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Joseph Parker
New Zealander
Athlete
Born:
Jan 9
,
1992
Boxing
Good
Me
People
World
You
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I made the New Zealand team, won medals around the world. I thought, 'I'm blessed. I've got a good talent.' I had no idea, though, how good I might be. But I loved the sport.
Joseph Parker
Good
World
Thought
Made
Blessed
Though
No Idea
Had
Idea
New
Talent
Sport
Around
Got
How
Won
Loved
New Zealand
Might
Team
Medals
Zealand
There are good life skills to be had in the sport. It is a big positive to see young kids coming to the gym, training hard, looking up to the likes of David Tua, Shane Cameron, and possibly myself.
Joseph Parker
Positive
Life
Myself
Good
Training
Looking
Big
Young
Good Life
Kids
Possibly
See
Gym
David
Shane
Had
Likes
Sport
Coming
Cameron
Up
Young Kids
Skills
Hard
I don't ever want to be a punch drunk.
Joseph Parker
Drunk
Punch
Want
Ever
I play guitar, I jam on the piano, drums, and even the triangle.
Joseph Parker
Guitar
Triangle
Piano
Drums
Jam
Even
Play
My sister plays piano, and my brother used to be on the drums. My dad sings; he's got a good voice.
Joseph Parker
Good
Sister
Brother
Voice
Piano
He
Drums
Got
Sings
Used
Dad
Plays
I think some fighters, when they throw a punch and throw everything they have, and it doesn't affect the other person, it might crush them a bit.
Joseph Parker
Think
Other
Punch
Everything
Bit
Some
Throw
Crush
Affect
Person
Them
Might
Fighters
In boxing, some fighters have good chins. You just have to be persistent and continue following the plan and trying to catch them nicely and, obviously, hope to be knocking him out.
Joseph Parker
Hope
Good
You
Out
Some
Following
Catch
Knocking
Obviously
Him
Boxing
Continue
Persistent
Trying
Just
Them
Plan
Fighters
Nicely
After a good training camp, pushing myself, learning new things, I always feel confident coming back to New Zealand.
Joseph Parker
Myself
Good
Learning
Training
New Things
Back
Pushing
Feel
New
Always
Coming
Camp
Confident
After
New Zealand
Zealand
Things
I believe it when I say I can beat anyone if I have a great training camp.
Joseph Parker
Great
Training
Believe
Say
Beat
Camp
Anyone
Walking down the street, it's a humbling feeling. Everyone stopping you for photos and autographs, it's real humbling.
Joseph Parker
You
Feeling
Down
Everyone
Photos
Real
Walking
Stopping
Autographs
Street
Humbling
When I first started off, a lot of people didn't know who we were or what we're doing, but now you can see a big difference, and everyone is behind us.
Joseph Parker
You
People
First
Big
Everyone
See
Know
Doing
Big Difference
Were
Lot
Off
Behind
Difference
Us
Who
Now
Started
I dropped Nascimento in the first round, but he came back, and I had to dig really deep because he was gaining the whole time. He ruptured my left ear drum with a right hand in the fifth round, which caused a few hearing problems, but I was able to overcome it.
Joseph Parker
Time
Overcome
Problems
First
Few
Dig
Back
Able
Had
He
Dropped
Drum
Because
Came
Caused
Hearing
Hand
Left
Which
Gaining
Fifth
Really
Deep
Whole
Round
Right
Ear
Right Hand
It was a good experience for me to be in the same camp as Minto when he was preparing for Shane Cameron, to see the weaknesses and strengths he brings.
Joseph Parker
Good
Me
Experience
Weaknesses
See
Shane
He
Cameron
Camp
Same
Preparing
Brings
Strengths
If I win, great, and I'll move on, and that's my goal, obviously, is to win. If I do lose, I have to accept it, and I have to get back out there, train hard, and just move on. It's not the end of the world.
Joseph Parker
Great
World
Win
Lose
Move On
Back
Out
Obviously
Accept
Goal
End
End Of The World
Train
Get
Move
Just
Hard
It's important to pursue the career that we want and the titles that we want to get, but there's family time.
Joseph Parker
Time
Family
Important
Pursue
Get
Want
Titles
Career
It is a Polynesian thing where you are calm and relaxed in your approach to life. But, when you're in the ring, you really go for it.
Joseph Parker
Life
You
Calm
Approach
Relaxed
Ring
Go
Go For It
Where
Really
Your
Thing
My punches are crisp, powerful, and sharp.
Joseph Parker
Punches
Crisp
Sharp
Powerful
We have a great set-up in Las Vegas. I love being in Vegas; all our camps will be in Vegas. We are just going to spend more time in the U.K. in terms of fighting. But New Zealand will still be home for me.
Joseph Parker
Love
Time
Home
Great
Me
Will
Fighting
Our
Spend
More
Vegas
New
Terms
Still
Camps
Going
Just
Being
New Zealand
Zealand
Las Vegas
A lot of people might say, 'He must be seeing this person because he has problems,' but actually, the truth is it's a strength to realise you're doing things wrong... and it's a strength to get help.
Joseph Parker
Truth
Strength
You
Truth Is
People
Problems
Say
Must
Seeing
He
Wrong
Because
Doing
Lot
Person
Get
Realise
Might
Help
Actually
Things
When you're in the ring, you're ready to do your thing, but in a relaxed state.
Joseph Parker
You
State
Relaxed
Ring
Ready
Your
Thing
It's good that people are underestimating me. I'm the guy from Down Under, and I'm going to show them what's up.
Joseph Parker
Good
Me
People
Down
Guy
Underestimating
Up
Going
Them
Show
My parents taught me good standards, and I feel like I'm taking it to the boxing realm.
Joseph Parker
Good
Me
Parents
Taking
Feel
Like
Boxing
Taught
Realm
Standards
You've got to be humble; you've got to be nice to everyone. But when you're in the ring, that's the time to let your fists do the talking, and that's the time for action.
Joseph Parker
Time
You
Humble
Be Humble
Be Nice
Action
Nice
Everyone
Ring
Talking
Got
Fists
Your
I love to read and learn.
Joseph Parker
Love
Learn
Read
If I train hard and have a great training camp, and I'm as prepared as I can be, I can take any heavyweight in the world.
Joseph Parker
Great
Training
World
Take
Camp
Train
Any
Heavyweight
Hard
Prepared
My dad loves boxing, so he used to hold up his hands when we were little kids, and we would punch his hands, and he slowly got us little gloves, and little punching bags that he'd always hold for us.
Joseph Parker
Punch
Punching
Kids
Would
Slowly
He
Bags
Boxing
Always
Gloves
Got
Were
His
Up
Hands
Hold
Loves
Little
Us
Little Kids
Used
Dad
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