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Anthony Joshua Weighs In—Who Wins Between Dubois and Parker?

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Anthony Joshua Weighs In—Who Wins Between Dubois and Parker?

Anthony Joshua has delivered his verdict on what he thinks the outcome of Daniel Dubois vs Joseph Parker will be later this month. Joshua, a two-time heavyweight champion, has shared the ring with both men who are due to meet in a title bout on the 22nd of February.

AJ beat Parker in 2018, delivering the New Zealander the first loss of his professional career, losing his WBO title in the process. Dubois and Joshua then squared off last September, with Dynamite knocking AJ down four times before he eventually knocked him out for good in the fifth round.

However, it’s not Dubois that Joshua is tipping for victory.

Anthony Joshua Backs Joseph Parker

The Brit has claimed Parker will beat his countryman later this month

In a post on Turki Alalshikh’s X account, Joshua backed Parker to prevail later this month, as the 33-year-old bids to become a two-time world heavyweight champion.

Parker has seen a resurgence under new trainer Andy Lee in the past 18 months with wins over Simon Kean, Deontay Wilder, and Zhilei Zhang. Much like Parker, however, Dubois himself has been on a great run of late. Dynamite has won all three of his fights since a controversial loss to Oleksandr Usyk in August 2023, with wins against Joshua, Filip Hrgovic, and Jarrell Miller.

As well as Joshua, former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury also believes Parker will stand victorious against Dubois, but that should come as no surprise given that they are close friends.

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Joseph Parker’s Bold Statement—Why He Sees Dubois as His Ticket to Glory

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Joseph Parker’s Bold Statement—Why He Sees Dubois as His Ticket to Glory

Joseph Parker talks to Sky Sports ahead of his upcoming fight with Daniel Dubois about his thoughts on the fight and his opponent. Parker says this is the chance to prove he’s worthy of another big fight and aims to expects to do so against Dubois.

“I know that Daniel Dubois is high in confidence and he should be off the performances that he put on but I’ve been working very, very hard quietly in New Zealand, I went to Ireland and trained, and now I’m here in Saudi Arabia and I’ve been waiting for this opportunity, waiting for this chance and been waiting for a big fight,” Parker says.

“So this is my time to go out there and show everyone what I’ve been doing while I’ve been waiting for a fight, and it’s my chance to be two-time world champion. So I’m taking it with both hands. I’m very excited for this opportunity and I know that Daniel Dubois’ going to come ready but I am as well.

“I do stand by (the opinion that Dubois could mentally quit when the going gets tough) however he has shown the ability to go through hard times in the recent fights he’s had, but as times do get hard can he still maintain that ability or will he revert back to type? So I’m looking forward to seeing what he brings but I know what I’m going to bring as well. I’m going to bring speed, power, accuracy, movement and I’m very confident in what I can do in the ring.”

 

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Joseph Parker Sends a Message to Dubois—And It’s Not Looking Good!

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Joseph Parker Sends a Message to Dubois—And It’s Not Looking Good!

Daniel Dubois defends the IBF heavyweight world title against Joseph Parker on the February 22 Riyadh Season event live on Sky Sports Box Office; Artur Beterbiev rematches Dmitry Bivol for the undisputed light-heavyweight on the blockbuster bill

 

Joseph Parker has warned Daniel Dubois against looking past him to a potential undisputed heavyweight title clash with Oleksandr Usyk later this year.

New Zealand’s Parker challenges Dubois for the IBF heavyweight world championship on February 22, live on Sky Sports Box Office.

The Briton confronted Usyk after the latter’s repeat victory over Tyson Fury in December as Dubois demanded the chance to avenge his 2023 loss to the Ukrainian.

“They’re looking at other fights in future but they have to get through this one first. I have trained the house down. If he is distracted, so be it and it’ll show on fight night,” Parker told Sky Sports News.

“I believe that all these things in boxing that happen are just part of boxing. I know not just him but his team as well are smart enough to know that it’s a challenging fight that they have in front of them. The pure focus for them, I’m sure, is the fight in front of him now.”

Parker has previously claimed that he believes he can force Dubois to quit in their fight.

“I do stand by that, however he has shown the ability to go through hard times in the recent fights he’s had. But if times do get hard can he still maintain that ability or does he revert back to type?” the former WBO world champion said.

