Joseph Parker claims Daniel Dubois could be haunted by 'quit' mentality in world title fight

Daniel Dubois' past could come back to haunt him according to former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker. 

Parker will face Dubois for the IBF heavyweight title on Saturday in a fight which will be broadcast live on DAZN Pay-Per-View. 

The contest, which features on Riyadh Season's The Last Crescendo event, will serve as the co-main event to the undisputed light heavyweight title rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. 

Parker has not been afraid to begin the mind games with Dubois, and vowed to make the man known as 'Dynamite' quit when they met on DAZN's Face-Off. 

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The word 'quit' is one which has followed Dubois throughout his boxing career, with some criticising how the British heavyweight fared in losses to both Joe Joyce and Oleksandr Usyk in recent years.

But while Dubois is looking to be reaching his best, Parker is not ruling out the possibility of Dubois struggling when his back is against the wall come fight night. 

"He’s quit before," Parker told The Stomping Ground. 

"If he does get hit too hard, then he may revert to type. He has shown that he is able to overcome hard times in a fight as well.

"You never know what you’re going to get with Daniel."

Watch Dubois vs Parker and full Last Crescendo card live on DAZN PPV

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