By Ryan Burton
On April 29th the biggest heavyweight fight in several years will take place when IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua takes on former WBA/WBO/IBF/IBO champion Wladimir Klitschko.
The bout is scheduled to take place on April 29th before a record crowd of 90,000 at Wembley in London. The vacant WBA, IBO world titles will also be at stake.
Klitschko, who is 40 years old, has been out of the ring since suffering a twelve round decision loss in a big upset to Tyson Fury in November of 2015.
Many people view the 2012 Olympic gold medalist as the favorite but newly crowned WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker believes both men are more than capable of walking away with the victory.
"Joshua is a young gun with a lot of power and is real determined to win where as Klitschko is experienced and has dominated for a long time. I don't know. It's hard to say. I look forward to watching it," Parker explained.
Parker said that he really didn't lean either way in the fight and praised both fighters for their skills and abilities.
"I think it's 50-50. I look forward to watching it. A lot of people think Joshua will knock him out but I think Klitschko has the experience to avoid that. We will see but will be a interesting fight," Parker told BoxingScene.com.
Next up for Parker is a mandatory defense of his title against undefeated Hughie Fury, who is Tyson's cousin. The bout is slated for May 6th in Parker's homeland of New Zealand.
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