Dillian Whyte makes his entrance before his fight with Dereck Chisora last year. Photosport
Who should Joseph Parker fight next? I'd go for Englishman Dillian Whyte, a heavyweight who will stand up to Parker and probably get in trouble as a result.
Nicknamed the "Body Snatcher", the 29-year-old Whyte, who was born in Jamaica, is an aggressive, durable fighter with a 21-1 record -
his one defeat as a professional coming at the hands of Anthony Joshua. At 1.93m, he is the same height as Parker, but would probably have a slight weight advantage.
Significantly, Whyte hurt Joshua for perhaps the first time in the latter's professional career when they fought in London in late 2015. A big left hook from Whyte stunned Joshua but he couldn't follow it up and was eventually stopped himself by the now WBA, IBO and IBF heavyweight world champion.
Whyte, who is ranked in the top 10 in all four of the major boxing organisations (as high as No3 with the WBC), will want to engage where Hughie Fury will not, and that will make Parker look far better than he did in his latest victory.
One of Whyte's recent fights was against Dereck Chisora at the Manchester Arena at the end of last year, an absolute classic due to the fact that the pair so clearly disliked each other and were so evenly matched. The pair went at it from the first bell, neither able to land a knockout blow. Whyte won the fight by split decision, but Parker's ability to throw combinations - he didn't do enough of that against Fury - would put a potentially flat-footed Whyte under enormous pressure.
