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Eddie Hearn: If Joshua vs Parker becomes a gunfight, I pick my man all day long!

Written by Keeran Rajan on 4th January 2018.

The face of Matchroom Boxing, Eddie Hearn has been locked in negotiations to iron out the lingering issues to his marquee fighter, Anthony Joshua’s next world title fight.

It is believed an announcement is looming for the two fighters to meet on March 31st.

The fight is also believed to take place at the Welsh national Principality stadium, Joshua’s second consecutive fight at the venue.

Joseph Parker has been very vocal in recent times, affirming his belief his potential adversary has a ‘glass jaw’.

Joseph Parker believes he has got Joshua’s number and has essentially goaded the Briton into a unification showdown.

Eddie Hearn shared his belief that the New Zealander and his camp fancy this fight because of Joshua’s fan-friendly style of fighting and insistence on being aggressive leads to chances for Parker to land clean punches.

“It’s a very dangerous fight for both fighters. They have great styles for each other.”

“Joseph Parker and his team will fancy this fight because he will know that AJ likes to stand and trade and get hit.”

“Also AJ and his team know that if someone is willing to take chances, then they are going to get hit and AJ is technically a lot better than some tend to think,” Hearn told Stuff.

“Both fighters can punch and they may get hurt,” Hearn added.

“I just feel AJ’s punching power and speed is underrated and I’m not sure whether Parker has the artillery to do enough damage if there is a gunfight.”

On a final note, Hearn was bullish in his belief that if the fight comes down to an all-out alley war, his fighter will be the last man standing.

“If they are standing in a gunfight and they are trading up, then I have to pick my man all day long.”

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