Joseph Parker

[diehard]

Agree with everything except Ortiz. Tough southpaw with a big punch. Little reward. No $$$. Yes, he's old but still dangerous.

[diehard]

Unbeaten Brit looms large as Joseph Parker’s next opponent
By Patrick McKendry, Digital Sport Reporter

Kiwi heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker is getting closer to signing off on a fight against Englishman Joe “Juggernaut” Joyce which is likely to take place in London in June.

Parker, who impressed in his re-match against Derek Chisora in Manchester in December, has been waiting for a chance to capitalise on his rising stocks in England.

He may be close to doing just that in a fight against the leading WBO challenger which will probably be held at Wembley Arena.

Should Parker, who is ranked No.3, beat the undefeated No.2-ranked Joyce, a former Olympian, then he will be on the brink of a title challenge against the winner of the Oleksandr Usyk-Anthony Joshua world championship re-match.

Parker, now a free agent after fulfilling his contract under promoter Eddie Hearn, also has the option of signing with Probellum, an organisation with links to Dubai, where Parker visited lately, but sources say a one- or two-fight deal with Joyce’s promoter Frank Warren is more likely. American promoter Bob Arum has also been in the mix.

As ever in professional boxing, there are complicating factors, and an increasingly large one is the Ukraine war, in which Usyk, the WBO, WBA and IBF champion after his unanimous points victory over previous champion Joshua in September last year, is an active participant.

Usyk, like fellow Ukrainian professional boxer, Vasyl Lomachenko, and former champion Wladimir Klitschko and brother Vitali, the mayor of Kyiv, are in Ukraine fighting the Russian invasion.

Usyk has vowed to remain for the entirety of the war and if he is unavailable for the rematch against Joshua, who he beat convincingly at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, then Joyce may fill the void.

But Joyce, who hasn’t fought since stopping Carlos Takam, a former Parker opponent, in July last year, will be eager to resume his career as soon as possible and a fight against Parker, is likely to be a popular and relatively lucrative exercise.

It is also likely to be one of Parker’s top paydays behind his world title defeat to Joshua in Cardiff in 2018.

Parker, who is friends with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and based in Fury’s home town of Morecombe in the north of England, recently made it clear that Joyce was the opponent he wanted next.

“Firstly, it has to make sense if it’s mandatory and both guys are highly ranked, and it has to make sense financially as well,” Parker told IFL TV following Fury’s press conference to announce his fight against Dillian Whyte.

“You can’t just say ‘this is the offer, accept it’, you have to negotiate until both guys are happy.

“I’m keen to get the deal done because I’m in shape and I’ve been training like a maniac. Let’s go to Frank now and tell him to get his cheque book out and lock something in.”

Parker, the former WBO world champion, has gone to a new level under new coach Andy Lee as demonstrated in his unanimous points victory over Chisora, a rematch win which followed his far closer majority points decision in May last year.

Parker has always maintained he can see a path towards becoming a two-time world champion, and Lee has told friends that Parker has “50 per cent improvement” in him yet. It's a vote of confidence likely to resonate with the 30-year-old Aucklander, who had split with previous trainer Kevin Barry last year after an underwhelming points victory over fellow Kiwi Junior Fa in Auckland.

[Kiwi]

Hmmmm.
I guess AJ is not seeking a Joyce matchup then.

Good fight for Parker

[diehard]

I thought JJ and JP were further along than that. Last I heard, a month or so ago, that JP sent JJ a contract to sign. Now I'm hearing that they are sitting down at the table to work out the details.

Looks like they are looking as the mandatory for Usyk/AJ's belt, letting Fury focus on Whyte. With AJ fighting ??? and Usyk fighting the Russians, who knows where all this'll wind up?

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oe Joyce vs Joseph Parker possible for June at Wembley
The fight would almost certainly be a WBO final eliminator

By Patrick L. Stumberg Mar 18, 2022, 2:00pm EDT

Joe Joyce has tossed his hat in the ring to keep Anthony Joshua busy while Oleksandr Usyk defends Ukraine, but he may wind up with another dance partner. 1news reported on Wednesday that newly minted free agent Joseph Parker could face “The Juggernaut” this coming June at Wembley as part of a “one- or two-fight deal” with Frank Warren.

Parker (30-2, 21 KO) promoter David Higgins recently told Sky Sports that he was interested in having the pair square off. It would certainly be a more lucrative fight for Parker than Filip Hrgovic, whom he turned down the chance to face in an IBF eliminator, and could still land him a mandatory slot thanks to he and Joyce (13-0, 12 KO) occupying the top two spots in the WBO rankings.

Joyce hasn’t fought since a tougher-than-expected TKO over Carlos Takam last July, as injury scrapped both a planned fight announcement and his own chance to face fellow Olympian Hrgovic.

It’s unquestionably one of the better fights the division has to offer while the belts remain in limbo, and it;s hard to argue against the winner deserving a title shot. Make it happen, lads.

[Kiwi]

Seems to me like JP is waiting for something to happen

Perhaps they need to sign with Warren or Haymon to get a fight

[diehard]

(03-24-2022, 11:58 AM)Kiwi Wrote: Seems to me like JP is waiting for something to happen

Perhaps they need to sign with Warren or Haymon to get a fight

JP is waiting for JJ to sign the fuc***g contract!

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Sounds like JP is dealing with Frank?

[Kiwi]

I won't be surprised if Parker is in talks to be promoted by Frank Warren right now

So he can fight Joyce and Dubois.

Pretty good idea....

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JJ yes DD is fighting Dies fighter for some kind of title