09-13-2017, 04:25 PM
Joseph Parker Confident: I Would Knock Anthony Joshua Out!
WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (23-0, 18 KOs) is confident that he will overcome his upcoming mandatory defense, and when the time comes he will score a knockout victory over IBF, IBO, WBA champion Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs).
Parker is scheduled to make his UK debut later this month, when he defends his belt against undefeated mandatory challenger Hughie Fury in Manchester on September 23. Parker is getting some UK based help to prepare, with former two division champion David Haye helping the New Zealand star get adjusted.
A big win, before the UK market, will help Parker build up a potential unification showdown with Joshua for the pay-per-view market on Sky Sports Box Office.
Joshua will make a mandatory defense of his own next month in Cardiff, against Kubrat Pulev of Bulgaria.
Both Joshua and Pulev are unlikely to fight again for the rest of 2017. Joshua already has another mandatory defense waiting in the wings, with the WBA throwing down an order to fight Luis Ortiz.
In Joshua and Parker continue to win, a unification could be possible for the middle of next year - provided Joshua does not collide with WBC champion Deontay Wilder, who may actually face Ortiz in November.
"I think everyone wants to fight [Joshua]. He's a big draw here," Parker told Sky Sports.
"If I had the chance to fight him, it would be an exciting fight. I back myself with any heavyweight that I get in the ring with, so if I had the opportunity to fight him, I back myself to knock him out.
"Strengths - power, comes forward. Weakness, maybe not too much movement, and I think if we do have a fight I can come up with a style that can approach the style that he brings. But he has done your country proud and hopefully one day we can get together and do something."
WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (23-0, 18 KOs) is confident that he will overcome his upcoming mandatory defense, and when the time comes he will score a knockout victory over IBF, IBO, WBA champion Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs).
Parker is scheduled to make his UK debut later this month, when he defends his belt against undefeated mandatory challenger Hughie Fury in Manchester on September 23. Parker is getting some UK based help to prepare, with former two division champion David Haye helping the New Zealand star get adjusted.
A big win, before the UK market, will help Parker build up a potential unification showdown with Joshua for the pay-per-view market on Sky Sports Box Office.
Joshua will make a mandatory defense of his own next month in Cardiff, against Kubrat Pulev of Bulgaria.
Both Joshua and Pulev are unlikely to fight again for the rest of 2017. Joshua already has another mandatory defense waiting in the wings, with the WBA throwing down an order to fight Luis Ortiz.
In Joshua and Parker continue to win, a unification could be possible for the middle of next year - provided Joshua does not collide with WBC champion Deontay Wilder, who may actually face Ortiz in November.
"I think everyone wants to fight [Joshua]. He's a big draw here," Parker told Sky Sports.
"If I had the chance to fight him, it would be an exciting fight. I back myself with any heavyweight that I get in the ring with, so if I had the opportunity to fight him, I back myself to knock him out.
"Strengths - power, comes forward. Weakness, maybe not too much movement, and I think if we do have a fight I can come up with a style that can approach the style that he brings. But he has done your country proud and hopefully one day we can get together and do something."