Eddie Hearn Makes Emphatic Daniel Dubois vs Joseph Parker Prediction: “His Style Causes Problems”
Eddie Hearn has a clear view on how Daniel Dubois is going to fare against Joseph Parker.
Dubois goes into this second defence of his IBF title off the back of an impressive run. In just over a year, he has put together three increasingly impressive knockout performances.
First he stopped American Jarrell Miller in the dying seconds of their 10-round fight, before he overcame the power of Fillip Hrgovic in June, then, best of all, he quickly dispatched former two time world champion Anthony Joshua inside five rounds in September.
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Parker is a former WBO champion himself. He is also in a rich vein of form having beaten Zhilei Zhang and Deontay Wilder on points in his last two contests.
Speaking to And Still Boxing, Hearn gave his view that Parker would get the victory.
“I think he wins the fight. I’m kind of like Joseph’s unofficial promoter. He’s a mate of mine and I love him. I think he’s gonna win. I do. I think he’s got the style to beat Dubois
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“Sometimes when you get the big win you get a bit carried away. You see [Daniel] in the ring calling out Usyk and if I’m Joseph I’m just chipping away, working away. It’s a tough fight but I think he can win … I think Parker is in the form of his career and he’s got the style that will really trouble Dubois.”
This fight on February 22 is part of a huge bill out in Saudi Arabia that is topped by a much-anticipated rematch between undisputed light heavyweight ruler Artur Beterbiev and challenger Dmitry Bivol after a close first contest back in October.
