Daniel Dubois vs. Joseph Parker | PPV - 22 February 2025 (OFF)

[KiwiRider]

The more Dubois talks.. the more I lean towards Parker.

I mean I already want Parker to win anyway and it’s. It gonna be easy.

Dubois doesn’t make himself likable at times.

He’s looked past Parker from day 1.

Dubois has changed in the last 12-14 months. Gone is the respectful, quiet spoken man.
I'm not a fan of his current attitude and conduct. There are naturally big talkers in the sport, and he just isn't one of them.

[KiwiRider]

You will be quite surprised at who Parker says hit him the hardest.

[Ruthless-RKO]

[Taansend]

DANIEL DUBOIS DOES NOT BELIEVE JOSEPH PARKER WILL BE A TOUGHER FIGHT THAN ANTHONY JOSHUA

Daniel Dubois knows that he has a real fight on his hands.

Becoming a world champion meant everything to him. But instead of milking said title with a tenuous defense, Dubois decided to take on Joseph Parker.

Only a few weeks remain before they officially get it on but Dubois believes he’s more than ready. Part of that stems from his preparation. But, in large part, the run he’s been on has him feeling as confident as ever.

Although wins over Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic pushed him up The Ring’s rankings, grabbing a victory against Anthony Joshua left many believing that he’s the real deal.

Expected to lose, Dubois made it look incredibly easy against the former unified champ, stopping him in the fifth round. Parker, at least on paper, might be a stiffer test according to some but Dubois simply doesn’t believe that’s true.

“No,” said Dubois to Carl Frampton during a face-to-face with Parker when asked if Parker will be a tougher fight than Joshua. “I don’t think so.”

Dubois (22-1, 21 KOs) isn’t the only heavyweight riding an incredible wave at the moment. Parker has been scorching hot lately. Since suffering his first knockout loss against Joe Joyce in 2022, the former heavyweight champ reeled off five wins in a row.

Putting together five consecutive victories was impressive enough but doing so at the expense of Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang has turned heads.

With everything clicking, Parker is convinced that he’s never been better. The goal for him is obvious. Beat Dubois convincingly and attempt to become an undisputed champion by knocking off Ring, WBA, WBC, and WBO champion, Oleksandr Usyk.

Everything that Parker has accomplished is cute but that doesn’t make him dangerous according to Parker. Has his run been impressive? It has. But will it help him on February 22nd? Dubois doesn’t believe so.

“He’s been on form but I think I’ll go through him.”

Dubois is 22-2. Awful journalism.

Usyk is so good, we don't count fights against him as losses.

[golden_labrador]

The more Dubois talks.. the more I lean towards Parker.

I mean I already want Parker to win anyway and it’s. It gonna be easy.

Dubois doesn’t make himself likable at times.

He’s looked past Parker from day 1.

I understand what you mean, it's like Lenny from Mice and Men getting confident and cocky.

[MightyWarrior]

You will be quite surprised at who Parker says hit him the hardest.

I’ve always thought Ruiz is one hell of a left hook puncher, not just the AJ clattering, but the speed and leverage of the thing looks lights out.

Joseph is such a nice guy. I wish he’d retire. He’s taken way too many punches surely, for someone who’s got everything else going for him, personality, intelligence- mega rich too - not having much of a punch himself, and a superhuman chin, makes for these long nights with giants battering away at him. I fear he’s going to look his age here, against one of the hardest hitters around.

[TBA]

The ones you don't see hurt the most.

Back to this fight. Never liked the match up for Dubs. Think Parker is all wrong for Dubois and has the ability to stay on the outside and box for 12.

He's too fast for Dubois and will catch him with some bangers like he caught Joyce. Only question is if Dubois can keep going through them, tire Parker out and put him away.

I don't know about that Jack. Parker is a much better fighter strategically since then. Although keeping out of the way of Zhang and Wilder who either won't walk or can't walk, isn't as big as it looks on paper.

[Coco]

I see this as a difficult night for DDD, however a lot of the experts are picking him to win, a lot early.

Not sure if it's mandated but FW must be confident of winning too

[handsofstone]

I get the notion Parker can outbox Dubois, he is durable and in form, but I see Dubois knocking him out,. Dubois will catch him, durable as Parker is, the Joyce fight happened

[Ruthless-RKO]

Fight week!!

[THEBUTCH]

I'm struggling to pick a winner in this one. Both bang in form...Parker is cagey, Dubois the power puncher.

What could separate them is Dubois' underrated stamina if it goes late.

[forcefraser]

Big Danny gonna put a beat down on Joe.

Reckon he'll stop him within 4 rounds

[stujones]

Its a real hard fight to call..... I think both fighters have possibly been a bit "inflated" on their recent form. I remember many years ago when Michael Sprott was going through a good spell beating "C grade" fighters that his form meant he was really solid "B grade" fighter - but low and behold when he fought back at B grade (e.g. Danny Williams) he still struggled. Is Parker going through a similar run? E.g. How shite is Wilder really? It was only a few fights ago people were saying Parker was shot - loss to Joyce, struggle vs Massey. Is it just Wilder is absolute crap and Zhang - well maybe his stamina is even worse than we thought.

