When Joseph Parker and Anthony Joshua clash in Cardiff on March 31, many predictions and projections will come in to play regarding power, technique, size etc. Sometimes differences become glaringly obvious almost immediately in fights, so much so that we wonder how we ever thought otherwise in the build up. One fighter?s speed might be just too much to handle or his opponent may not be able to take the shots well at all.
These things that are made so clear on the night, are not at all clear beforehand, which adds intrigue when fans and pundits are discussing who will beat who and by what method.
One question surrounding this heavyweight title unification that remains open, in my view, is whether New Zealand?s Parker has the power to stop Joshua. On his way up, Parker looked quite the puncher when dismissing a string of lower-level foes but ever since defeating fringe contender Carlos Takam in 2016, Joe has struggled to put away the opponents quite as easily. Big Ukrainian Alexander Dimitrenko was dismissed in slightly controversial circumstances given that the veteran was on the floor when the final body blow landed. Parker then failed to significantly dent Andy Ruiz or Hughie Fury, instead using his high workrate, physical strength and volume to prevail.
