Joseph Parker v Fabio Wardley

[Spicoli]

this fight was hidden behind essentially two pay walls, dazn subscription & then pay per view, this ain't how the sport grows

just to touch on something primo carnera brought up about joseph having a false confidence, i really think he started to believe that he had become a big puncher & you could see his aggressiveness increasing in the deontay & martin fights, when his best assets were always boxing smart like he did for most of the zhilie fight

On the first been saying it for a while now. Also this on PPV was basically doing the sport overall sabotage. Certainly not welcoming or casually opening up to new fans.

Sound like a broken record but adding it up I have missed more boxing over the last 3,4 years than over the last 3 decades combined. And it's not an exaggeration . It's very bad stateside.

you have top rank showing live cards on tubi

if you need live stream links or fight vids for something you missed just yell out

boxing hasn't been helping itself recently, i've found my interest waning over the last few months, there's a small glimmer as there are some good fights to end out the year (bam v puma tops my list) & already some good match ups in play for the early part of next year

Appreciate that bud. Yeh went to check out the Thursday card on Pluto but at the last minute they apparently had a problem and wasn't there. At this stage back with an HBO etc. a mega fight division unification like Bam v Puma would be standing alone and properly blowing up. It is a very solid card no doubt, going to have to bite the bullet on that one.

[TIC]

joseph likes the sniffy sniffy

[Master]

Former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker is facing a possible ban from boxing after testing positive for cocaine.

The 33-year-old New Zealander failed a drugs test on the day of his fight with Fabio Wardley on 26 October, according to the Sun., external

He was tested by the Voluntary Anti Doping Agency (Vada) on 25 October.

Sources have confirmed to BBC Sport Parker tested positive for the recreational drug and not performance enhancing drugs.

Parker could receive a two-year ban but could also be suspended for as little as three months depending on circumstances.

Any ban would be handed down by UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) and the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC).

Ukad, however, did not administer this test and will need to conduct its own investigation.

Queensberry have been informed by Vada about the failed test.

The BBC has contacted Vada, Parker's promoters Queensberry and the BBBC for comment.

Boxer Liam Cameron was given a four-year ban in 2019 for testing positive for benzoylecgonine, a metabolic acid of cocaine, but rules have changed since then with Rugby League player Adam Rusling getting a three-month ban in 2024 for testing positive for cocaine and MDMA.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/a...s/ckgk0mr1v3ro

[TIC]

makes sense now why joseph had the wrong mindset

[Primo Carnera]

makes sense now why joseph had the wrong mindset

Yep , now we know. Partying, taking sniff, cutting corners. Got what he deserved to be fair. Shame because he’s always been a likeable guy .

[TIC]

i'm not surprised, the hoodrats always had rumours about his antics

[Spicoli]

Ol Parker just cannot help himself with the booger sugar. Can't imagine many violins playing for him as it's not the first time something crept up.