DILLIAN WHYTE and Joseph Parker came face-to-face today at the final press conference ahead of their heavyweight clash on Saturday (July 28) at the O2 Arena in London.
The hostility between the two fighters was not overt but they promised an explosive collision when they meet this weekend.
โWhatever he comes with Iโll be ready for it. Wherever he wants, Iโll be there. If he wants it long, rangy, if he wants it short, Iโm good,โ Whyte declared. โIโm ready to rock. Whatever they want.”
โIf they want it, they can have it,โ he concluded. “My prediction is pain. Pure pain.”
โIโm in great shape, thereโs no excuses here,โ said Joseph Parker. โIโm here to do damage. Iโm here to punch with bad intentions. Iโm going to break him down.โ
โHeโs going to take a lot of punches,โ he continued. โI think some time smack talk is a sign of doubt. He needs to convince himself.
โHe thinks I canโt go to war. Wait and see.โ
Parkerโs promoter David Higgins warned, โJoseph Parker has to fight Dillian Whyte and the officials.โ
He added, โBut guess what, I think heโs going to do it and I think heโs going to finish Dillian by knockout in round seven.โ
Kevin Barry, Parkerโs trainer, is expecting aggression from Whyte. โHeโs going to be in our face,โ Barry said. โI think this fight ends by knockout. I donโt see it going 12 rounds.โ
โDillian Whyte is going to take Joseph Parker to a level heโs never felt before,โ Mark Tibbs, Whyteโs trainer responded. โWeโre going to box-fight our way to a victory and itโs going to be a brutal victory.
โIf he doesnโt come and bring, weโll walk him down and stalk him down.โ