<em>By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing</em>
Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker’s withdrawal from his October 26 showdown against former heavyweight challenger Derek Chisora at the 02 Arena in London is likely because of a spider bite!
“The theory is that it was a spider bite,” Parker’s promoter David Higgins told Stuff on Wednesday. “Boxing is a bizarre world but I know for a fact that Joseph is not well. He has been ordered to rest for three weeks so he can’t make October 26 unfortunately.
“The fight against Derek Chisora continues to be one that Joseph Parker and his team want. Joe is keen to get back in as soon as possible. Hopefully, we will have some good news soon.”
Well maybe he will have luck like Peter Parker aka Spider-Man and become a superhero in the heavyweight division.
Was just about to post something similar.
Any news like this should, at the very least, have a legitimate doctor’s letter. Whereupon, demonstrates to the paying public there is no chicanery.
I’ve had a brown recluse spider bite, and they are absolutely brutal. Mine required surgery to remove the dead tissue from my arm. A doctor’s note wouldn’t be required, a simple photo would prove whether this is true or not. Either the guy has a mass of necrotic tissue or he doesn’t.
This guy beat Ruiz, but got KO’d by a spider….funny old world
Real shame as that would have been a good fight…..hopefully it’s reschedule for early next year.
I wonder who is going to tell Chisora? He’s going to go nuts.
Fuck him. He was ready to pull out of the fight during the press conference unless he got elevated to the main event or lots more money. He didn’t really want this fight anyway so he’s probably relieved.
Interesting…
They have the kind of spiders down under that could not have only cancelled this fight, but cancelled Parker for good.
Spider bite? As far as I know, the type of spider on those places (Australia, New Zealand etc) are very poisonous and the bite hurt a lot, (a lot more than a bee sting) and some symptoms are described like this:
“Early symptoms of systemic envenomation include goose bumps, sweating, tingling around the mouth and tongue, twitching (initially facial and intercostal), salivation, watery eyes, elevated heart rate, and elevated blood pressure. As systemic envenomation progresses, symptoms include nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath (caused by airway obstruction), agitation, confusion, writhing, grimacing, muscle spasms, pulmonary oedema (of neurogenic or hypertensive origin), metabolic acidosis, and extreme hypertension.”
Are they telling the truth?
The only spider that will ko Parker is a Sydney funnel web… which is outside in the ground.. which Parker doesn’t have worry bout his from New Zealand.. he could of got bitten by a red back spider.. which only make u sick.. I’m pretty sure there in New Zealand
He was bitten by a Red Back Spider, it was on the Radio. The spider was in his glove and bit him on the hand.
(Female) Red Back Spider bites are extremely painful and toxic. However, if the bite is being treated right away, Parker shouldn’t lose more than a week of training.