09-28-2022, 09:35 PM
oe Joyce's surprising revelation after his post-fight chat with Joseph Parker
Stuff sports reporters
15:57, Sep 28 2022
A brave Joseph Parker went down fighting in an 11th round knockout loss to Joe Joyce in Manchester.
Joe Joyce has backed Joseph Parker to “come again” after his stunning 11th round knockout of the Kiwi in their WBO interim world heavyweight title fight in Manchester last weekend.
Joyce (15-0, 14 KOs) underlined his growing reputation as one of the top heavyweights in the heated division when he became the first man to beat Parker (30-3, 21 KOs) inside the distance.
After a thrilling, back-and-forth battle at Manchester Arena in which Parker landed some heavy blows of his own, Joyce closed the show with a ferocious left hook that sent the exhausted New Zealander crashing to the canvas.
While Parker bravely made it to his feet, he was unable to beat the referee’s count and is now left to ponder the third defeat of his 33-fight career.
Joyce, by contrast, will move on to a mandatory shot at the WBO belt currently held by Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs).
A battered Parker has won praise for the way he graciously responded to his latest setback and he and Joyce met up after the fight to discuss their bruising encounter.
Joe Joyce proved too big and strong for Joseph Parker in their WBO interim world title bout last weekend.
And Joyce revealed that Parker was keen to get in the ring with him again once his war wounds have healed – albeit for some sparring.
“I feel pretty fresh, apart from my muscles are aching a lot,” a triumphant Joyce told iFL TV, as he reflected on the best win of his professional career.
“I'm in good spirits, for obvious reasons. Got a shiny new belt and had a great fight and a great knockout victory against Joseph Parker. What a tough and game opponent he is, and skilful as well. I have a lot of respect for him and obviously spoke to him as well today.
“He's going to be heading back out to New Zealand and get a sun tan, eat some mango he says. But he also mentioned that he'd like to spar me again as well, so I might head out to Morecambe for the next training camp, before I head back out to Vegas.
“Be quite good to do some rounds with him.”
Despite the magnitude of their fight with a world title shot at stake, Joyce and Parker were respectful of each other in the buildup aside from some light-hearted trash talk.
That respect has only grown after sharing the ring and Joyce insisted the 30-year-old Aucklander was far from done in the sport and remained among the heavyweight elite.
“He's young and he's still fresh and he's definitely going to come again,” Joyce told iFL TV of his vanquished opponent.
“It was a great fight. He really pushed me and showed me what it was like at elite level, to fight an elite level fighter. From here, it will put me in good stead for whoever I take on next.”
Parker has vowed to bounce back and plans to return to the ring before the end of the year.
Joe Joyce says he may take up Joseph Parker's offer for sparring in Morecambe ahead of his next fight.
He would be prepared to jump straight back in with Dillian Whyte, who beat him in controversial fashion in 2018 and is coming off a knockout loss to Fury in April.
“I’d love to fight Dillian Whyte, if he’s free and available, and there’s nothing locked in for him’’, Parker told ID Boxing.
“If we can make it happen, it would be great because the first fight was a close fight and a tough fight.
“We can make it a more exciting fight the second time around.”
Stuff sports reporters
15:57, Sep 28 2022
A brave Joseph Parker went down fighting in an 11th round knockout loss to Joe Joyce in Manchester.
Joe Joyce has backed Joseph Parker to “come again” after his stunning 11th round knockout of the Kiwi in their WBO interim world heavyweight title fight in Manchester last weekend.
Joyce (15-0, 14 KOs) underlined his growing reputation as one of the top heavyweights in the heated division when he became the first man to beat Parker (30-3, 21 KOs) inside the distance.
After a thrilling, back-and-forth battle at Manchester Arena in which Parker landed some heavy blows of his own, Joyce closed the show with a ferocious left hook that sent the exhausted New Zealander crashing to the canvas.
While Parker bravely made it to his feet, he was unable to beat the referee’s count and is now left to ponder the third defeat of his 33-fight career.
Joyce, by contrast, will move on to a mandatory shot at the WBO belt currently held by Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs).
A battered Parker has won praise for the way he graciously responded to his latest setback and he and Joyce met up after the fight to discuss their bruising encounter.
Joe Joyce proved too big and strong for Joseph Parker in their WBO interim world title bout last weekend.
And Joyce revealed that Parker was keen to get in the ring with him again once his war wounds have healed – albeit for some sparring.
“I feel pretty fresh, apart from my muscles are aching a lot,” a triumphant Joyce told iFL TV, as he reflected on the best win of his professional career.
“I'm in good spirits, for obvious reasons. Got a shiny new belt and had a great fight and a great knockout victory against Joseph Parker. What a tough and game opponent he is, and skilful as well. I have a lot of respect for him and obviously spoke to him as well today.
“He's going to be heading back out to New Zealand and get a sun tan, eat some mango he says. But he also mentioned that he'd like to spar me again as well, so I might head out to Morecambe for the next training camp, before I head back out to Vegas.
“Be quite good to do some rounds with him.”
Despite the magnitude of their fight with a world title shot at stake, Joyce and Parker were respectful of each other in the buildup aside from some light-hearted trash talk.
That respect has only grown after sharing the ring and Joyce insisted the 30-year-old Aucklander was far from done in the sport and remained among the heavyweight elite.
“He's young and he's still fresh and he's definitely going to come again,” Joyce told iFL TV of his vanquished opponent.
“It was a great fight. He really pushed me and showed me what it was like at elite level, to fight an elite level fighter. From here, it will put me in good stead for whoever I take on next.”
Parker has vowed to bounce back and plans to return to the ring before the end of the year.
Joe Joyce says he may take up Joseph Parker's offer for sparring in Morecambe ahead of his next fight.
He would be prepared to jump straight back in with Dillian Whyte, who beat him in controversial fashion in 2018 and is coming off a knockout loss to Fury in April.
“I’d love to fight Dillian Whyte, if he’s free and available, and there’s nothing locked in for him’’, Parker told ID Boxing.
“If we can make it happen, it would be great because the first fight was a close fight and a tough fight.
“We can make it a more exciting fight the second time around.”