back to his old self. He needs the hunger again.
His legs are to weak to support any more weight. That’s why he was collapsing in the fury fight. He can’t compete with heavyweights.
Great win for Parker and hopefully he continues this streak of aggressive entertaining fighting instead of the previous style of barely doing enough to win rounds, Wilder got old overnight or over the last year and the reflexes and timing are no longer there, no matter haw hard you can punch I you can’t deliver said punch to your opponent then you are just going to whiff and look off balance and lose decisions because you can’t or won’t adhere to fundamentals like a busy jab and body work. I’m indifferent to both guys their era is coming to a close, more interested in the younger guys coming up.
Congrats parker! Proved me wrong, and im glad. Hard work, humble, and he def corrected his flaws by increasing his killer instinct like he needed. Some of those punches would’ve knocked out anybody else.
Well here’s what’s f up with wilder, no left hooks,no uppercuts,no body shots he looked bad. Biggest thing to me . Is his trainer Scott who he. Knocked out in one round.he hired as his trainer :bottom line is he needs a better trainer
But it may be to late
Wilder never learned how to box. Despite a hard punch totally limited.
Maybe Wilder came in a little too light?
Parker is a solid boxer and Wilder doesn’t seem super hungry anymore. Wilder did start boxing at twenty years old so he has always leaned on his natural athleticism from the beginning, you can only learn so much in a short period of time. It may be time for him to hang up the gloves, like I said, Parker is a solid boxer but Wilder should have won this fight, it was his fight to lose and he did just that…
Wilder is not washed up his legs and defensive moving all night boxing mostly at range is not what a old fighter does.(I’m not a Silly Biller DW fan ,but thought boxed quite well from any skills shown before even if he lost)
A bit rusty yes, wrong tactics maybe.
also he fought a guy with a class A boxing skills , who knows how to fight in Joseph Parker, who also stuck to better plan that he knew how to execute from good corner BEN Davis.
So lets hope that the always overrated Wilder, does not chicken out a AJ fight and take excuse that so many who love his myth of a legendary fighter facade …current story that he is washed up at 38. no he is not.
Not really a shocker! Thats the difference when fighting bums vs fighting top fighters with skills. Wilder is so used to knocking out imferior opposition like hellenius! This time that he is no longer a champion, he has no other choice but, to fight high caliver technical hungry boxers! All that wilder brings to the table is a heavy right hand. Parker was able to neutralize wilders right hand making him very vulnerable and easy to get pop due to his lack of boxing basics such as movement, combinations and defence. Wilder never had them skills! His luck fighting and beating bums can only take him so long and the time was due! He should just quit boxing or else he’ll be a steping stone/human punching bag for the new generation of top hungry lions ready to chop anyone that gets on their way!
I was wrong. Excellent job Parker. This now gets him back in the game. As for Wilder, this is what happens when you take extremely long layoffs.
Early in his career, Parker was always a guy that seemed to fight below his potential in meaningful fights…This time he did not.
Congrats to Joseph Parker on fighting a great fight against a dangerous opponent. I hope to see this version of JP against AJ soon. 😉
You can add me to the list of people who were wrong about Parker. I do believe he fought the right fight but it also looked like Wilder just was not there. Wilder often lost rounds. Heck I had him losing to Gerald Washington when he stopped him and same in the rematch with Luis Ortiz. He always eventually got to everyone though (other then Fury in their 2nd fight). So on one hand..hind sight being 20/20 this was a long time coming. However I also think inactivity, age, beatings from Fury and just simply Wilder’s mental attitude played a role in him not being able to pull the trigger for 12 rounds against a very good but not a great fighter.
The right trainer and right motivation plus good skills. Great no-big-mouth bloke.
I saw some highlights of YouTube on the Parker vs Wilder fight. I could see that Wilder has spent his time out of the ring growing out his hair in dreads. When an older fighter concentrates more on their looks ( their hair ), it’s usually a sign that their priorities are no longer where they should be. Wilder, focusing more on his looks than how he needs to adapt to get better; shameful. Other cases I can think of; David Tua, Shannon Briggs, Jorge Luis Gonzalez, & Lennox Lewis….
These two fighters are just at club fighter levels now.Joe Frazier ,George Foreman,Ali The klitchko brothers just to mention a few all could beat these so called champions .Anthony Joshua has always ducked real competition he is just a lucky club fighter. I forgot to mention Joe Louis & Rocky Marciano.All would have knocked todays current crop of Heavyweight Champions & contenders.