Joe Joyce vs Joseph Parker Preview & Picks
Joe Joyce is backed to win the biggest fight of his career.
Joyce has shown he can take punishment while he relentless pours forward and throws punches.
He has fight-stopping power too, so we are backing him to wear down Joseph Parker for a late stoppage.
- Joe Joyce has a perfect 14-0 record
- Joe Joyce has won 13 of his 14 fights by stoppage
- Joseph Parker was knocked down twice by Dillian Whyte
- 9 of Joseph Parker’s last 11 fights have gone beyond 6 rounds
Joe Joyce boasts a perfect professional record heading into this fight with a former world champion.
The 37-year-old Englishman was a late arrival on the pro scene but has wasted no time climbing the ladder.
In his eighth professional outing he knocked out former WBC champion Bermane Stiverne in the sixth round.
He then beat former world title contender Bryant Jennings by unanimous decision in July 2019 – the only time he has gone the distance in his career.
Joyce got back to finishing his opponents when he knocked out Michael Wallisch in the third round in 2020.
He then followed that up by stopping domestic rival Daniel Dubois in the 10th round and former world title challenger Carlos Takam in the sixth.
In his only outing so far this year, Joyce stopped Christian Hammer in round four to improve to 14-0 with 13 KO/TKO wins.
Joseph Parker is riding a six-fight win streak as he looks to secure a world title fight.
Parker became WBO champion in December 2016 when he earned a majority decision win against Andy Ruiz Jr.
He made a couple of successful defences before losing the title to Anthony Joshua via unanimous decision in March 2018.
The former world champion lost his next fight too, dropping a decision to Dillian Whyte in a fight in which he was floored twice.
Parker has not lost since though, embarking on a win streak that started with a third-round knockout of Alexander Flores.
He then stopped Alex Leapai in the 10th round before finishing Shawndell Winters in the fifth round.
The 30-year-old New Zealander’s run then continued with a unanimous decision win against Junior Fa, before he beat Derek Chisora by decision twice in 2021.
Those victories took Parker’s record to 30-2, with 21 wins coming by KO/TKO and his two defeats coming by decision.