“I’m looking forward to seeing what he’s going to bring but I know what I bring. I’m going to bring speed, power, accuracy and movement and I’m very confident in what I can do in the ring.”

That confidence stems in part from his recent run of impressive victories, which includes wins over Zhilei Zhang and Deontay Wilder.

“With Zhang and Wilder, they’re good fighters but Dubois throws way more punches. He comes forward with a lot more pressure and he throws punches in bunches. I’m prepared for that version of what he’s going to bring,” Parker said.

“I do believe I’m a better boxer. But he has shown grit, he has shown toughness. He does the basics very well. But I do believe [in] my boxing IQ, my toughness as well, I’ve got a good chin.

“I’ve been waiting for this opportunity, been waiting for this chance and been waiting for a big fight. So this is my time now to go out there and show everyone what I’ve been doing while I’ve been waiting for a fight and it’s my chance to be two-time world champion.

“I’m taking it with both hands. I’m very excited for this opportunity. I know Daniel Dubois is going to come ready but I am as well.”

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Usyk Announces His Career Endgame—Who Will Be His Last Opponents?

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Daniel Dubois defends the IBF heavyweight world title against Joseph Parker on the February 22 Riyadh Season event live on Sky Sports Box Office; Oleksandr Usyk reveals his plan to leave the sport after two more contests and what fight he wants next

Oleksandr Usyk expects to have only two more fights in his career and wants to box the winner of Daniel Dubois vs Joseph Parker next.

Usyk remains an unbeaten world champion after going undisputed at both heavyweight and cruiserweight.

The Ukrainian beat Tyson Fury to win all four of the major heavyweight titles last May. He vacated the IBF belt but retained the unified WBC, WBA and WBO championships with his repeat victory over Fury.

Britain’s Dubois picked up the IBF title and puts that belt on the line against Parker on February 22, live on Sky Sports Box Office.

The winner of that fight could box Usyk later this year for the undisputed heavyweight crown.

“I will fight who will win, Joseph Parker, Daniel Dubois, no problem,” Usyk told Sky Sports.But the Ukrainian, at 38 years old, expects to retire from boxing in the next two years and is likely to fight only once more after his next fight.

“I think two years, one and a half [left in boxing],” he said. “I feel great myself. I feel I have two fights to prepare [for], not more. Just two.”

Dubois targeting Usyk

Dubois challenged Usyk for the unified heavyweight championship in 2023. Ultimately he was counted out in the ninth round but he had put Usyk under pressure at time in their fight.

The Londoner is convinced that he has developed as a fighter and wants the chance to avenge his loss to Usyk.

“I’m just getting better, improving. They say when you win a world title you improve. So I feel like that’s what’s happening with me. I’m ready to show what I can do again and conquer whoever they put in front of me,” Dubois told Sky Sports News.

“We’ve all got to grow up sometime,” he added. “Run it back.

“My next fight I’m working towards [is Usyk after Parker], I’m ready for it now.”

 

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Dubois Wants Usyk Rematch—Can He Pull Off the Win This Time?

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Dubois Wants Usyk Rematch—Can He Pull Off the Win This Time?

Daniel Dubois is currently due for a Feb. 22 fight against Joseph Parker, and although there’s been speculation about another potential rematch between Dubois and Anthony Joshua, Dubois’ promoter Frank Warren tells Sky Sports that they actually prefer a rematch against Oleksandr Usyk.

“The big fight that he wants is the rematch with Usyk. Very controversial [first] fight. Those four minutes in that fight when he hurt him – I thought it was a legal blow, I’m not going to go into all that stuff – but he hurt him and he probably gave him his toughest fight he’s had. I think he can beat him. I think the form he’s in now, I think he can beat Usyk.”

A win over Usyk could potentially have Dubois go undisputed at heavyweight and that’s the main goal and priority. Warren continues by saying that Dubois has reached his physical prime combined with an increase in maturity since his loss to Usyk and that’s why he’s confident things will go differently in a rematch.

For now, however, Warren doesn’t dismiss the threat that Parker poses and says that won’t be an easy fight for Dubois, even though he expects it to be a fight that Dubois prevails in.

