Joseph Parker has revealed that he had a candid conversation with Oleksandr Usyk after he had met him during a recent event.
The couple was present at Bare Knuckle Fighting ChampionshipInaugural event in Italy At the end of April and had some of the best seats in the house for the Florence Fisticuffs.
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Former WBO heavyweight king Parker33, saw a golden opportunity to try to convince the unbeaten Usyk To share the ring with him before he calls time on his career of the Hall-of-Fame.
But the best heavyweight of the modern era has cruel the hope of the new Zeelander with a James Bond Didn’t laugh.
Only speak against Sunsport thanks to Casino Hawks, Parker, 33, said: “I saw Uysk inside Italy Last week.
“And I walked over to him and said,” Hey, you have two more fights.
“Why don’t you fight Dubois and fight me? ‘
“He just laughed at it. He didn’t really answer.”
Parker’s disappointment about missing the opportunity to share the ring with USYK, 38, was exacerbated when the former two -weight undisputed Champion opened the door to a trilogy fight with Tyson Fury.
He continued: “And now I see that he is calling Tyson and [Anthony] Joshua For his last fight in his career.
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“Maybe he is looking for the larger and kind of financial fighting. I’m not sure.”
Parker is in pole position to combat the winner of Usyk’s Rematch with Daniel Dubois bee Wembley On July 19, which will be marbles for all heavyweight, because he is the mandatory challenger for the WBO band.
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But he refuses to place the cart in front of the horse 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 in the clouds.”
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