I would have beaten Daniel Dubois in botched world title fight but don't rule him out of undisputed showdown with Usyk
Joseph Parker is in no doubt that he would have taken Daniel Dubois ' world title away from him in their botched February showdown.
But the New Zealand boxer insists Oleksandr Usyk cannot take the Brit lightly when they fight for the undisputed heavyweight crown at Wembley Stadium in two months time.
Former WBO boxing world champion Parker had got himself another shot at the world title earlier this year off the back of impressive victories against Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang, only for Dubois to pull out of the fight two days before he walked to the ring.
Glasgow-based Martin Bakole was drafted in as a last-minute replacement and was knocked out by Parker inside two rounds in Saudi Arabia.
Parker, a close friend and training partner of Tyson Fury, will now have to bide his time in his quest to become a two-time world champion, with Dubois and Usyk putting all four belts on the line at Wembley on July 19.
And while the 33-year-old can't help but think about what would have happened had be shared the ring with Dubois in February, he has warned Usyk - who stopped the Brit in round nine of their previous encounter in August 2023 - that he is now fighting a totally different man.
Speaking to CasinoHawks - offer the latest Casino Sites, he said: "As a fighter, you will believe that you will win every fight.
"I was going to win the fight and become the champion of the world. Daniel Dubois probably thought he will defend the title successfully.
Unfortunately he got sick and the fight was called off and now he is for the undisputed championship of the world. I wholeheartedly believe I would have won that fight against Dubois.
"Daniel Dubois has a lot of power, but in past fights when times got tough, he stopped or found a way out. If times got hard for me, I would continue to fight until I was knocked or done. I will go to the very end.
"Maybe he has changed, but if things get hard for him he could revert back to type.
"With the Miller fight, he went back and forth. Against Hrgovic, he got caught with a lot of right hands but still overcame it and with the Joshua fight he just came looking for the knockout. His resurgence has been excellent."
Parker is desperate to test himself against two-weight undisputed champion Usyk but would also entertain a rematch with Anthony Joshua, who outpointed him in a world title defence back in 2018.
He added: "I want to fight Usyk because he has beaten everyone. I believe he is the best fighter at the moment. He unified and became the undisputed champion at cruiserweight and then came to do the same in the heavyweight division.
"He is a fighter you want to test yourself against - he is the best there is and I want to fight the best. I did mention this to him when I saw him last week in Italy. He just said ''maybe, we will see.'
"I wanna rectify all my losses. At the moment, Joe Joyce is coming off 3 losses right now. He lost to Zhang, (Derek) Chisora and (Filip) Hrgovic and it's a hard place to come from especially since he had beaten everyone that was put in front of him previously.
"Joshua would be a great fight to have and avenge that loss, I would like to rematch Dillian Whyte and if Joe Joyce is still around I will fight him too."
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