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Dubois Challenges Usyk Again—Is Anthony Joshua Out of the Picture?

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Dubois Challenges Usyk Again—Is Anthony Joshua Out of the Picture?

Promoter Frank Warren explains that if he beats Joseph Parker, Daniel Dubois will target an Oleksandr Usyk rematch rather than Anthony Joshua; Daniel Dubois defends the IBF heavyweight world title against Joseph Parker on February 22, live on Sky Sports Box Office

Anthony Joshua could have missed out on the chance to get a fight with the Daniel Dubois vs Joseph Parker winner next.

Dubois defends the IBF heavyweight world championship against New Zealand’s Parker on February 22, live on Sky Sports Box Office.

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If Britain’s Dubois is victorious, he’ll look to take on Oleksandr Usyk, the unified WBC, WBA and WBO titlist, for an undisputed heavyweight world championship in his next fight.

That would be a rematch for Dubois, who lost to Usyk in 2023 in Poland.

Usyk did visit the canvas in that fight, from a shot that was ruled low. The Ukrainian took his allotted recovery time and rose to halt Dubois in the ninth round.

Dubois went on to become the IBF champion last year and knocked out Anthony Joshua in his most recent fight.

Despite talk of an immediate rematch with Dubois, Joshua, formerly a unified champion himself, will likely have to wait for another world title shot.

“First of all, [Daniel Dubois] has got to get through a tough fight in Riyadh on February 22 against Parker,” promoter Frank Warren told Sky Sports News.

That is no walk in the park, that’s going to be a tough fight. If he comes through that, he’s got a lot of options.

“But the big fight that he wants is the rematch with Usyk. Very controversial [first] fight. Those four minutes in that fight when he hurt him – I thought it was a legal blow, I’m not going to go into all that stuff – but he hurt him and he probably gave him his toughest fight he’s had.

“I think he can beat him. I think the form he’s in now, I think he can beat Usyk.”

Then Dubois would be the undisputed world champion, the status Usyk held when he first beat Tyson Fury before he had to vacate the IBF belt.

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“[Going undisputed] that’s what this heavyweight thing is all about,” Warren said.

Warren is convinced that Dubois will defeat Parker. The New Zealander has claimed he can take the champion to breaking point in their fight.

But thinking Dubois will quit, Warren warned, would be a grave miscalculation. “[Jarrell] Miller did, [Filip] Hrgovic did and AJ did. They all said the same thing and he stopped them all. All of them. Stopped them all. Done it in style and come from behind in a couple of those fights,” the promoter explained.

“Against Hrgovic, you look at those first three rounds. It was a tough three rounds to get through but then he grit his teeth and showed what he’s about and it’s the same with AJ. Going into that fight with AJ, AJ was on a roll he had some good wins, the crowd was behind him. From the very first bell he [Dubois] was the governor.

“In the last four fights, including Usyk, he’s been the underdog and he’s upset the odds in three of those fights.

“Twenty-seven years of age, he’s matured not just physically but mentally. He’s showing what he’s all about. For the first time in five fights he goes in as the favourite, against a former world champion in Joe Parker, who is on a roll, a big roll at the moment.

“So this fight again is going to be something extra, extra special.”

Daniel Dubois vs Joseph Parker and the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol rematch will be live on Saturday February 22 on Sky Sports Box Office. Book now!

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After Beating Wallin, You will be SUPRISED to see those Chisora is EYEING NEXT….

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After Beating Wallin, You will be SUPRISED to see those Chisora is EYEING NEXT....

Derek Chisora won again, and threw out three big names for his potential 50th fight later this year.

Derek Chisora did his thing yet again, out-working and out-fighting Otto Wallin over 12 rounds in an IBF heavyweight eliminator today in Manchester, scoring a win by unanimous decision.

Judges saw it 114-112, 116-110, and 117-109 for the veteran. Bad Left Hook unofficially scored the fight 117-109 for Chisora.

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Chisora (36-13, 23 KO) has said he wants to do 50 pro fights, and this was No. 49, so the next one may be the last. And he’s fought himself into position, given how boxing works, for it to possibly be a world title fight.

