Joseph Parker believes Daniel Dubois carries more raw punch than Fabio Wardley ahead of Saturday’s WBO heavyweight title fight in Manchester.
“I would say in my opinion, Dubois is the bigger puncher,” Parker said Playbook Boxing. “Fabio has some great knockouts himself, but there’s something about Dubois, just raw and aggressive.”
Wardley stopped Parker in the eleventh round earlier this year to win the interim WBO heavyweight title before he was later elevated to full champion when Oleksandr Usyk vacated the belt.
Despite losing to Wardley, Parker said he still believes Dubois has advantages going into the fight because of his background and style.
“There’s a little bit of a difference,” Parker said. “With Dubois, the boxing background that he has.”
Parker also admitted he felt he underperformed in the Wardley fight.
“I feel like I really underperformed, about 50, 60% of what I could do,” Parker said. “I reckon Wardley should have knocked me out early.”
Saturday’s fight is billed as “Don’t Flash” because of the knockout records of both heavyweights. Wardley and Dubois both enter the fight with knockout ratios close to 95%.
Parker was originally scheduled to fight Dubois last year before Dubois pulled out due to illness during fight week.
Meanwhile, Parker said his team has submitted information to authorities following the positive cocaine test related to the Wardley fight and hopes to return soon. He added that he wants the winner of Saturday’s game.
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Last updated on 2026/05/06 at 11:33
