Anthony Joshua claimed Joseph Parker showed remarkable resilience in his shocking victory over Deontay Wilder.
Parker stunned Wilder by winning a unanimous decision after 12 rounds in their heavyweight bout in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
The New Zealander won 118-111, 118-110 and 120-108 on the judges’ cards.
The former world champion has now won all three bouts since losing to Joy Joyce last year.
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Joshua, who also defeated Otto Wallin on the same night was quick to praise his former opponent for continuing his remarkable rise.
“I think it’s amazing what Parker done [against Wilder],” he said. “He came up short against Joe Joyce. he showed resilience pays off,”Joshua was quoted by Boxingscene.com.
“Daniel Dubois came up short a few times. He showed resilience and it paid off. You only give up when that
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