Wardley promises KO after matching Parker’s DNA

Fabio Wardley says he has fought enough heavyweights for that “piece together” the knowledge to prepare for what Joseph Parker brings skill-wise to their fight this Saturday, October 25th.

Wardley’s learning curve

Wardley (19-0-1, 18 KOs) states that he will not be unprepared for what WBO interim champion Parker (36-3, 24 KOs) brings to the table in their main event at the O2 Arena in London.

Joseph Parker is a -400 betting favorite against Fabio Wardley, who is the +300 underdog. The oddsmakers base their prediction on Parker’s experience against higher quality opposition, such as Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder, Martin Bakole and Zhilei Zhang.

Parker’s wins over the last three of those names came late in their careers, with them being shells of their former selves. That makes his experience advantage less important going into Saturday’s battle. You have to go through the eye test of how Joseph and Wardley looked in their recent fights.

Aggression is in His DNA

“It’s good. Going to try, but I don’t think he’s going to make it,” said Fabio Wardley. Second saltwho was responding to Joseph Parker predicting that he was going to “smash” him on Saturday night. “We’re both going to come out aggressive. We’re both going to put our stamp on the fight, and neither of us is going to let it get away from us.”

WBA’s interim champion, Wardley (30), just knows how to fight aggressively. It’s not in his DNA to play it safe, box it in, go in circles and clinch it. He doesn’t do that. Wardley is going to come out quickly and bombard Parker with shots, forcing him to either trade or move, like he did in his fights against Wilder and Zhang.

Crack the Parker code

“One way or another, slow pace, fast pace, fiery or whatever, Fabio Wardley comes out with a knockout victory. Over my fights, I think I’ve gathered enough characteristics about different fighters who fight differently and who have different skills to see an overall picture of Joseph Parker,” Wardley said when asked if he saw a fighter with the “technology” of Joseph Parker.