Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-29, one sided fight between Joseph Parker and Alex Leapai: it gets two stars.The former Wbo Hw champion Joseph Parker entered this fight with a boxing record of 25-2-0 (19 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.10 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Andy Ruiz Jr who suffered his only loss against Parker in 2016, even if it was a controversial decision, Joseph Parker vs Andy Ruiz Jr). He lost two consecutive bouts last year, against Anthony Joshua (Anthony Joshua vs Joseph Parker) and Dillian Whyte (Dillian Whyte vs Joseph Parker) but then he has beat Alexander Flores (Joseph Parker vs Alexander Flores).
His opponent, Alex Leapai, has an official record of 32-7-4 (26 KOs=81%) and he entered as the No.57 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Manuel Charr in 2015 (Manuel Charr vs Alex Leapai) but then he has beat Thomas Peato and Roger Izonritel. Parker vs Leapai is on the undercard of Demetrius Andrade vs Maciej Sulecki. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2019-06-29
Where: Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Division: heavyweight (over 200 lbs, 90.7 kg)
Parker’s previous fight: Joseph Parker vs Alexander Flores
Parker’s next fight: Joseph Parker vs Shawndell Terell Winters
Parker vs Leapai full fight video:
(Free embeddable video hosted on Youtube and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYYc5p3HMmM
Official video
highlights
Parker has all the tools to be another dominant champion like lennox lewis… granted the HW division wasnt too deep in LL day but still.. Parker is a champ at a good time.. when he can leave a great legacy… if he keeps winning. But get better opposition, that will shoot him to the top quicker!
This fight was a sparring match. Parker still drops his left arm and is wide open to get smacked. He also lacks the body movement to generate maximum power in his shots. It is one thing to look great hitting a bag but it takes a lot of training to put it into practice in the ring. He should sit and watch Marciano ( who has the arm length of a dwarf) reruns for hours at a time. It would be a better inspiration than anything that his cutrent coach could offer.