Carl Frampton had to weigh in on the heavyweight clash between Joe Joyce and Joseph Parker – and it’s clear that ‘The Jackal’ is struggling in this one!
Talking to Social boxingFrampton considered a number of factors and even said if he bet £1 he would bet it on a draw!
In the end, however, the former two-weight world champion declared he believed Parker would stand by the fight.
“It was a really hard call, really hard, and I was sitting on the fence. I think if I had a pound I would put it in the draw! I think it will be close to that.”
“But if you ask me about the winner, I just want to beat Parker in points.”
“I think it’s a fight of two rounds, I think he’ll win the first half and Joyce will win the second but Parker can do enough to score an inning or two in the second – that’s the kind of fight that I think so. will be. “
Frampton is not alone in his struggle to choose between two strong contenderswith the fans seemingly split in the middle and the bookies’ odds being extremely close.
With the WBO interim world title on display, Saturday night’s winner will be guaranteed a world championship spot or will automatically become world champion if the WBO title is vacated.
That said, the stakes couldn’t be higher for Joyce and Parker at the famous Manchester Arena, with a fight made or broken for both of their world championship ambitions.
Read our article on how to watch the fight and full details about the card.
