Tyson Fury's trainer rates Joseph Parker as seventh-best heavyweight in world
Joseph Parker has beaten Jason Bergman by TKO after the ref called a end to the fight in the eighth round.
Kiwi heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker rates among the top 10 boxers in the world, according to the trainer of dual champion Tyson Fury.
Peter Fury, who is also Tyson's uncle, was asked by Sky Sports before Parker's knockout victory over Jason Bergman in Samoa to pick his top 10 fighters in the heavyweight division.
Joseph Parker, on his way to a TKO win over Jason Bergman, has been rated a top-10 heavyweight by Tyson Fury's trainer.
He rated the man his nephew beat for the WBA Super and WBO titles, Wladimir Klitschko, as the second best in the world, with Parker coming in seventh.
His comment on Parker said the New Zealander had a bright future.
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Peter Fury (right), the uncle and trainer of Tyson Fury, says Joseph Parker is the seventh-best heavyweight in the world.
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Peter Fury (right), the uncle and trainer of Tyson Fury, says Joseph Parker is the seventh-best heavyweight in the world.
"I like him. He's a promising fighter and is still an unknown quantity.
"We are going to see more of him and it'll be interesting to see how good he is."
After the piece was published, Parker celebrated his Samoan excursion in dominant style as he overpowered Bergman with an eighth-round TKO in Apia.
Before the fight, Duco Events promoter Dean Lonergan said English star Anthony Joshua was running scared of Parker as he looked to manoeuvre the New Zealand prospect into a position to challenge for the world heavyweight title.
Joshua and Parker, ranked second and third in the WBO respectively, are regarded as two of the most exciting fighters in the division and are seemingly on a collision course for the world title.
The No 1 challenger position is up for grabs after Charles Martin vacated the spot by beating Vyacheslav Glazkov to claim the IBF crown in New York last week.
It has set up the mouth-watering prospect of a showdown between Parker and Joshua, but Lonergan said the former Olympic champion wanted no piece of the fast-fisted Kiwi.
"We desperately want to fight Joshua, we've put challenges to him," Lonergan said.
"I was in England two months ago, I was trying to get a meeting through my boxing connections who know the Hearn camp intimately. Eddie Hearn (Joshua's promoter) turned me down flat."
Peter Fury was of the opinion that Parker was the better fighter, not even rating Joshua in his top 10.
"I don't think he's top 10 at the moment - he has a way to go yet.
"He's at British level at the moment and that's no bad thing.
"If you look at where Tyson was when he won that British title in 2011 and look at where we are now, that's five years' difference. I think Joshua is about two years away from the top."
No wonder Joshua is running scared then.
Peter Fury's top 10:
1. Tyson Fury 2. Wladimir Klitschko 3. Deontay Wilder 4. Luis Ortiz 5. Charles Martin 6. Alexander Povetkin 7. Joseph Parker 8. Kubrat Pulev 9. Hughie Fury 10. Andy Ruiz Jr
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Joseph Parker has beaten Jason Bergman by TKO after the ref called a end to the fight in the eighth round.
Kiwi heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker rates among the top 10 boxers in the world, according to the trainer of dual champion Tyson Fury.
Peter Fury, who is also Tyson's uncle, was asked by Sky Sports before Parker's knockout victory over Jason Bergman in Samoa to pick his top 10 fighters in the heavyweight division.
Joseph Parker, on his way to a TKO win over Jason Bergman, has been rated a top-10 heavyweight by Tyson Fury's trainer.
He rated the man his nephew beat for the WBA Super and WBO titles, Wladimir Klitschko, as the second best in the world, with Parker coming in seventh.
His comment on Parker said the New Zealander had a bright future.
READ MORE: *Parker eyes world title shot *Parker's learning curve *Joshua 'running scared' of Parker *Parker too strong in Samoa
Peter Fury (right), the uncle and trainer of Tyson Fury, says Joseph Parker is the seventh-best heavyweight in the world.
REUTERS
Peter Fury (right), the uncle and trainer of Tyson Fury, says Joseph Parker is the seventh-best heavyweight in the world.
"I like him. He's a promising fighter and is still an unknown quantity.
"We are going to see more of him and it'll be interesting to see how good he is."
After the piece was published, Parker celebrated his Samoan excursion in dominant style as he overpowered Bergman with an eighth-round TKO in Apia.
Before the fight, Duco Events promoter Dean Lonergan said English star Anthony Joshua was running scared of Parker as he looked to manoeuvre the New Zealand prospect into a position to challenge for the world heavyweight title.
Joshua and Parker, ranked second and third in the WBO respectively, are regarded as two of the most exciting fighters in the division and are seemingly on a collision course for the world title.
The No 1 challenger position is up for grabs after Charles Martin vacated the spot by beating Vyacheslav Glazkov to claim the IBF crown in New York last week.
It has set up the mouth-watering prospect of a showdown between Parker and Joshua, but Lonergan said the former Olympic champion wanted no piece of the fast-fisted Kiwi.
"We desperately want to fight Joshua, we've put challenges to him," Lonergan said.
"I was in England two months ago, I was trying to get a meeting through my boxing connections who know the Hearn camp intimately. Eddie Hearn (Joshua's promoter) turned me down flat."
Peter Fury was of the opinion that Parker was the better fighter, not even rating Joshua in his top 10.
"I don't think he's top 10 at the moment - he has a way to go yet.
"He's at British level at the moment and that's no bad thing.
"If you look at where Tyson was when he won that British title in 2011 and look at where we are now, that's five years' difference. I think Joshua is about two years away from the top."
No wonder Joshua is running scared then.
Peter Fury's top 10:
1. Tyson Fury 2. Wladimir Klitschko 3. Deontay Wilder 4. Luis Ortiz 5. Charles Martin 6. Alexander Povetkin 7. Joseph Parker 8. Kubrat Pulev 9. Hughie Fury 10. Andy Ruiz Jr
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