Joseph Parker has already mapped out his future vacation spot after his title problem towards IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois on February twenty second, focusing on the winner of this month’s rematch between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.
Parker’s Plan
It’s laborious to image Parker getting previous Dubois after which defeating the winner of the Fury-Usyk 2 rematch. If the New Zealander Parker can pull it off, it might be one of many greatest comebacks in heavyweight historical past, subsequent to what George Foreman did.
This might be even larger, although, as a result of Parker would have crushed the highest guys within the division. Foreman didn’t try this when he made his comeback.
Parker (35-3, 23 KOs) has turned his profession round at 32, beating former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang in back-to-back fights in Riyadh.
Neither of the fights was significantly thrilling to observe, involving Parker utilizing lots of motion and holding to keep away from getting clocked by these two massive punchers. These are two very outdated heavyweights that Parker beat, they usually have been nowhere close to the extent of Dubois, Fury, or Usyk.
Parker is alleged to have a ‘secret plan’ on beating Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs), nevertheless it’s fairly apparent what that entails. He’s skittish since shedding to Joe Joyce and has adopted an age-old defensive method involving motion, higher physique gyrations, holding, and fast two-punch combos. Parker has been reworked right into a spoiler.
Eyeing the Undisputed Crown
We predict Joshua might need made Dubois look higher than he’s. That wasn’t Anthony Joshua at his greatest,” stated David Higgins to Sky Sports activities. “We predict Joseph shall be a handful for Dubois and can win on the evening.”
He’s solely 32 years outdated, however he’s a veteran. So I believe we’ve acquired the sting when it comes to expertise. Joseph needs to change into undisputed heavyweight world champion. He needs to beat Dubois after which he needs to battle whoever has the opposite belts and try to unify,” stated Higgins about Parker.
Dubois was spectacular not solely towards Joshua but in addition in his conflict with Oleksandr Usyk and Jarrell Miller. Many boxing followers imagine the referee blew the decision within the fifth spherical when Dubois dropped Usyk with a physique shot, which the ref dominated was a low blow. Replays confirmed it was on the beltline.
It gained’t be the top of the world for Parker if he fails towards Dubois or the winner of the Fury vs. Usyk 2. It’s spectacular that he’s been in a position to flip his profession round together with his wins over Wilder and Zhang.
