“Anthony Joshua Needs To Bully Wallin!” – Darren Barker

“Anthony Joshua Needs To Bully Wallin!” – Darren Barker speaks to Boxing News’ Andi Purewal as he breaks down Joshua-Wallin.

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00:00 – 01:03: Darren Barker intro
01:04 – 03:00: Joshua-Wallin
03:01 – 04:04: Wants explosive Anthony Joshua performance
04:05 – 04:40: Joshua-Wilder talks distraction
04:41 – 06:02: Wilder-Parker
06:03 – 07:16: Dubois vs Miller
07:17 – 08:24: Jai Opetaia vs Zorro
08:25 – 08:54: Eubank Jr-Benn fallout
08:55 – 09:26: What next for Conor Benn?
09:27 – 09:33: Darren Barekr outro

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This is Andy por for boxing news it’s Wayne day and I’m joined by Fun World Champion Darren Barker here in Saudi Arabia Darren have you found your week how are you doing yeah do you know what I’ve had a lovely time this is a this is

A very busy week for me usually at home so um I’m not as busy here than I would be at home don’t tell the misses all right um but yeah I’ve had a great time play golf a couple of times uh I mean this is special this is special to be a

Part of this is really really really cool do you know what I mean I remember not to bore you but um I went to three of Nigel Ben’s fights in 1995 I think it was three and one of the fights was Ben mclenon and I remember this clear as day

Sitting in the stands and looking at people in and around ringside thinking I’d love to be a part of that not knowing what they’re doing looking at commentators looking at whatever you know M the MZ the medical just thinking wow like I love to be involved cuz I

Love boxing so much so to be here part of this massive show is really cool down here part of this massive show and let’s just work through a few different fights OB anony Joshua Valene headlines one of the biggest talking points of the week has been AJ’s demeanor with the media

He’s seen a little Frosty at times and what have you made of how he’s been with everybody yeah look I think he said it himself yesterday Den he a little tense and you can understand why because he got aspirations are really pushing on and becoming a three-time world champion

He wants that fight with wilder and if he was to get past that he’d love the fight with the winner of of furri and usk um so I can understand I i’ be honest I thought he looks a little nervous as he walked around but is there anything wrong without I can understand

The magnitude of the the the the occasion and the having to must win to set up that fight with wilder would um bring an element of pressure so it’s understandable but um I must say physically he’s he’s so big like I don’t think you can quite understand how big

Ane Joshua is I mean he was stood up there on that platform with me on the zone and uh I was just like [ __ ] H his arms are as big as me but yeah look I I think it’s similar AJ of late really but um I

Hope we see a kind of a performance that is backed with the energy that we’re seeing you know I look with Wallen he’s quite versatile you can fight the front foot he can f the back foot um so I think it’s important that AJ sets the

Tone early I think he needs to be dominant behind the jab with his feet and really try and Bully Wallin who look he’s he’s a good fighter he’s craft he’s a good southp like I say he can adapt he can f front foot back foot but not the

Biggest punch in heavyweight so you’d like to think AJ will start to really put his foot on the gas and get Walling out of their sort of late rounds and obiously AJ has another trainer in his Corner this time around Ben Davidson of everybody’s interested to see how he

Looks on Saturday night with that in mind do you feel like I know the wins are most important thing but we need to see something a bit more special from Anthony Joshua on Saturday headed into next year yeah look first and foremost a win is the most important thing all

Right because that fight AJ’s profile is is so big even if he doesn’t look great they’ll still make the Wilder fight you know if if Wilder was to get past Parker but that’s a conversation we can have in the it um but I I would agree with you I I

Think he will want to look good I think the way he ended the show against helenius uh was spectacular and I think he’ want to build from that and you do that by doing something similar again uh so I want him to commit to the right hand that right hand right through the

Min’s middle turned the hips and a similar sort of shot that he threw against Charles Martin to win the title against the South so yeah I I hope we see a an aggressive AJ and obviously all that talk this week has also been about Joshua Wilder uh that deal taking place

Next year having had it officially confirmed that is denied that’s the case despite the reports how much of a distraction is that though yeah look there they’d be lying if they said they didn’t have one eye on that fight because it’s one of the biggest fights

