Bakole Ready For War With Parker After Dubois Pulls Out

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Martin Bakole says he’s “going to shock the world” as Joseph Parker’s replacement opponent on Turki Alalshikh’s giant card at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

A Soldier’s Mentality 

Bakole (21-1, 16 KOs) acknowledges that he didn’t have a training camp, but he views himself as a “soldier” and will be ready to go to war on the frontlines against the former WBO heavyweight champion Parker (35-3, 23 KOs).

Parker, 33, looked stunned when asked about his thoughts on his original opponent, IBF champion Daniel Dubois, pulling out with an illness. I hate to say it, but he should have expected it. With Dubois’ reputation for quitting in fights, the pullout was predictable. Parker put all that work into training for Dubois only to have him do this. I saw this coming from a mile away. ‘Once a quitter, always a quitter.’ The positive that comes out of this for Parker is that if he wins on Saturday, he’ll be in line to challenge Oleksandr Usyk, and he won’t pull out.

Before that, Daniel appeared off-kilter in interviews, and you could tell that nerves were starting to get to him. He may have realized what he was up against, knowing that Parker’s crafty style of master boxing would be too difficult a puzzle for him to solve.

Bakole is the opposite type of person to Dubois. He’s fearless and will go to the front with no questions, and he is ready to attack Parker to take his spot for a title shot against WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.

Weight Doesn’t Matter

“I think I’m going to shock the world tomorrow. I’m a boxer. A boxer is like a soldier. Anytime they ask you to go to war, always be ready,” said Martin Bakole on X. “So, I’m ready to go no matter what it is. I’ve not started the camp yet, but I’m ready to go.”

Bakole looks around the same weight he usually is. He might be around 300 lbs, but that weight will work just as good as the 284 he weighed in for his last fight against Jared Anderson on August 3rd. Bakole destroyed him in five rounds.

Last Updated on 02/21/2025




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