Joshua vs Parker II

When is Joshua vs Parker II?

Anthony Joshua could face the challenge of Joseph Parker in Summer 2024 in the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

Joshua vs Parker II stats

Anthony Joshua would step into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Joseph Parker would make his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 23 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Joshua would have a large advantage in power over Parker, boosting at 89% knock out percentage over Parker's 66%.

Anthony Joshua is the older man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Joshua has a height advantage of 2 inches over Parker. This also extends to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Anthony Joshua & Joseph Parker fight out of an orthodox stance.

Joshua is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 3 months later than Parker, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 88 less professional rounds, 162 to Parker's 250.

Anthony Joshua goes into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, 3 by the IBF and 2 by the RING at heavyweight.

Joseph Parker is currently ranked number 3 by the WBA and 3 by the RING in the 201lb division.

Joshua vs Parker II form

Joshua has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Francis Ngannou on 8th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had won against Otto Wallin on 23rd December 2023 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had beat Robert Helenius on 12th August 2023 by knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Jermaine Franklin on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at o2 Arena, London.

He had been beaten by Oleksandr Usyk on 20th August 2022 by split decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Parker has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he won against Zhilei Zhang on 8th March 2024 by majority decision in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had won against Deontay Wilder on 23rd December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Simon Kean on 28th October 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Riyadh.

Before that, he had beat Faiga Opelu on 24th May 2023 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

He had won against Jack Massey on 21st January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Joseph Parker has been fighting more than Anthony Joshua.

Anthony Joshua last fought 4 months and 12 days ago, while Joseph Parker's last outing was 4 months and 12 days ago.

Joshua's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year and 11 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Parker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Joshua vs Parker II?

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