News Parker vs Bakole set for Saturday

[MMALOPEZ]

Joseph Parker will now fight Martin Bakole following Daniel Dubois withdrawal

With Daniel Dubois withdrawing from his heavyweight title defense against Joseph Parker due to a viral infection, Martin Bakole will step in as Parker's new opponent.

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Within a couple of hours of it being rumored that Daniel Dubois had suffered a viral infection and would therefore be unable to defend his IBF heavyweight title, Joseph Parker had the name of a new opponent.
His opponent on Saturday is now going to be Martin Bakole, the Congolese heavyweight currently based in Scotland, who has agreed to step in and fight Parker at just 48 hours’ notice.
“Joseph Parker will now face Martin Bakole in a heavyweight clash on Saturday night after Daniel Dubois was ruled out due to illness,” announced The Ring via their social media account this evening.

 

[Blastbeat]

good on both of these gentlemen in agreeing to fight to save the card
Parker is a fuckin dog, taking on all of the division's hardest punchers

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Good fight but this is a non-title bout. Dubois is the one that holds the IBF strap after all.

 

[Marko Atanasovik]

Bakole need to copycat Joe Joyce's style to beat him up.

 

[Mujeriego]

Good fight but this is a non-title bout. Dubois is the one that holds the IBF strap after all.

I think everyone knows.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

I think everyone knows.

With as many casuals that've been coming around lately, maybe not.

 

[Versez]

This Martin Bakole is feared in the HW division...he seems the be the boogeyman.

 

[tymikeson]

With as many casuals that've been coming around lately, maybe not.

well lets be honest, the ibf belt dubois "holds" is a paper belt stripped from usyk who was forced to vacate to face fury again. It wasnt even 10 months prior that usyk koed dubois with a jab.


usyk is the undisputed champ. As in, there is no disputing he is the only champion regardless of what corrupt boxing politcs with the ibf say.

dubois and parker was more or less a #1 and #2 contender fight. Dubois' ibf belt is no more important than the pleather belt holding up frank warrens pants.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

well lets be honest, the ibf belt dubois "holds" is a paper belt stripped from usyk who was forced to vacate to face fury again. It wasnt even 10 months prior that usyk koed dubois with a jab.

usyk is the undisputed champ. As in, there is no disputing he is the only champion regardless of what corrupt boxing politcs with the ibf say.

dubois and parker was more or less a #1 and #2 contender fight. Dubois ibf belt is no more important than the pleather belt holding up frank warrens pants.

This isn't about whether Dubois is a real champion or not. It's about Usyk already having an agreement in-place to fight the winner of Dubois vs Parker for the IBF title. With the change in matchmaking and the title no longer on the line that voids it. Usyk wanted to become undisputed at heavyweight for a second time (yes, on paper).

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Correction. Technically this will be a championship bout for the WBO interim title that Parker holds. Just not a full world title.

 

[Intermission]

How does Bakoles power compare to Zhang? Zhang is the harder puncher?

 

[moosaev]

How ready is Bakole? What’s his lifestyle like outside of fight camps? Is he Beterbiev or Fury? Seems crazy to fight a top flight heavyweight with only 2 days notice unless you’re in shape year round.

 

[Err]

How does Bakoles power compare to Zhang? Zhang is the harder puncher?

They’re comparable, but Bakole is much more active.

 

[Blastbeat]

How does Bakoles power compare to Zhang? Zhang is the harder puncher?

i think shot-for-shot, Zhang hits harder. but Bakole puts combinations together really well and is a lot more active as Err mentioned. his hands are deceptively fast.

 

[that Indian]

this was the best replacement we could hope for. Bakole has been on a tear recently. Enjoyed his decimation of Jared Anderson and Tony Yoka. He is a prospect killer no doubt, remains to be seen what he can do at the champion level. However, I assume this will be 10 rounds?

 

[Intermission]

i think shot-for-shot, Zhang hits harder. but Bakole puts combinations together really well and is a lot more active as Err mentioned. his hands are deceptively fast.

He seems to throw arm punches from the clips I've seen. Pound for pound not an impressive puncher to me

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

this was the best replacement we could hope for. Bakole has been on a tear recently. Enjoyed his decimation of Jared Anderson and Tony Yoka. He is a prospect killer no doubt, remains to be seen what he can do at the champion level. However, I assume this will be 10 rounds?

It'll be 12 because it's for Parker's WBO interim world title.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

https://boxrec.com/en/event/910584/3261199

 

[Intermission]

Parker is better than this guy by some margin. Should be a solid win unless he gets chinned.

 

[Intermission]

He claims To have stopped Usyk in sparring. His fights dont reflect that level at all.