Joseph Parker

[shamrock]

Blah blah blah, get past Meehan 1st

[gothenaki]

Look out Joseph - you've been called out by Rohit Singh
"I challenge Joseph Parker to fight me anytime. My goal is to become a world heavyweight boxing champion. If you believe it then you can achieve it."
" I'm the only professional Indian heavyweight champion of the world and until now undefeated."

http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=308912

[shamrock]

Rohit wouldn't turn up fr it, nor to the weighin

[gothenaki]

Yeah the whole article is like a WWE press release
"A former Fiji resident Rohit Singh was recently recognised by the California Legislature Assembly for being the first Fiji-born Indian professional heavyweight champion in the world."
"A certificate, gold medal and trophy were presented to him on May 17 in the US."

[shamrock]

Can't figure how this guy can fool the ratings systems and pull off publicity stunts fighting his friends and cousins, the nzpbf had previously worked to get his rating dropped out of boxrec but weren't able to get it done. Robot asked me to coach him in a meeting at .Sylvia Park some many months ago after he fought a non decision bout in Panmure at one of our shows. I attempted to get him in the ring with King Afa but by then he ceased answering my calls and became impossible to contact.

[cranky]

Wow. Parker now #15 WBC...

[diehard]

Parker in Samoa for fight:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/71968733/joseph-parkers-fight-in-samoa-takes-shape-after-successful-logistics-trip

[shamrock]

The Samoan sporting community are worth their weight in gold to the NZ public. Rugby and boxing...Outstanding!!

[tm7]

Any ideas on who JP is fighting in December, assuming he gets past Kali?

IMO, considering he is set to face an easy-beat in Samoa, he should have a decent opponent in December. Realistically, if he were to fight another Top 15 ranked heavyweight in WBO, WBA, WBC, IBF, it would have to be one of this lot:

- Edmund Gerber
- Kyotaro Fujimoto
- Chris Arreola
- Andrey Fedesov
- Steve Cunningham
- Alexander Ustinov
- Antonio Tarver
- Matias Ariel Vidondo
- Vincente Sandez (fighting Charles Martin next week, will drop out of Top 15)

There are others who could be available but nobody who I think Duco would realistically put him in with just yet, Stiverne etc. Also, my gut feeling is it probably won't be any of these guys, maybe Ustinov, maybe Fujimoto, maybe Solomon Haumono.

Honestly I have no idea... does anyone?

[mippy]

I still think Ustinov will be on Ducos radar. Especially if Parker handles Meehan with ease