Joseph Parker promises to KO Dillian Whyte quicker than Anthony Joshua did
The New Zealander wants to make a statement and earn a rematch with AJ
Joseph Parker has warned Dillian Whyte that he is planning to score a quick knockout when they meet this Saturday, live on talkSPORT.
The bout represents a crossroads meeting for the pair, with both men having suffered only one defeat in their careers so far – to Anthony Joshua.
Parker has declared that, in order to earn the AJ rematch, he will beat Whyte in even better fashion than Joshua did when they fought in 2015 – a seventh round KO victory for the now unified heavyweight champion.
"That's my goal," Parker said to . "What's AJ, seven right? I'm going to knock him out earlier and I'm going to say: 'And what AJ? And what?'
"I think if I knock him out earlier, it will send a statement."
The New Zealander was himself beaten by Joshua in March, and compared his unanimous decision loss to Whyte’s KO defeat.
“I watched that [Joshua-Whyte] fight," he said. "They threw a lot more punches and landed a lot more on each other. A bit more reckless, whereas that one [his own fight with AJ] was more scientific.
"I think he tried his best and I think he went for it, so no regrets.”
Dillian Whyte v Joseph Parker will be live on talkSPORT, Saturday July 28.