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title: "Joseph Parker ‘Winced’ Watching Joyce Fight Back: ‘Rematch Will Be More Exciting’"
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# Joseph Parker ‘Winced’ Watching Joyce Fight Back: ‘Rematch Will Be More Exciting’

Former WBO heavyweight champion, Joseph Parker, has revealed he wants a rematch with Joe Joyce and believes he can make it even more exciting than their first fight.

[‘The Juggernaut’ knocked Parker out in the eleventh round of their fight back in September](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/joe-joyce-joseph-parker-live-results/), in what was one of the best fights of 2022. The win for Joyce has skyrocketed him into a position where he will expect a world title shot this year, as the WBO interim champion and the 37-year-old has fast-become a fan-favourite in the U.K.

Even WBC champion [Tyson Fury has admitted that Joyce represents the most difficult fight in the division](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/tyson-fury-on-usyk-or-joyce/) and the toughest challenger to his crown.

Despite the recent praise that Joyce has received, Parker thinks that a rematch between the pair would be even more exciting and hopes that he will cross paths with the Brit once more.

Speaking to [Boxing Social](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6iXDpKeZJo&t=92s) he said:

> “I watched it \[back\] like this \[wincing\]. When I watched it again, I was like ‘ooft’, only watched it once, on the day of the fight, my best effort probably wasn’t good enough for that day. But, if we have a rematch, if I take care of business against Jack Massey, it will be a lot more of an exciting fight. I can make it a lot more exciting.”
>
> “Joe Joyce is a beast and a tough man, he puts on a lot of pressure and he’s got to be fighting for a world title soon. He is a very nice man and I’m happy for him, which you don’t really say much as a fighter. If everything goes well, and we cross paths again, I think we can make it a lot more exciting.”

Joyce seems focussed on a path to a world title and is set to face [Chinese southpaw Zhilei Zhang at the 02 Arena in London on April 15th](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/joe-joyce-set-to-fight-zhilei-zhang-on-april-15th-in-london/). If Parker can string some wins together, we could see the rematch take place with world honours up for grabs. However, Parker first must overcome [Jack Massey, who he fights tonight on the Eubank-Smith undercard](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/full-undercard-chris-eubank-jr-liam-smith/).

The New-Zealander goes into the fight as a huge favourite, with Massey fighting in the heavyweight division for the first time in his career.