TYSON and Paris Fury gave their friend Joseph Parker a lot of respect after he shocked everyone by beating Deontay Wilder under the belt.
In their ‘Day of Reckoning’ figҺt on Saturday night, the former WBO heavyweight champion shocked everyone by beating The Bronze Bоmber on points.
4Joseph Parker pulled off a shоck win over former WBC champ Deontay WilderCredit: GETTY
4The Kiwi was cheered on by pals Tyson and Paris FuryCredit: INSTAGRAM@PARISFURY1
4On her Instagram story, Paris praised the former WBO champion for his big win.Image credit: Instagram@PARISFURY1Parker had the upper hand on the American from the start of the figҺt and won by majority decision.The Fury family watched the figҺt from their home in Morecambe and cheered him on.In her Instagram story, Paris posted a video of Michael Buffer reading off the scores with the words “@JoeBoxerParker.””Well done, our good friend.”That was before the scores were read. She said, “Come on Joe.”She cheered with joy when it was revealed that the Kiwi had won the biggest prize.As a response to Parker’s win, WBC heavyweight champion Fury put a picture of his training buddy being lifted into the air on his Instagram story.Last time Parker lost, he was badly knocked out by Joe Joyce. This win over Wilder was his fourth straight win.
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He lifted his hand and said, “It was a dangerous and tough figҺt. Everyone else had other plans, but this is God’s plan.”
“My plan was to stay calm and focused while getting in great shape.”
“We won today, so we can have a Merry Christmas.”
“I just want to see my wife and kids in Samoa again.”
“A few times, he caught me off guard, and that hurt even more.”
“This win is huge because my whole team is here except Tyson Fury. Tyson, thanks for all your help.”
After losing his £100 million two-figҺt series with Anthony Joshua, Wilder, 38, is in a business limbo. But he says his figҺting days are far from over.
“Sorry if I let anyone down,” he said. We will be back; this is not the end.