Heavyweight Joseph Parker has made a video of himself singing with his mates to update on his 12-round unanimous decision loss in London, England in 2018, which was plagued by a highly questionable foul, to aging traveler Dillian. He called White into the match.
For the 31-year-old Parker, it's no longer a fair fight to face the waning veteran Whyte. Because he's way over the hill at the moment and he's miserable. Whyte has aged badly in the last six years since his controversial victory over Parker, and is so dull and timid at this stage of his career that this fight won't even be competitive. .
Business-savvy move?
For Parker, this will be a battle on a business level. Mr. Parker will be looking to capitalize on Mr. White's reputation in Britain, which is in tatters and of no use to his career. If the Saudis were going to pay to have a Parker vs. Whyte fight in their home country, that would be a no-brainer. Hey, if Saudi Arabia wants to pay for this train wreck, they might as well post it.would fall into the category of “Battle of the Clowns”.
It would be better for Parker to fight younger, more capable heavyweights like Jared Anderson, Frank Sanchez, or Daniel Dubois.
Parker's trends for aging heavyweights
If this bout is decided, it will be Parker's third consecutive fight against an older heavyweight. In Parker's last two fights, he has defeated two heavyweights:
– Zhang Zhilei: 40
– Deontay Wilder: 38
We do know that Parker has been considering a rematch with 38-year-old Joe Joyce, who has lost two of his past three fights, rather than a spring chicken these days. Joyce knocked out Parker in 11 rounds in 2022, and they were supposed to have already had a rematch.
It would be a waste of time for the soon-to-be 36-year-old to try to surpass Whyte (30-3, 23 KOs), who has a personal best record. Because he's completely washed out and has probably lost three of his last five fights. White looks very old at 36 years old, but he's nowhere near the top 15 in terms of what he has left. I saw that in my fights with Christian Hammer, Alexander Povetkin, and Jermaine Franklin.
2018 Controversy: Is Business Unresolved?
Parker (35-3, 23 KOs) lost a local decision and a fight that was watched by many, similar to Jermaine Franklin's questionable loss to Whyte, and was given the job in that fight. It is no exaggeration to say that I was disappointed.
I felt it was natural for Parker to win against White. In the fight against Whyte, he surprisingly got credit for knocking him down with a headbutt, and got away with murder due to his roughhousing tactics of rabbit punching, holding down, punching, shoving, and headbutting.
The referee in charge of the match, Ian John-Lewis, was hanging around, not checking White's rough tactics, so they continued to play.
It was a weird match-toe match to watch because it didn't resemble a real match in the normal sense. It looked more like a mixed martial artist taking on a boxer and getting away with all sorts of things in front of a useless and uninvolved referee. All he did that night was take up space and stand around in the ring blocking the fans' view. The scores were 113-112, 115-110, 114-111.