Ever like whether you like it or not uh it really is that big it would could you imagine the energy just before that first belt I mean it would be Electric um so yeah they’re gonna have to call on all of their experience the teams are going to have

To play a big part just uh you know get them back focused on the task at hand for Deontay Wilder the task at hand for him is Joseph Parker as we’ve drawn ever nearer towards fight day I’ve seen a few people start to maybe lean towards

Joseph Parker I I am potentially one of those I’m not saying he’s going to win but I think out of the two semi-finals if you want to call them that I’ll probably say this is the bigger biggest banana skin it’s crazy to think Joe Parker is only 31 and I would say

Probably peing with his physical presence I mean he was so sharp against Simon Keane and look Simon Keane’s no Wilder but still you can only beat was in front of you he looked sharp he looked aggressive he looked very mature and experienced which he is now so with

All that in mind you’d have to say he’s peing got Andy Lee in his Corner the man who was part of the team that orchestrated that great win for Tyson Fury against wild and numerous times so everything looks good for Joe Parker in this fight if if he’s ever to beat

Wilder it’s now the inactivity of Wilder isn’t great you know one round against helenius I mean that at 38 isn’t good the first thing a fighter loses is their punch resistance but the last thing that goes is power so you know probably just lean towards Wilder

But I would be far far from shocked if Parker was to win the fight that seems to be interesting most people and kind of divide opinions out of Daniel D and Geral Miller your thoughts on that one Dar I think de late he looked terrible

Miller of late yet to find any sort of form and is it because he’s not on drugs anymore uh 2018 Miller on Peds was a tough man to beat he really was relentless fastpaced uh for such a big guy 300 plus uh he he was so busy but we know we know

Why now um so for me look he had a war with bramon that that mean anyone of a level doesn’t have a war with bramonte so I think though and you know what talking about maturity and someone maybe peing you Daniel Deo the the aura around him and the

Confidence around him is someone of a fighter that suffered the good the bad the ugly and he’s kind of ticked a lot of boxes now some good good some bad and I think he feels let’s go out there and I’ve experienced everything now nothing to worry about and yeah I just feel he’s

The fresher and he’ll uh I think my money would be on a late stoppage against uh Miller Yeah final one from this car Darren um zayre he’s had a frustrating period obviously having to vacate that title but he’s come for it he’s looking forward Saturday night Ellie Zoro what

Typ performance you expected from Mr uper Tire the man he one of my favorite fighters on the world scene me and Tony bellu commentated on his fight against Jordan Thompson and the first thing we said when that fight ended was we we can’t wait to see him fight again and

That’s probably the biggest compliment you can give a fighter he was exceptional his footwork is impeccable his power his chin bearing in mind he had a broken jaw against breedis and he took a thunderous right hand against Thompson and he he instantly dropped sson with his own right hook I mean he’s

An animal you can just see this fire in his eye he just wants toight fight you know he his personality reminds me somewhat of Mike Tyson just a non nonsense angry individual that wants to do damage uh Zoro is a tidy well schooled boxer with no uh pressure on

Him whatsoever only the pressure that he’ll put in his own shoulders but he’s well up against it I can’t see anything than an opper Tire stoppage in this fight just moving away from this one I’m sure you were disappointed for kind of that the chush junior fight will not go

Ahead just get your thoughts on the Fallout from that yeah look I want to I want to see the fight um there’ be a lot of people out there saying they don’t want to see the fight but I guarantee they tune in to watch it at 100% um

Again talking about the energy before the first round for AJ Wilder imagine the energy before the the the first round of Ben Eubank so yeah it’s a shame but uh both very big names and they will have options Ed said an announcement IM imminent for Conor’s next outing expects

It to be International lot of talk of America if there’s someone you could maybe pluck off the top of your head who do you think would be a good test for kind out on what would only be about 5 weeks notice now oh you thrown me there

You throw me on the on the world scene I’m not too sure but like I say there’s a lot of options a lot of options for for Ben because of his name because of his stature and his following uh and the backstory a lot of people are going to

Tune in and watch Connor every time he fights now so the the options for him are are fantastic Darren listen is a pleasure to catch up with you as always leave you to go weone lot now so thank you cheers mate