Parker's Coach: If Joshua Goes Down, He Won't Recover This Time

Last April, Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) went through fire when he was dropped hard by Wladimir Klitschko in the sixth round of their heavyweight title showdown.

Joshua was able to recover over the next few rounds, and eventually stopped Klitschko in the eleventh round to unify the WBA, IBO, IBF heavyweight world titles.

On March 31 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Joshua will face WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) in a high stakes unification.

Kevin Barry, the head trainer for Parker, does not expect Joshua to survive a similar situation - in March - like he did with Klitschko last April.

Barry is confident that Parker has enough fire power and youth on his side to close the show where Klitschko failed.

"I'd be very foolish to pick a round, but I can promise you this: when Joseph Parker does hit Anthony Joshua clean, if Joshua goes down I can promise you he will not recover like he did in the Klitschko fight," Barry said to Las Vegas Sports Network.

"The fight will be over. Joseph Parker is a very, very good finisher. There will be times in this fight where both guys get hurt, but I like our chances a lot in this fight."

Barry explains that his boxer is feeling no pressure as the fight draws closer with each passing week. He feels the bulk of the pressure to perform will be on the shoulders of Joshua, as over 70,000 tickets were sold for that event.

"The pressure is on Anthony Joshua. There is huge public expectation. We're going into the lions den, and this excites me as a coach, excites Joe as a fighter, excites our whole team," Parker said.

"Obviously, Anthony Joshua draws very big crowds in the UK and that's the obvious reason why we're going there, but when Joe knocks Joshua out in this fight, Joseph Parker's brand will go right through the roof."