The ‘Bronze Bomber’ Deontay Wilder is back in the ring more than 12 months after his last fight in October 2022, when he knocked out Anthony Joshua’s latest victim, Robert Helenius. In his 46 professional fights, Wilder has only failed to win on three occasions. Moreover, each of them was against the ‘Gypsy King’, Tyson Fury. The pair drew in their first bout five years ago, before Fury took the final two parts of the trilogy by knockout in February 2020 and October 2021. Now let’s explore the predictions and odds of Deontay Wilder vs Joseph Parker.
Joseph Parker, meanwhile, goes into this weekend’s fight against Wilder on the back of three straight wins since his loss to Brit Joe Joyce in September 2022. The 31-year-old New Zealander has 33 wins from his 36 professional fights including 23 by knockout. His loss to Joyce was his only career defeat via knockout.
Odds
Wilder, known as the Bronze Bomber, enters the ring as the odds-on favorite (1/5) according to betting sites, following his impressive first-round obliteration of Robert Helenius in his last fight. That victory not only solidified the Alabama Slammer’s dominance but also improved his knockout-to-win percentage to an astounding 97.67%, now standing as the highest in the history of heavyweight boxing.
Despite the odds being stacked against him, Parker remains undeterred, coming into the fight with the belief that he can defy expectations and secure his fourth consecutive victory since defeat to Joe Joyce in September 2022. As a result, he will be fighting against the odds with 9/2. Whereas, the odds of a draw are 25/1.
Prediction
Joseph Parker has received 60% of the backing in the winner market for this weekend’s fight, despite being the clear outsider with the bookmakers at a best price of 9/2.
The clear favorite for the fight at 1/5 (83% implied chance), Wilder has taken the other 40% of the bets through oddschecker since the start of December.
