12-28-2016, 02:50 PM
Joseph Parker's management want to fight winner of Joshua v Klitschko to unify belts
Joseph Parker could attend the Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko IBF heavyweight fight in London in April to call out the winner.
The Kiwi WBO heavyweight world boxing champion and his management are considering a massive unification fight against Joshua or Klitschko in London next August.
"Joe could be [at Joshua v Klitschko] to call out the winner for a mega-fight at Wembley in the late summer to unify the belts," Duco Events director David Higgins told The Express.
"That's what we want – to unify the belts and we are willing to lose trying. If the other belt holders shared our views it would fix the heavyweight division.
"Any heavyweight worth their salt should be looking to unify the division and hold all the belts. When the belts aren't unified, the public are confused about who is the champion."
Higgins added that the Klitschko brothers, Vitali and Wladimir, will never have a legacy that an undisputed champion has, because they refused to fight each other and unify the belts.
"Take Lennox Lewis for example or Muhammad Ali, the Klitschkos never really got to that top level, in my opinion, because they didn't become undisputed.
"It sort of hurt the sport at bit for 15 or so years, but it's different now because the belt holders are hungry and willing to take the risk."
In the meantime, the WBO had initially been expected to order Parker to fight David Haye, but the Brit will instead face Tony Bellew in March.
Higgins is now insure who Parker's mandatory challenger will be, but does not want to rule anything out.
"I would hope by middle of January we will have a better idea which way we are heading," Higgins said.
Joshua's and Klitschko's much anticipated fight for the IBF heavyweight belt is scheduled for April 29.
- Stuff
Joseph Parker could attend the Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko IBF heavyweight fight in London in April to call out the winner.
The Kiwi WBO heavyweight world boxing champion and his management are considering a massive unification fight against Joshua or Klitschko in London next August.
"Joe could be [at Joshua v Klitschko] to call out the winner for a mega-fight at Wembley in the late summer to unify the belts," Duco Events director David Higgins told The Express.
"That's what we want – to unify the belts and we are willing to lose trying. If the other belt holders shared our views it would fix the heavyweight division.
"Any heavyweight worth their salt should be looking to unify the division and hold all the belts. When the belts aren't unified, the public are confused about who is the champion."
Higgins added that the Klitschko brothers, Vitali and Wladimir, will never have a legacy that an undisputed champion has, because they refused to fight each other and unify the belts.
"Take Lennox Lewis for example or Muhammad Ali, the Klitschkos never really got to that top level, in my opinion, because they didn't become undisputed.
"It sort of hurt the sport at bit for 15 or so years, but it's different now because the belt holders are hungry and willing to take the risk."
In the meantime, the WBO had initially been expected to order Parker to fight David Haye, but the Brit will instead face Tony Bellew in March.
Higgins is now insure who Parker's mandatory challenger will be, but does not want to rule anything out.
"I would hope by middle of January we will have a better idea which way we are heading," Higgins said.
Joshua's and Klitschko's much anticipated fight for the IBF heavyweight belt is scheduled for April 29.
- Stuff