Anthony Joshua to back up his trash-talk with action after the Brit claimed he would “smoke” Parker.The two former heavyweight boxing champions faced off in March 2018 in a unification bout, which AJ won by unanimous decision to add the WBO belt to his collection.Parker, 30, has boasted an exceptional record of 6-1 since losing his first fight, while the Watford fighter’s career has hit somewhat of a bump following losses to Andy Ruiz and most recently Oleksandr Usyk.And with Joshua claiming he would smoke Parker, the New Zealander has hit back by vowing that “things will be different” if they fought a second time.Parker told Vegas Insider: “I saw what Anthony Joshua has said.
He is keen to fight me and smoke me? Come on, he couldn’t smoke me the first time. “Back up what he’s saying then and let’s get on with it.
Then let's see who gets smoked."The first fight in 2018 wasn’t exciting but it came down to us both. If we had a rematch it would be different.
If not from him, definitely from me.“I have been staying on track with training, practising what Andy Lee has been teaching me and I'm a lot more confident.
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