The 41-year-old Chisora opened up a big lead in the fight by controlling the tempo and keeping Wallin (27-3, 15 KO) from achieving much at all, or even attempting to do a whole lot for most of the bout. Wallin was down in the ninth round on a right hand, and went down again just before the final bell of the evening, clipped as Chisora was winging both hands, as he did many times.

Watch highlights of Oleksandr Usyk's unanimous points decision win over Derek Chisora in their heavyweight fight

Chisora then presented the crowd with three options for his 50th fight: Oleksandr Usyk, Anthony Joshua, and Daniel Dubois. The crowd was most positive about the Joshua idea, and least about Dubois.

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Daniel Dubois Sends Warning: If Parker Slips Up, He Won’t Hesitate to Strike!

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Daniel Dubois Sends Warning: If Parker Slips Up, He Won’t Hesitate to Strike!

Daniel Dubois defends the IBF heavyweight world title against Joseph Parker on February 22 Riyadh Season event live on Sky Sports Box Office; Dubois will attack Parker the way he did Anthony Joshua says previous trainer Shane McGuigan, who backs the Londoner to win in five rounds

Daniel Dubois could subject Joseph Parker to an early onslaught that the former world champion may not be able to endure.

Parker, a previous holder of the WBO heavyweight title, challenges Britain’s Dubois for his IBF championship on February 22, live on Sky Sports Box Office.

Parker is confident that he can take Dubois to breaking point. But the New Zealander has been warned he might not reach the second half of the fight himself.]

Parker has racked up good wins, beating Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang to set up this world title shot against Dubois.

But McGuigan said: “Parker’s on great form but I think he got a Zhang that ran out of steam, didn’t look like he was as fit and as up for it as he was against Joe Joyce. Zhang went into the Joe Joyce fight knowing that he couldn’t run out of steam because this guy will catch up with you.

“I think with Parker he thinks he’s a bit more of a calculated counter puncher. He dropped Parker a few times then he went to sleep and that’s how Parker got the decision. Just because he was a bit busier down the stretch.

“Wilder was a fraction of his former self and I just think there’s been fights in the past where Parker’s not looked the best. [Against] Jack Massey for instance, he stood right on the line for the right hand and if you give those opportunities to Daniel Dubois, he doesn’t hesitate.”

Dubois showed how devastating he can be against Anthony Joshua, the former unified heavyweight world champion. He dropped Joshua multiple times before taking him out with a tremendous right that finished the fight.

“He didn’t give AJ the respect. He just went and let his hands go,” McGuigan reflected.

“Daniel also had hurt him sparring, when he was 17 or 18 years of age. So the last time they were in the ring together Daniel landed a decent shot against him. I don’t think he knocked him out or anything but he landed a decent shot and hurt him and I think he had that in the back of his head thinking: ‘When I was 17, 18, I got a good effect in sparring. If I hit this guy with 10 ounce gloves I can knock him out’ and that gave him confidence.

“With Daniel, everything’s about confidence. He’s seen Parker on the deck, he’ll have confidence. He didn’t see Joe Joyce on the deck. Maybe if he boxed Joe Joyce now Zhang’s stopped him, he’d go in there with a different mindset.

“He hasn’t seen [Oleksandr] Usyk on the deck so he hesitated a lot and wasn’t as aggressive as he could have been.

“I think he’ll go in there [against Parker] like he was against AJ. AJ’s been put on the floor against Andy Ruiz Jr, he’s going in there with a lot of confidence.”

Can Parker weather the storm?

Super-heavyweight Olympian Delicious Orie, who has now turned professional himself, however tipped Parker to overwhelm Dubois.

“I think Joseph Parker is very vulnerable to Daniel Dubois’ jab, I think he’s got an exceptional jab. But over time I think Parker will start to wear Daniel Dubois down. I do see Parker just about edging it and winning it to be honest,” Orie told Sky Sports.

“I genuinely do think Parker has been putting in the work behind the scenes. But of course Daniel Dubois is very confident.

“And in a way, I kind of did write him off against AJ. Everyone else did… So I wouldn’t be surprised if he surprises us all once again.

“I’ve always said hats off to him because after that loss to Joe Joyce and how he was able to recuperate and become a heavyweight champion is phenomenal and that takes some serious doing. So I give him a lot of respect and credit.”

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