Joseph Parker has the theory for the withdrawal of Daniel Dubois while Brit is preparing for Usyk
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Joseph Parker can’t help it, but the feeling that the timing of his fight with Daniel Dubois falls through was a bit suspicious.
The reviving new -Zeelander was set to challenge Triple D for the IBF Heavyweight Title on a stacked Saudi -Arabia card in February.
But his shot to become a two -time heavyweight champion was painfully torn away from him, only a few days before the Riyad Rumble as Dubois wax down by a viral infection.
Dubois, 27, insists that he has pulled himself out of the desert fabric on the orders of the doctor.
Although Parkerwho eventually fights Martin Bakole, can’t help but think Oleksandr usykThe calls for an undisputed Richer may have played a small role in the withdrawal of the Brit.
Only speak against Sunsport thanks to Casino HavikenThe 33-year-old said about the fight that fell through: “I stayed behind in the dark.
“I think you can’t really do that [doubt him]. I mean, you just have to believe his word for it, you know.
“He didn’t feel the best and he withdrew from the fight.
“However, it just doesn’t make sense that Usyk called him all week and then he withdrew from the fight.
“And now they have made this big fight.”
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Dubois will challenge Pond-For-Pond Koning usyk for all the heavyweight marbles in a historic unification Wembley on July 19.
And although he still has his suspicions about withdrawing Dubois, Parker will not continue to beat a dead horse.
He continued: “If a man says he is sick, he is sick. I just have to take him with me for his word.”
Parker is apparently in pole position to face the winner of the Jool Joust, because he is the mandatory challenger for the WBO belt that he held for a little less than a year and a half.
But he refuses to count his chickens before they come out and says: “I know Frank Warren said a few things I could be next To fight undisputed unification.
“But there were no discussions. And for me they are just words at the moment.
“It would be Nice To write something down and get something solid. But at the moment they are just words.
“If it can happen, I am extremely in the clouds.”
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