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Joseph Parker
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12-22-2022, 08:19 PM
(12-22-2022, 06:14 PM)diehard Wrote: ...and if JP wins his next two fights, he might just slide in there against one of the 5 or 6 mentioned above. But, Fury wins and retires, Wilder KO's AJ and retires, Usyk goes back to Ukraine to fight, Ruiz loses, and JJ is the only one left standing. Sounds feasible...but Fury unretires after 4 weeks and tries to fight.... 
12-22-2022, 10:45 PM
12-23-2022, 09:41 PM
Joseph Parker returns January 21
Former WBO world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker will return from his brutal KO loss to Joe Joyce on the January 21 undercard of Chris Eubank Jr against Liam Smith at the AO Arena in Manchester, England. Parker (30-3, 21 KOs) will face Jack “One Smack” Massey (20-1, 11 KOs). Also added to the Eubank-Smith undercard is unbeaten IBF #2, WBC #5, WBO #11 Richard Riakporhe (15-0, 11 KOs), who meets former WBO cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Głowacki (32-3, 20 KOs).
12-24-2022, 09:47 AM
12-24-2022, 04:55 PM
12-24-2022, 09:13 PM
(12-24-2022, 09:47 AM)bart Wrote: Joe interview Good interview. Sounds like JP is in a good place. Just wants to fight soon and get back into the thick of it. Not looking ahead...
12-27-2022, 03:10 PM
Joseph Parker Deep in Training For Must-Win Fight Against Massey
BY BOXINGSCENE STAFF Published Mon Dec 26, 2022, 06:46 PM EST Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker is training hard through the holidays, hoping to get his career back on track in 2023. In his last fight, which took place a few months ago, Parker suffered his first knockout loss when he was stopped by Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce. Parker will return to the ring on January 21 against Jack Massey, which takes place on the Chris Eubank Jr vs Liam Smith undercard at the AO Arena in Manchester. The card will be carried by Sky Sports Box Office. The New Zealand fighter trains with head coach Andy Lee at Tyson Fury's gym. Parker realizes that his next fight is a do or die opportunity, with a loss to Massey potentially spelling the end of his career as a top fighter. "A lot of people are saying 'why are you coming back to Morecambe when it's nice and sunny in New Zealand? Nice summer, you've got your family there, you've made some money and you've achieved some good things,'" Parker said to Sky Sports. "I'm just going to stay and focus. That's why I left my family, so I could put in the work. "I was at home training but my wife said, 'You need to get a fight.' I was training with no purpose and she said, 'Get back over to England and train and fight again.' That's why I'm here, thanks to my wife! Me and Andy Lee trained this week but he has rightly gone back to spend Christmas with his young family. It's just me and this Christmas tree." "Everyone here in Morecambe has been very accommodating. I have been invited to so many houses and people's gatherings but I don't want to get sick and I don't want to have any possibility of getting ill just before a fight so I want to do everything right and stay healthy. I just love boxing. I love the challenge. I think a lot of fighters, they love the challenge of boxing. It's not only the training it's the challenge of who's in front of you. You study, you pick them apart, you watch and you learn. I have everything I need. All I want to do is train and fight."
12-29-2022, 04:17 PM
Boxing: Joseph Parker sacrifices home Christmas as bout against Jack Massey looms
NZ Herald 29 Dec, 2022 11:57 AM Joseph Parker has revealed a conversation with his wife has been behind his quick turnaround, with the former WBO world heavyweight champion due to return to the ring next month. Parker will welcome impressive cruiserweight Jack Massey to the heavyweight division in Manchester on January 22, looking to bounce back from his knockout loss against Joe Joyce in late September. While many expected Parker to take same time off after that loss, the 30-year-old was adamant he wanted to be back in action quickly. In booking the bout against Massey he will do exactly that, and has returned to Morecambe to link up with coach Andy Lee. In order to conduct his fight camp for the bout, Parker left his family and the New Zealand summer Christmas for the cold UK winter. Speaking to Sky Sports UK about the fight, Parker said his wife was the reason behind his return to the UK. “I was at home training but my wife said, ‘You need to get a fight.’ I was training with no purpose and she said, ‘Get back over to England and train and fight again.’ That’s why I’m here, thanks to my wife,” Parker said. Despite going into the fight against Joyce as the lower ranked of the two fighters, Parker saw his number plummet following the loss as he fell from No 2 to No 8 in the WBO rankings. Massey is ranked inside the top 10 at cruiserweight with the WBO (10) and IBF (6), and holds the IBO world cruiserweight title. However, a booking between him and Parker has bewildered many, given the Englishman has never fought at heavyweight before. “A lot of people are saying ‘why are you coming back to Morecambe when it’s nice and sunny in New Zealand? Nice summer, you’ve got your family there, you’ve made some money and you’ve achieved some good things,’” Parker told Sky Sports UK. “I’m just going to stay and focus. That’s why I left my family, so I could put in the work. “I just love boxing. I love the challenge. I think a lot of fighters, they love the challenge of boxing. It’s not only the training it’s the challenge of who’s in front of you. You study, you pick them apart, you watch and you learn,” he said. “I have everything I need. All I want to do is train and fight.”
12-29-2022, 06:21 PM
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