Joseph Parker's sparring partner Malik Scott, a man who has trained with Deontay Wilder and Wladimir Klitschko, is expecting a "spectacular" victory for the New Zealand heavyweight in his world title defence against Hughie Fury.
Scott, a 36-year-old American who has a 38-win, 3-loss professional record, said Parker was more than ready to beat Fury in Manchester on September 23, adding the Englishman has never been in the ring with a fighter of Parker's quality.
"In my opinion, he was ready last week some time," Scott said of Parker. "Obviously we have a few more weeks for preparation. The interesting thing about this fight is I've never seen Hughie Fury in with a guy like Joe Parker. I'm looking for Joe Parker to be victorious and we are having a great camp.
"As far as my comparisons, because that's what I do a lot of times, I compare opponents, I compare camps, out of the Wladimir camp, the Deontay camp, the Joseph Parker camp, one thing I can say about Joseph is he's extremely concentrated, he's a man about his business, he comes, he's training, he's respectful and I'm looking for him to be very victorious and spectacular."
Parker is nearing the end of his eight-week camp ahead of his fight against Fury, his first in the United Kingdom. While his visit to Manchester in July to promote the fight with the undefeated Fury was marked by mutual respect between the pair, an edge has since developed.