Boxing: Joseph Parker won’t challenge another world title says Tony Bellew

Joseph Parker says the perfect is but to return however one commentator and former world title holder believes the New Zealander’s heavyweight champion days are ‘lengthy gone’.

Parker moved to 29-2 for his profession following final weekend’s cut up choice victory over Derek Chisora in Manchester.

Tony Bellew, a former WBC cruiserweight champion and now boxing pundit, mentioned Parker is previous his peak.

“He is not a nasty fighter, however no,” he advised Sky Sports activities.

“I feel his heavyweight champion days are lengthy gone. I do not suppose he is the fighter that he was.

“Each canine has his day. Imagine you me, I do know that in addition to anybody. I want tomorrow I might come again myself, however I do not suppose he can attain these dizzy heights once more now.

“I feel he had his second and as quickly as the degrees stepped up in competitors, and the health degree of the opponents that he is going through acquired higher, it’ll present.”

The Kiwi heavyweight conceded he took his “foot off the accelerator” in opposition to Chisora however blamed an elbow damage, sustained through the struggle, for slowing him down.

It was the ultimate struggle in his cope with Matchroom Boxing and he’s now eyeing a direct re-match with Chisora, whereas Dillian Whyte and Andy Ruiz are the opposite prospects.

“I should have taken the foot off the accelerator – the killer intuition type of kicked in on the finish. However I am going to have to observe the struggle to see what I did mistaken,” he advised Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking.

Parker conceded it was a really shut name, and was uncertain how it could go after the twelfth and closing spherical.

“It was very laborious for us to inform, when the hand was raised I used to be very comfortable, very delighted that we acquired the win,” he mentioned.

“I wasn’t fairly positive…I felt I did sufficient mid rounds and picked him off with jabs on the finish of the struggle.

“It was a really shut struggle. Lots of people are questioning it however I consider I did sufficient to win.

“From the sound of it they need a rematch, and I am going to take that in a heartbeat. Lots of people thought it went my means, lots of people thought it went his means.

“The one approach to clear up this drawback is to have a rematch and to see who the precise winner was.

“If we will make it on to the undercard of the Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua struggle it could be a fantastic expertise, and might be a fantastic struggle.

“I need to present precisely why I received the struggle within the first place.”

Parker will stay in England to coach below Andy Lee, who changed Kevin Barry after Parker’s battling win over Junior Fa in Auckland this yr.

“I do know it will likely be a long run factor (with Lee),” Parker mentioned.

“I confirmed glimpses of what I’ve labored on…it is early days, it is nice to get away with the win, and hold progressing.

“I am going to keep right here to proceed coaching, to work on the issues I have to work on, and struggle in July or August.

“Hopefully I am going to present much more enchancment within the subsequent struggle.”

Parker mentioned he would go away the match-making as much as his supervisor David Higgins, as he positions himself for an additional shot at a world title.

“I do not care who I struggle – I simply need to be concerned in essentially the most thrilling struggle on the market,” he mentioned.

“Whether it is Andy Ruiz I am going to take it in a heartbeat…whether it is Dillian Whyte I am going to take it with each palms. We have now to place ourselves for when the belt turns into accessible.”