This week, former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker said he was willing to get his revenge with a rematch with old foe Joe Joyce. Last month, Parker was a big upset, beating "Bronze Bomber" Deontay Wilder on points to usher in a new spring in his career, and Parker thought the rematch with Joyce would be a huge difference.
Parker is scheduled to play a mat bout for Anthony Joshua vs Francis Nganno in Saudi Arabia on March 8, and he wants to get a big-name fighter, so he has his sights set on Joyce. Joyce, who lost back-to-back losses to "The Big Bang" Zhang Zhilei in 2023, now needs an opponent to reinvent himself.
"There's only one way, let's make it happen sometime this year," Parker said. I know it's very different against Wilder than against Joyce, so I wanted to see what the two versions look like against Joyce, and the only way to do that is to play it this year, ideally in March. ”
Parker admits that he initially hoped to have a rematch with Joshua, but unfortunately he didn't have a chance now. "I want to get Joshua, and it would be great if I could fight again," Parker said. Now, Joshua has locked up Nganno, but I'd love to get back into the match, but Joshua has other plans. ”
Parker plans to get revenge on Joyce, and we hope so, and in a battle in September 2022, Parker lost 10 rounds to the canvas and was the only time in his career that he was blocked.
Last month's win over Wilder gave Parker a boost of confidence that he was a completely different fighter who had changed his style and was confident that he could beat Joyce. However, Parker was hardly different in his encounters with Wilder and Joyce, and even coached by Andy Lee, but the only difference was that Wilder barely punched the whole game, hovering endlessly around the circle, more like he was there to mix up the appearance fee. Joyce, on the other hand, was aggressive throughout his battle with Parker, eager to devour his opponent.
Some fans joked, although Parker wants to rematch with Joyce, how serious is he? The Parker team will not be unaware of Joyce's power, and they also know that this guy is not exactly suitable for themselves, as we saw in the first fight, Joyce is too strong, infinitely powerful, Parker is very concerned about the opponent's offense, and one of the important reasons why he is very brave against Wilder is that Wilder didn't punch much, wandered all night, and completely lost his competitiveness, which largely contributed to Parker.
Joyce has not yet responded to Parker's request for a rematch, presumably he is also thinking about it, if Joyce takes the call, will Parker face it? It is estimated that some people will make small calculations again, which makes it difficult to facilitate the game, so many exciting events cannot be staged.