Fabio Wardley took an in-depth look at Joseph Parker’s career in the lead-up to their ‘All or Nothing’ main event next Saturday, October 25, 2025, at the O2 Arena in London. The event starts at 14:00 ET / 11:00 PT and 19:00 BST (London time).
Parker’s way back from defeat
Wardley (19-0-1, 18 KOs) notes that former WBO heavyweight champion Parker (36-3, 24 KOs) has bounced back from a rough patch in his career from 2018 to 2022, in which he suffered three losses against these fighters:
- Joe Joyce – September 2022
- Dillian Whyte – July 2018
- Anthony Joshua – March 2018
Fabio says Parker showed “ambition” come back in the last three years and beat three consecutive top level fighters to get their fight next Saturday. Parker’s wins came against Martin Bakole, Zhilei Zhang and Deontay Wilder.
Fans Slam Weak Undercard Line-Up
The Parker-Wardley event will be broadcast live on DAZN PPV on October 25th. It is priced at $59.99 in the US and £24.99 in the UK. Many fans complain about the price because they feel the headliner is the only compelling fight on the card. This week Parker and Wardley are going to have to promote like crazy to get the fans to want to pay.
Undercard
- Lewis Edmondson vs. Ezra Taylor
- Juergen Uldedaj vs Rolly Lambert
- Mitchell Smith vs. Arnie Dawson
- Royston Barney-Smith vs Danny Quartermaine
See what I mean about the fans complaining about the undercard being missing for this event? What the card needed was a good companion feature and a decent one underneath. Fans believe Queensberry dropped the ball with the undercard.
Wardley breaks down Parker’s career
“I think he’s in his prime. Of course, early in his career, he was a great fighter. Not green in a sense, but still new to it. You’ve still found your feet in certain aspects. A world champion, a fantastic achievement,” said Fabio Wardley. DAZN Boxingand talks about Joseph Parker’s early career when he held the WBO heavyweight title from 2016 to 2018.
As Parker fought early in his losses to Joshua and Whyte, he could have beaten both under different circumstances. The referee who worked the Joshua-Parker fight, Giuseppe Quartarone, made it difficult for Parker to get to Joshua. He often kept them apart, and it was strange. With another referee not keeping the two fighters apart, we would have seen a different outcome.
Parker’s loss to Whyte was also a strange one. He dominated Dillian when he arrived late, hurt him and dropped him in the 12th. Parker seemed to hold back until the final round. When he finally went after Whyte, he was beating the stuffing out of him. If this version of Parker fought Joshua and Whyte, I could see him knocking them both out pretty easily. He’s so advanced now and won’t hold back or allow a referee to interfere to keep him from AJ.
Fabio Sees Another Parker Now
“Losing and then having a little bit of a midpoint where you’re a big here, there. Then maybe you fell a little bit in love with the sport,” Wardley said, analyzing what Parker has been through in his career. “Not really for it. Not too keen. And then now, the upward trajectory from top-level opponent to top-level opponent. It shows his ambition. And how much he loves the sport, and loves what he does, and achieved great things again,” Wardley said.
At 33, it’s now or never for Parker. He can’t afford to lose to Wardley like he did in his non-efforts against Joshua and Whyte in 2018. He needs to put it on Wardley, attack, attack and attack if he wants to get the life-changing money from a title shot against undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk in 2026.
Fabio’s analysis of Parker sounds more like a trained sports psychologist and less like a fighter. Listening to him, it’s hard to believe he’s a fighter—one of the most articulate fighters in the sport.
James_theGrad has been covering boxing since 2013 with keen ringside insight.
Last updated on 18/10/2025
