When you’re 28 years old and you’re the holder of the IBF title, the WBA (Super) and the IBO titles, it’s only normal that your name always pops up every time boxing is mentioned. And it’s more than normal for every boxer in the world to want to have a go at you, especially if you’re Anthony Joshua.
Up next for AJ is the boxer from New Zealand in Joseph Parker. Anthony Joshua will face Joseph Parker in a world heavyweight unification fight in Cardiff as fight week is well and truly underway. With the winner of the fight set to cart away all four titles, this fight has been billed as a block-buster one.
Fans are very well divided as to which boxer will win this one. To help you with this decision, we’ve decided to look at the stats and compare the numbers involved.
Age and Height
Anthony Joshua (28) is two years older than Joseph Parker (26). The Brit who stands at a stunning 6ft 6in is also taller than his counterpart from New Zealand who stands at 6ft 4in. The difference in height could play a huge role in deciding which way this one will swing.
AJ may have the privilege of towering over his rival while Parker may have to deal with that and also expending more energy while trying to “reach for the stars.”
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Career
Joseph Parker’s professional boxing career started off in 2012. From that time till now, the Kiwi has featured in 24 boxing bouts, and has won all 24 fights, making him currently unbeaten since he turned professional in 2012.
18 of his 24 fight wins have come from a knockout and six by decision. He won the vacant WBO heavyweight title in December 2016 when he beat Andy Ruiz by majority decision in New Zealand.
His most recent fight came against Hughie Fury in September where he retained his title at the Manchester Arena by majority decision. He is the first heavyweight boxer from either New Zealand or the Pacific Islands to win a major world championship.
When Anthony Joshua faces his opponent on the 31st of March inside the 78,000-capacity Principality Stadium in Cardiff, it will be his 21st fight since he became a pro boxer in 2013.
The boxer, who has been ranked the best active heavyweight in the world, has won his last 20 fights, with all of those victories coming via knockouts (KO). This puts his KO rate at 100%, 25 % more than his opponents’.
Joseph Parker has never lost a fight.
Which of these two boxers will taste defeat for the first time in their professional boxing career this coming weekend?
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Anthony Joshua has, so far in his career, fought 65 boxing rounds. The boxer from New Zealand has survived 123 rounds. That’s almost double AJ’s numbers. And that means the New Zealander may just push AJ all the way.
But what do you think? Which boxer will you be backing in this fight? Leave us a comment and share your view with us.
Anthony Joshua, will win the fight.