Joseph Parker: record, next fight and profile →
WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) is stunned by the recent position taken by promoter Eddie Hearn and his star fighter - IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs). The two sides have been negotiating the possibility of a unification showdown in early 2018, and they are trying to get on the same page when it comes to the money.
WBO champion Joseph Parker’s promoter, David Higgings of Duco Events, is shaking his head at the recent comments from Eddie Hearn, the promoter for WBA, IBO, IBF champion. According to Higgins, Hearn's position of a 75-25 percent split of revenue in Joshua’s favour for a potential blockbuster unification bout in 2018 would be “undervaluing” Parker.
David Higgins, promoter for WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker, has fired back at Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Parker and Higgins held a press conference with the media in Auckland, where they dared Joshua to accept what they called their "final bottom-line" of a 65-35 split in the British boxer's favor.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, was left stunned after watching the press conference held by promoter David Higgins and his star fighter, WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker.
WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) has a very close relationship with former unified beltholder Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs). Fury has picked Parker to scored a knockout victory over WBA, IBO, IBF world champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs). Fury announced on social media that he's willing to stake £5,000 on Parker scoring a knockout of Joshua in potential upcoming fight.
WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker has poured gasoline in the fire, as he continues to bait IBF, IBO WBA champion Anthony Joshua to accept an agreement for an unification in early 2018. Parker and his promoter, David Higgins of Duco Events, held a press conference with the media in Auckland, where they dared Joshua to accept what they called their "final bottom-line" of a 65-35 split in the British boxer's favor.
David Higgins, the promoter of WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs), believes IBF, IBO, WBA champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) is "more hype and glamour than substance." Higgins is currently negotiating with Eddie Hearn, promoter of Joshua, to reach an agreement for a first quarter showdown in 2018. The fight, if done, would likely land on a date in March or April.
WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) is willing to budge on his financial position to fight IBF, IBO, WBA champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) in a high stakes unification. There are ongoing negotiations to stage that fight in the first quarter of the new year.
Former WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew would love to get his hands on WBO heavyweight king Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs). The fight was loosely discussed earlier this year, but Parker had a mandatory obligation to satisfy against Hughie Fury. Bellew returns next month in his second heavyweight fight, when he takes on former champion David Haye in a rematch of their March encounter.
Joseph Parker is impressed with the fact that Anthony Joshua has knocked out every opponent he has fought since he turned pro four years ago. Parker knows he can punch as well, though, and considers Joshua’s suspect chin a weakness he can exploit if they can come to terms for a heavyweight title unification fight. If New Zealand’s Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) gets the chance to battle the British superstar, he is certain he can knock him out.