IBF title holder Anthony Joshua said he respects Kiwi heavyweight Joseph Parker, but doesn't give him a shot of taking his belt from him.
Joshua is preparing to fight American Dominic Brezeale in a voluntary defence for his IBF title in London this weekend.
Parker is the mandatory challenger to Joshua's title, but the British boxer admits he isn't worried about the fight which is expected to take place in January 2017.
"Yeah, [I’m] giving him respect but he ain't beating me," Joshua said on Parker.
"I've been watching Parker since the Commonwealth Games in 2010. I've known of Parker since then, Parker is not new on my radar. Parker ain't this professional kid from New Zealand, I've known him since he was an amateur. I know a bit more about Parker than a lot of people think."
Joseph Parker lands a punch on Carlos Takam (Photosport)
Parker is coming off a unanimous points win over Carlos Takam, a result that Joshua admits he would've have settled for and should've left the Kiwi disappointed.
"Styles make fights, Takam is tough but I just think he should’ve knocked out Takam. You know how I roll.
"Hand on my heart, I'm not even disrespecting anyone's talents and s**t but me? You're asking me? Yeah man, I would be disappointed. Even if it was a bad performance, even if I had a cold or had a broken hand, over 12 rounds, I still expect to knock him out because it's just the way we're built I think.
"I don't know, that's just the way I've been built, it's just a different mentality so, yeah I'd like to go in and know I'm going to cause some damage."
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