Actually similar for Dubios - has Joshua inflated Dubios - is Joshua the same fighter? We weren't exactly calling the Dubios who was losing Hirgovic (and lost four of the first 5 rounds) until he clocked him the future of the division. Yet all of a sudden, he is.

I don't think I will be convinced that either will pose a threat at all to Usyk, but might be a good fight for Opetaia to focus on - particularly if it is the smaller Parker.

My gut is DDD will find the punch to clock Parker, but wouldn't be at all surprised if Parker wins a clear decision.

[Frostieballs]

Big Danny gonna put a beat down on Joe.

Reckon he'll stop him within 4 rounds

I am with you mate.

Seems to be a lot sitting on the fence with this one, but can only see Dubois winning.

Parker won't hurt him, and Danny won't relent like Zhang.

[stujones]

Big Danny gonna put a beat down on Joe.

Reckon he'll stop him within 4 rounds

I am with you mate.

Seems to be a lot sitting on the fence with this one, but can only see Dubois winning.

Parker won't hurt him, and Danny won't relent like Zhang.

I cannot see DDD winning on points. I think he either mullers him or he gets schooled. I think it will be clear and decisive either way. I think the most "controversial" outcome might be that Parker has built up a lead and then gets tagged as he did against Zhang, but DDD would have too much youth not to finish him off.

But I'm going for either DDD within 5 rounds (and quite a one sided affair) or Parker on points (in quite a one sided affair).

[mickey1975]

Big Danny gonna put a beat down on Joe.

Reckon he'll stop him within 4 rounds

I am with you mate.

Seems to be a lot sitting on the fence with this one, but can only see Dubois winning.

Parker won't hurt him, and Danny won't relent like Zhang.

I cannot see DDD winning on points. I think he either mullers him or he gets schooled. I think it will be clear and decisive either way. I think the most "controversial" outcome might be that Parker has built up a lead and then gets tagged as he did against Zhang, but DDD would have too much youth not to finish him off.

But I'm going for either DDD within 5 rounds (and quite a one sided affair) or Parker on points (in quite a one sided affair).

DDD is a pretty well schooled boxer. He has good basics. He could beat Parker on points.

[Gran Hermano]

I like Parker. I want him to win. His recent notable wins over Wilder (shot to pieces) and Zhang (old plodder) are ok but I think Dubois’ last two are more impressive. Along with the fashion he did it. Parker is quicker however I cannot get past how good Dubois jab is. Parker may eat them all night long.

Believe it to be a 50/50 fight. The odds have Dubois odds onto win so will be backing Parker at value.

[Gran Hermano]

I am with you mate.

Seems to be a lot sitting on the fence with this one, but can only see Dubois winning.

Parker won't hurt him, and Danny won't relent like Zhang.

I cannot see DDD winning on points. I think he either mullers him or he gets schooled. I think it will be clear and decisive either way. I think the most "controversial" outcome might be that Parker has built up a lead and then gets tagged as he did against Zhang, but DDD would have too much youth not to finish him off.

But I'm going for either DDD within 5 rounds (and quite a one sided affair) or Parker on points (in quite a one sided affair).

DDD is a pretty well schooled boxer. He has good basics. He could beat Parker on points.

Parker has often been guilty of lacking in output so can definitely see this scenario

[Oiky]

Lots reckon Parker gonna outbox dubois, 100% valid opinion imo but I just think dubois is gonna smash him when he finds his rhythm and range

[MightyWarrior]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/ ... bois-fight

[rd350lc]

Straightforward win for Dubois, Parker doesn't have the artillery to hold him off .
Stoppage within 6 .

[Frostieballs]

Dubois can box as well guys - and jabs hard.

[big lennox]

Excellent fight. Can't wait to see it. Good luck to the both of them.

[joshj909]

Dubois: 21 wins by KO, 1 win by decision (Johnson) and 2 losses by T/KO (Joyce and Usyk)

Parker: 23 wins by KO, 12 wins by decision, 2 losses by decision (Joshua and Whyte) and 1 loss by T/KO (Joyce).

Takeaways from those simple stats:
- Dubois doesn't often go to decision, however, he has won the single time he's gone to a decision, albeit against lower level opposition.
- Dubois loses by KO as much as Parker does. Parker has had many more fights though.
- Parker has won plenty of decisions. He also has plenty of KOs. He definitely has a lower KO rate at world level though.

[TheLeprechaun]

Parker has had some fortunate matches. Wilder, a bum who loses rounds to everyone because he's looking for one punch. Zhang, who was winning and dropping him until he ran out of gas after a few rounds and then Parker was winning by default.

Dubois is chinny and heartless - he'd have been out of there against Kevin Lerena when he had to be talked into going out for round two. You can't trust him if he gets hurt. He can also get hit. I think he will probably be winning but if he takes a punch and gets wobbled, I wouldn't want to have any bets on him because he is liable to look for a way out. If I'm betting on a fight, I want my money to be on a guy who I know will fight for my money. I'm not expecting the second coming of Arturo Gatti in the heart department, but Dubois has just shown too much mental weakness to ever be confident in him sticking in there if he gets hit. Parker isn't a big puncher or a great finisher though. If I was forced to pick I would go Dubois but without confidence.