Joseph Parker

[shamrock]

Let's get it on with Parker and Joshua.. clash of the young us. .let's get it sorted for once and for all. Helluva exciting be a a fight with huge interest especially down under.

[tm7]

I've seen lots of articles saying he's ahead or higher than Wlad but haven't seen any saying he's passed him Diehard, have you got any links?

[diehard]

Yes, http://www.fightnews.com Although they could be late in their rankings. I'll look at their website.

Or are you talking about Parker being #1 in the WBO? If so, he'd have to have passed Martin, Wlad, and AJ.

[diehard]

Google the wbo boxing page.  I can't seem to copy it on here for some reason.

Check out http://www.fightnews.com and look at the rankings heading. 

[shamrock]

Heavyweight (unlimited)
WBC WBA IBF WBO FIGHTNEWS.COM
Deontay Wilder Tyson Fury
Ruslan Chagaev Vacant Tyson Fury 1. Tyson Fury
1. Alexander Povetkin
2. Anthony Joshua
3. Bermane Stiverne
4. Kubrat Pulev
5. Carlos Takam
6. Artur Szpilka
7. Joseph Parker
8. Andy Ruiz
9. Chris Arreola
10. Tomasz Adamek
11. Bryant Jennings
12. Malik Scott
13. Steve Cunningham
14. Dereck Chisora
15. Kyotaro Fujimoto 1. Luis Ortiz
2. Lucas Browne
3. Wladimir Klitschko
4. Shannon Briggs
5. Alexander Ustinov
6. Fres Oquendo
7. Andrey Fedosov
8. Antonio Tarver
9. David Haye
10. Erkan Tepe
11. Joseph Parker
12. Anthony Joshua
13. Bryant Jennings
14. Kubrat Pulev
15. Jarrell Miller 1. Vyacheslav Glazkov
2. NOT RATED
3. Charles Martin
4. Erkan Teper
5. Anthony Joshua
6. Carlos Takam
7. Joshua Parker
8. Steve Cunningham
9. Andy Ruiz
10. Bermane Stiverne
11. Kubrat Pulev
12. Robert Helenius
13. Derek Chisora
14. Alexander Ustinov
15. Andrey Fedosov 1. Charles Martin
2. Anthony Joshua
3. Joseph Parker
4. Wladimir Klitschko
5. Vyacheslav Glazkov
6. Alexander Povetkin
7. Andrey Fedosov
8. Andy Ruiz
9. Edmund Gerber
10. Erkan Teper
11. Michael Wallisch
12. Artur Szpilka
13. Carlos Takam
14. Lucas Browne
15. Izuagbe Ugonoh 2. Wladimir Klitschko
3.Deontay Wilder
4. Alexander Povetkin
5. Luis OrtizBryant Jennings
6. Anthony Joshua
7. Bryant Jennings
8. Andy Ruiz
9. Czar Glazkov
10. Lucas Browne
11. Carlos Takam
12. Kubrat Pulev
13. Bermaine Stiverne
14. Artur Szpilka
15. Charles Martin
16. Joseph Parker

[diehard]

Thanks Sham. Yes, that's the fightnews version. I just don't know how old it is, but you can see Fury as the champ, with #1 Martin, #2 AJ, #3 is Parker, and #4 is Klit. So, according to the current rankings in the WBO, Martin is out, with AJ falling off and Parker taking the #1 position as challenger.

Interesting that AJ and Parker are being groomed as an eliminator and potential mandatory for a title shot at Klit/Fury. I can't see AJ coming to NZ, or Parker going to the UK unless a huge amount of money is available for Team Parker.

[diehard]

KB was talking at the 9s about facing a fighter in April who used to be a #1 contender, with an eliminator in July. The April opponent is already done and dusted, and an announcement shortly by Duco.

[cranky]

Interesting- that sort of description makes you think it's someone who was previously number one but lost the final eliminator. If if was someone who fought for the HW championship, you'd think he'd say that instead, right?

[cranky]

David Price?

[cranky]

Or perhaps Dimitrenko has chosen to fight parker rather than Ortiz. Tough to suggest either of these are currently top 25 though...