Joseph Parker has shrugged off Anthony Joshua's latest comments, the Kiwi heavyweight telling the IBF world champion he is ready to "get it on".
The heavy-hitting young fighters have been trading observations on each other for some months.
But that has ramped up since Parker beat Carlos Takam by unanimous decision in Auckland last month to become the mandatory challenger for the Englishman's belt.
Asked again about Parker in the lead-up to his title defence against American Dominic Breazeale in London on Saturday, Joshua said he felt his Kiwi counterpart should have knocked out respected Cameroon-born Frenchman Takam.
?Joshua (16-0) did give Parker (19-0) his respect and said the pair's fight would "110 percent" happen, but added when they eventually meet "he ain't beating me".
Back at his base in Las Vegas preparing for his clash with Australian veteran Solomon Haumono in Christchurch on July 21, Parker shrugged off Joshua's latest thoughts.
"I'm now in a position to fight for the world title," the 24-year-old from south Auckland said.
"I know that he's confident in what he can do. I'm confident. Soon his confidence will be tested while I'm in the ring. I'm just waiting for them to set a date, let me know where it is, and let's get it on."
While a potential bout between the talented duo is not expected to take place until next year, Joshua's first title defence is of high interest to Parker given he will likely fight the winner.
Parker felt it was a "big opportunity" for big undefeated American Breazeale, but predicted that Joshua would win in "the first three or four rounds".
Kevin Barry, Parker's trainer, offered a similar analysis, believing Breazeale (17-0) has some upside but ultimately Joshua would be too strong.
"Breazeale's a perfect opponent for Joshua," Barry said. "Joshua's had 16 opponents all designed to make him look great.
"We know that Breazeale can be hurt, we also know he has a lot of character, a lot of courage. I expect him to put up a much better fight than Charles Martin did, but I think that in this fight, Breazeale is taking it too early.
"I think his handlers have had a look at his last couple of fights where he could have easily been beaten and thought 'let's go after someone big'. This is a difficult fight for Breazeale."
As well as being the IBF champion, Joshua is ranked sixth by The Ring magazine and seventh with BoxRec, both respected judges in the convoluted world of boxing rankings.
Parker is ninth with The Ring and eighth with BoxRec, while also being ranked No 1 with the IBF and WBO, fourth in the WBC and eighth in the WBA.
