Parker: Wilder has scary power

By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing

Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker says WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has KO power and would start as the favorite to defeat IBF, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. “Personally I think Deontay Wilder takes it. Even though he is wild by name and nature, he is loose, elusive and has power,” Parker told Sunday Sport.

“He has scary one-punch knockout power. I’d take him to win, but boxing is a funny game and I could be proven wrong.”

He added, “After the fight with me [Joshua] called Wilder out, but it seems to me he keeps changing his tone despite Wilder clearly wanting that fight. He [Wilder] wants to unify the division. I speak to him often and can really sense that passion he has to be undisputed champion.

“Joshua wants to unify too but I don’t think he thinks he is ready for Wilder. He [Joshua] wants to take that fight at the right time for him.”