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Joseph Parker and his group need a title shot towards unified three-belt heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk subsequent after their second-round knockout win over grossly out-of-shape 315-lb Martin Bakole final Saturday at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Boxing followers on social media are NOT fascinated about seeing Parker problem WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight champion Usyk subsequent for his title. They view that as a far much less fascinating match for Usyk than seeing him face IBF champion Daniel Dubois in a rematch for the undisputed championship. That battle has much more which means to it.
No Case for Usyk
Parker (36-3, 24 KOs) hasn’t confirmed himself worthy of a world title shot towards Usyk and even Dubois as a result of his final three fights have all had asterisks subsequent to them because of his superior age and his opponents being out of practice.
Parker’s final three wins:
– Martin Bakole: 315-lb untrained blob– Zhilei Zhang: 291-lb and 41-years-old– Deontay Wilder: 1-3 file coming into the battle
Parker must battle Bakole in a rematch after he’s been by a full 10-week camp and lose 40+ lbs to get all the way down to an inexpensive weight. That might be the truthful factor. An alternate can be for Parker to battle Agit Kabayel. The winner will get a title shot and will get again in line.
Bakole (21-2, 16 KOs) got here in on two days’ discover and was flattened by a proper hand from Parker in spherical two of this disappointing blowout within the chief assist bout on the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 card. These two fights didn’t ship the joy that had been hoped throughout the build-up to Saturday’s occasion.
“It would be awesome to fight Dubois or Usyk. We’ll see what they have planned,” stated Joseph Parker to Combat Hub TV when requested who he wished to battle subsequent after his victory over Martin Bakole final Saturday evening in Riyadh.
“Usyk,” stated coach Andy Lee to the Stomping Floor on who he desires subsequent for his fighter Parker. “Joe beats him [Usyk]. Joe is faster, and we got the power. Joe can match him, and he’s younger and fresher. Joe can match him in every way. Trust me. You might not believe me, but trust me.”
“Martin Bakole was rated as one of the best. Nobody [wanted to fight him]. Joe did, and look what he done,” stated Parker’s supervisor Spencer Brown, making an enormous manufacturing about Joseph’s victory over an overweight 315-lb Bakole. “Okay, he might have been a few pounds pounds [40+ lbs to be exact], but that’s what he’s done.”
