Joseph Parker (35-3, 23 kos) has the opportunity to DETHRONE IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois (22-2, 21 kos) at their 12-Strogly Bivol 2 Card at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.
The Dubois-Parker match is considered quite important for Turki Alalshikh to place the race as the main support in front of Vergil Ortiz Jr. Against Israil Madrimov Bout, with whom the fans were talking more.
Dubois and Parker have to show Turki that he was right to place their fight in front of others because it could be frustrating if it is dull. Parker’s last two matches against Zhilei Zhang and Deontay Wilder had no drama.
What do experts say
“Daniel moves in the right direction on 27. His style fits. Joseph Parker is a smart guy and a spoiler,” Johnny Nelson said Boxing newsSpeaking about Saturday’s match between heavyweight heavyweight champion IBF Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
“I know he has the beating of Daniel, but this version of Dubois is a train that goes in the right direction. Working with Don Charles. He understands what he has to do with Daniel.”
“This could be 50-50 for me. Dubois launches him, or Parker Old Man’s and is doing his thing,” Moses Itauma said.
Dubois will need to promote a consistent pace without gasping because Parker is going to fight defensively, stay out of range and fight in launching to try to steal rounds. It will change corners and use many upper body movement to prevent Dubois from having a stable goal to land its plans.
It will be much more difficult for him to land on the Parker than in any other fight he had to the professionals, but he can do so if he is patient.
Keys to win
“I think if one can upset Dubois, it would be Parker, who has the fastest hands of the two,” Darren Barker said. “Maybe not the fastest legs compared to Dubois. I think Dubois has very good legs. He slides in and out of the area very well, but the speed of the hand is definitely landing with Parker.”
There is no much difference in the speed of the hand. Parker is a little faster, but it is not enough to give him an important advantage that can bring him to victory. Parker can win if he can stay out of spectrum of Dubois and connect with a sneaky plan. He would be more likely to win if he could fight from Southpaw’s attitude.
Former Cruiserweight Kevin Lerena threw Dubois three times with his left hand in their match on December 3, 2022. Lerena could have won if she had continued unloading at Dubois, but stopped throwing after the first round.
“He has a good chin. He fell from Zhilei Zhang (twice), but I think a good chin doesn’t fall. He is able to take back and recover and win the race. It was a close fight. But the strength and physical presence and confidence of Dubois now must lean towards him, “Barker said.
If you look at the Zhang-Parker race, the only reason Parker survived the two knockdowns is because Zhang had problems with his stamina. He was exhausted by the third round, and only threw Parker because his power was still awesome to put him down on the fifth and the eighth.
“Parker is in an excellent place. He really believes in himself. At 33, he is at his top. With his experience, I wouldn’t be shocked if Parker won. I would be away from shocked,” Barker said.
Parker will have to fight much better than he did in his last match against Zhilei Zhang to have the opportunity to beat Dubois.
Last update on 02/16/2025
2025-02-17 07:12:00
