Joshua v Parker - 31/3/18

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Parker to win via KO and David Price to win - 80/1

I'm bloody tempted to stick a random fiver on that.

Everyone seems to be really rooting for Price, I'd love to see him do it as well, the big lummox ain't no good but he is one of boxings nice guys

Price needs to let his hands go early and not freeze, try and take centre ring and smother Povetkin when he gets in range, repeat repeat repeat and can hopefully land a huge right hand.
If Povetkin catches him it's all over plus i'm not convinced Price can handle the massive pressure and occasion that will dawn on him as he approaches the ring.
Get the feeling his asshole falls onto the ring apron then he freezes and gets a beating within a couple of rounds.
We could be looking at the Albino Audrey Harrison

[Master]

Parker to win via KO and David Price to win - 80/1

I'm bloody tempted to stick a random fiver on that.

Everyone seems to be really rooting for Price, I'd love to see him do it as well, the big lummox ain't no good but he is one of boxings nice guys

Price needs to let his hands go early and not freeze, try and take centre ring and smother Povetkin when he gets in range, repeat repeat repeat and can hopefully land a huge right hand.
If Povetkin catches him it's all over plus i'm not convinced Price can handle the massive pressure and occasion that will dawn on him as he approaches the ring.
Get the feeling his asshole falls onto the ring apron then he freezes and gets a beating within a couple of rounds.
We could be looking at the Albino Audrey Harrison

I hope Price can pull it off, will be on tenterhooks watching the fight.

[GAME]

Good weights for both guys. Neither guy has cut any corners in training but Joshua looks the more impressive physically as we expected.

A lot has been made of Joshua's chin and Josephs speed but one thing nobody seems to be talking about is parkers defence.hes quite happy to take a shot to land his own. He's abit sloppy with his defence because he has such belief in his chin but that's a bad habit to have when you face puncher like Joshua. I can see Parker taking a lot of punches and getting cut as a result. Carlos takam didn't even take any shots clean and the ref still stopped him so I expect something similar here. Should be explosive while it lasts though

[Primo Carnera]

I’m pleasantly surprised by Joshua’s weight. He’s clearly made an effort to be lighter, it’s a significant drop.to me , that shows he’s working hard and not taking anything for granted. Parker is a decent weight too, but form it’s Joshua in 8 and I think we’re going to see a much improved performance. Don’t be surprised if he catches him early.

[Master]

I’m pleasantly surprised by Joshua’s weight. He’s clearly made an effort to be lighter, it’s a significant drop.to me , that shows he’s working hard and not taking anything for granted. Parker is a decent weight too, but form it’s Joshua in 8 and I think we’re going to see a much improved performance. Don’t be surprised if he catches him early.

I think Parker will avoid taking too many chances early and will be using his legs to move around and not get caught in AJ's traps. As Parker tires from the pressure and slows down from the extra strength of Joshua he takes punishment and gets stopped late.

[smashup]

Saturday is all about the 3 Josh's....
Anthony
Buatsi
Kelly

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FULL UNDERCARD / RUNNING ORDER
Doors Open – 4.50pm – first bell 5pm
6 x 3 mins Super-Middleweight contest
MOSE AUIMATAGI Jr v MORGAN JONES
6 x 3 mins Light-Heavyweight contest
JOSHUA BUATSI v BARTOLMIEJ GRAFKA
LIVE ON SKY SPORTS BOX OFFICE AND WORLD FEED FROM 6pm
10 x 3 mins WBA International Lightweight Championship @ 9st 9lbs

JOE CORDINA v HAKIM BEN ALI
10 x 3 mins WBA International Welterweight Championship @ 10st 7lbs
JOSH KELLY v CARLOS MOLINA
10 x 3 mins Lightweight contest
ANTHONY CROLLA v EDSON RAMIREZ
12 x 3 mins WBA Bantamweight Championship @ 8st 6lbs
RYAN BURNETT v YONFREZ PAREJO
12 x 3 mins WBA Inter-Continental Heavyweight & WBO International Heavyweight Championship
ALEXANDER POVETKIN v DAVID PRICE
12 x 3 mins WBA, IBF, WBO & IBO Heavyweight Championship
ANTHONY JOSHUA v JOSEPH PARKER
LIVE FLOAT
6 x 3 mins Super-Bantamweight contest
SEAN MCGOLDRICK v RICKY LITTLE
RING WALK TIME
Joshua and Parker are scheduled to make their entrances no later than 10:30pm (UK Time) - 5:30pm (ET).
LIVE SCORECARD
WBN will have all the results live as they happen, plus live scorecards for Alexander Povetkin v David Price and Anthony Joshua v Joseph Parker.
Follow the live scorecards from around 9pm UK / 4pm ET.
TV
The Heavyweight unification blockbuster clash will be broadcast in an incredible 215 territories from Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday night.
Joshua and Parker lay four belts on the line in an historical night in the Welsh capital, and the clash of the two unbeaten Heavyweight rulers has grabbed the attention of the world’s premier TV broadcasters.
The main event heroes are on the biggest networks in their home nations with Sky Sports Box Office in Britain and Sky Arena in New Zealand and TV3 in Samoa and will captivate TV audiences in boxing mad nations in the US with Showtime, Canada and Germany with DAZN, SFR in France and Main Event in Australia.
Fight fans from Honduras to Holland, Panama to Poland and Finland to French Guyana will be able to witness the action live.