By Marcus Richardson: Tyson Fury says he’s already lost 4 stone [56 pounds] in his first 8 weeks of training for his comeback, and he feels he’ll be ready to go by this April for his first fight back in 2 ½ years of minacity.
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Joseph Parker: I’ll need to be Superman to beat Joshua
By Tim Royner: Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) thinks he might need to be super human like Superman or Batman for him to unseat IBF, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) for their fight on March 31. Joshua recently said that for him to be beaten, it’s going to take a fighter that is ”more than a human” to do the job on him.
Joshua’s trainer wants his weight at 247 or 248 for Parker
By Scott Gilfoid: Trainer Rob McCracken is planning on getting IBF, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s weight down from 254 pounds to 247 or 248 for his unification fight against WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) in their fight on March 31 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
Parker: I feel I can knock Joshua out
By Tim Royner: Joseph Parker says he rates his chances of beating Anthony Joshua very high for their fight on March 31. Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) says he thinks the 28-year-old IBF, WBA heavyweight champion Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) is a good champion, but he thinks he’s better than him, and he aims to prove it when the two of them fight each other in 2 months from now on March 31 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
Hearn: Povetkin’s team has gone quiet since offered David Price fight
By Tim Royner: Eddie Hearn says he still hasn’t heard back from heavyweight Alexander Povetkin’s promoter since he offered him a fight against David Price for the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker card on March 31 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
Hearn: Joshua deserves bigger slice of pie for Wilder fight (if he wins WBO belt)
By Scott Gilfoid: The crafty promoter Eddie Hearn says his fighter Anthony Joshua will want a bigger purse split against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in 2018 if he wins the WBO title against belt holder Joseph Parker on March 31 in Cardiff, Wales.
David Price agrees to fight Alexander Povetkin on Joshua, Parker card
By Scott Gilfoid: British heavyweight David Price has agreed to an offer to face former WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin on the undercard of the Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker unification match card on March 31st at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Povetkin vs. Price would be a SICK mismatch between heavyweights at different career levels.
Hearn offers Povetkin fight on Anthony Joshua vs Joseph Parker card
By Tim Royner: #1 WBA Alexander Povetkin has been given an offer by Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn to fight on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker on March 31 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Hearn wants Povetkin to fight a British heavyweight, and he’s talking of offering the fight to Dereck Chisora or David Price.
Joshua not worried if Tyson Fury walks Parker into the ring
By Tim Royner: IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua says Tyson Fury is welcome to walk WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker to the ring for their unification fight on March 31 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
Anthony Joshua sounding delusional at press conference
By Scott Gilfoid: Anthony Joshua was sounding completely delusional on Tuesday in bragging about himself, saying that it’s going to “take more than a human” to beat him in talking about his unification fight against Joseph Parker on March 31. It’s such a bore when a fighter starts having delusions of grandeur.