Joseph Parker (35-3, 23 ko) has the opportunity to detronize the IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois (22-2, 21 KO) on Saturday, February 2nd, on August 12, at Arthur Beterbiev Vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 cards at the Royal Arena in Riyadh.
The Dubois-Parker struggle is considered to be important enough for Turki Alalshikh to set a match as the main support in front of Vergil Ortiz Jr. Against Israil Madrid, which fans talked about more about.
Dubois and Parker need to show Turks that he was right for their struggle to be placed in front of the others, because it could be disappointing if it was boring. Parker’s last two fights against Zhilei Zhang and Deontay Wilder lacked drama.
What experts say
“Daniel is moving in the right direction with the 27 years. His style suits him. Joseph Parker is a smart guy and a spoiler,” said Johnny Nelson Boxing newsTalking about this Saturday’s fight between IBF IBF champion Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
“I know he has Daniel’s beating, but this version of Dubois, he is a train going in the right direction. Working with Don Charles. He understands what has to do with Daniel.”
“This could be 50-50 for me. Either Dubois is spraying it, or Parker Old Man and doing his own,” Moses Itauma said.
Dubois will have to push a consistent pace without pulling out because Parker will fight in defense, run out of reach and fight in Sopurts to try to steal the rounds. He will change the angles and use a lot of upper body movements to prevent Dubois from having a stationary target to lower his shots.
It will be much harder for him to land on Parker than in any other fight he had in the professionals, but he can do so if he is patient.
Victory keys
“I think if anyone could upset Dubois, it would be Parker, who is faster than the two of them,” Darren Barker said. “Maybe they aren’t the fastest feet compared to Dubois. I think Dubois has a very good foot. It really slides well and gets out of the range, but the speed of the hand is sure to land with Parker.”
There is not much difference in the speed of hand. Parker is a little faster, but it is not enough to give him a significant advantage that can lead him to victory. Parker can win if he can stay out of the range of Dubois and connect with a cunning shoot. He would have a more chance to win if he could fight the attitude in the south.
Former Crusader Kevin Leren lowered Dubois three times with her left hands in the fight on December 3, 2022. Lerena could win if he continued to unite on Dubois, but he stopped throwing after the first round.
“He has a good beard. He was rejected by Zhilei Zhang [twice]But I don’t think a good beard falls. This can come back and recover and win in the fight. It was a close struggle. But the power and physical presence and confidence that Dubois now has, you have to lean toward him, “Barker said.
If you look at Zhang-Parker’s fight, the only reason Parker survived two blows is that Zhang had problems with his endurance. He was exhausted by the third round, and Parker just lowered him because his power was still amazing enough to lower him into the heel and eighth.
“Parker is in a great place. He really believes in himself. At the age of 33 he is in his premiere. With the experience he has, I would not be shocked to win Parker. I would be far from shocking,” Barker said.
Parker will have to fight much better than he did in his last fight against Zhilei Zhang to have the opportunity to beat Dubois.
Last time updated 16.02.2025
