Joseph Parker responded to the skeptics who doubted his triumph over Wilder

The former IBF world heavyweight champion, Joseph Parker, shared his expectations for the upcoming fight against Deontay Wilder.

The New Zealander stated that he pays no heed to the chatter and is solely focused on stepping into the ring to execute his task.

“Everybody is talking about his power and how dangerous he is, but they’re forgetting what I can do in the ring. I don’t care what they say. I’m going to go out and put on the performance that I can. I don’t care what people say because I know what I can do, and that’s it.

Andy [Lee] have worked very hard. We’ve had a great camp, and everything is perfect. Everything is at the right place and the right time. Everything is written in the stars. So everybody can say about his power and experience but it’s my time." said Joseph Parker to Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions.

Parker and Wilder will enter the ring on December 23rd in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of a grand boxing event. Another significant bout of the evening will feature Anthony Joshua against Sweden's Otto Wallin. The full lineup of fights for the mega-show can be found here.

In his latest bout, the New Zealander Parker secured victory by knockout against Simon Kean in October of this year. Wilder in his last bout knocked out Finland's Robert Helenius.