Joseph Parker’s potential fight with Anthony Joshua appears over after ‘the most insulting offer in boxing history’
JOSEPH PARKER'S heavyweight clash with Anthony Joshua looks dead and buried after he received an "insulting" offer from Eddie Hearn.
The WBO champ was locked in talks to fight the undefeated Brit after he called him out during a press conference last week.
It was believed the duel would go ahead if they received a 40-60 split in favour of Joshua.
But David Higgins, Parker's promoter, said the offer was well below what was expected and claimed he thought Hearn was hacked when he saw the "ridiculously low offer."
Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: "I got this weird email from Eddie's email address, but he must have been hacked.
"He made the most ridiculously low offer. It could have been the most insulting offer in boxing history.
"To expect 40 per cent is actually quite reasonable, because you have earned it, and it's a unification.
"Of course I have mentioned it [to Joseph Parker] and he just laughed like I did.
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"I'm not going to reply, because I don't think it was Eddie Hearn. I reckon someone hacked his account, it was a scam.
"I reckon Eddie respects boxing and I reckon Anthony Joshua wouldn't want to insult Joseph Parker.
"Joseph has worked his way from the ground up and earned the right.
"Joshua, I think, would understand and respect that, so it can't possibly be AJ or Eddie that made the offer. It must be an email hack."
Higgins added that he won't consider anything below 40 per cent otherwise he will just bide his time and wait for Deontay Wilder.
Wilder continued: "They pay us 40 per cent and not a cent less, or they will fight Wilder, who will obviously win and then we'll fight Wilder 50-50."