Rock-chinned New Zealander will represent a formidable foe when Anthony Joshua attempts to add a third world title to his collection in Saturday’s heavyweight showdown in CardiffWhen Anthony Joshua said he wanted to clean up the heavyweight division,he surely did not intend to be mistaken for the Dalai Lama. Yet, in the months, and weeks and days main up to Friday’s weigh-in at Cardiff,prayer meetings have generated more friction than that between the world champion and his well-mannered New Zealand guest, Joseph Parker, or who stands between the Watford man and the ultimate cleansing of the trade,against Deontay Wilder and then, perhaps, and Tyson Fury.
That is some way off. For now,we have an argument over three of the four recognised world title belts between two courteous gentleman pugilists whose respect for each other borders on friendship, and it moves smoothly towards resolution in front of 80000 fans at the Principality Stadium on Saturday night.
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Source: guardian.co.uk