With the mega card being billed as “Day of Reckoning” coming this weekend on the boxing schedule from Saudi Arabia, one of the headlining bouts is this heavyweight matchup between the dangerous Deontay Wilder and Joseph Parker coming from the land down under.
Wilder vs. Parker Picks
- Pick: Wilder via KO.
Continue reading for the official Wilder vs. Parker betting analysis and prediction ahead of placing any bets this weekend.
Deontay Wilder vs Joseph Parker Information
Deontay Wilder vs Joseph Parker
Location of the fight: Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Date and Time: December 23, 2023, 5:20 PM ET estimated ring walk
How to Watch: DAZN PPV
Last Fight Results
Wilder is coming off a first-round KO victory against Robert Helenius in October of 2022.
Parker is fresh off winning the IBF and WBO inter-continental titles via third-round KO over Simon Kean in October.
Deontay Wilder vs Joseph Parker Betting Analysis
Deontay Wilder
Wilder is an American boxer with a professional record of 43-2-1, including an incredible 42 KOs under his belt at 38 years old. He is the former WBC heavyweight champion from 2015 to 2020 and is currently ranked as the #3 heavyweight in the world by ESPN.
“The Bronze Bomber” is listed at a towering 6’7” with an 83” reach while fighting out of the orthodox stance.
Joseph Parker
Parker is a professional boxer from New Zealand with a record of 33-3 with 23 KO wins so far at 31 years old. He has multiple regional heavyweight belts and had 66 total fights as an amateur–making him very experienced for only 31 years old.
He’s listed as a 6’4” orthodox fighter with a 76” reach and will be the smaller fighter in the ring on Saturday.
Updates
There are no injuries reported to DAZN.
Deontay Wilder vs Joseph Parker Betting Preview
Before you make big-time boxing predictions on events like this one coming this weekend, there are a lot of boxes you need to check. Since we are past the Wilder vs. Parker betting analysis, now let’s preview the betting lines and study the styles of both fighters.
According to the available boxing odds, Wilder is coming into this weekend as the -670 betting favorite over the +425 Parker. The over/under is set at 6.5 rounds for this matchup between two powerful men.
The interesting thing about this fight is that the outcome is going to be a product of whether or not Wilder shows up in his best form on fight night. A lot of bettors don’t think about anything outside of the analytics. We will discuss this at the end with the official prediction.
Stylistically, Parker is probably the more technical boxer out of the two. The issue is that he doesn’t have that killer instinct that fighters need to be great in the heavyweight division. Wilder is ALL killer instinct.
Parker hasn’t finished one world-level fighter and Wilder goes into every fight knowing he only needs to land that right hand. The power and speed he still has at 38 years old makes him the most dangerous fight in the world, and will probably lead to him having a longer career than other heavyweights at the top right now.
Wilder vs. Parker Betting Prediction
If you want to learn how to bet on boxing, this is the perfect place to start. You need to look over the matchup analytically but also look deep into both fighters’ current forms and how they might show up on fight night.
The Wilder vs. Parker betting analysis can only say so much. With all the factors, the official prediction for this bout is that Wilder will win via KO. Parker is very vulnerable early on in fights because he gets careless coming into range.
Wilder also looks positive, calm, and loose going into this weekend. That is when he is in his most dangerous form. That is something a lot of bettors don’t even think about.
All the toxicity around him and his team during the trilogy with Tyson Fury was a big setback for him. He seems to be back in great spirits and focused on that big Anthony Joshua matchup in 2024.
- Pick: Wilder via KO.
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