QUOTES by Joseph Parker
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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.
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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.
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I've played the guitar since I was 12, I've played the piano since I was 15.
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With the overhand right in the past, I always got caught. My chin was up, and my shoulder wasn't where it was supposed to be, covering my chin.
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In boxing, there are lot of things that happen where they try to slow down the process and try to get to the other team, trying to get into our heads.
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I've been to Vector Arena, and I've seen it. I've stood in the middle and just appreciated the space, appreciated the volume of the place.
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All it takes is one punch, one big punch, and that could wreck everything for me.
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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.
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My parents taught me good standards, and I feel like I'm taking it to the boxing realm.
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Music is a great part of my life. It helps me relax and keep calm whenever I am not boxing.
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My sister plays piano, and my brother used to be on the drums. My dad sings; he's got a good voice.
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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.
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My motivation is being unified heavyweight champion of the world, making New Zealand and my family proud.
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A lot of boxers get along well. But if you have to fight each other, then leave that relationship behind.
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It's business inside the ring, but outside it, it's friendship and brotherhood. I try to do that with all my opponents.
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I did more weight training for Dimitrenko - we saw the big difference in sparring: everything felt stronger; it felt like the movement was much better. We were able to execute the plan in the Dimitrenko fight.
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I didn't make the Olympics, but I beat a lot of the guys that went to the Olympics, so I felt I was at that level even though I didn't make it.
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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.
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After a good training camp, pushing myself, learning new things, I always feel confident coming back to New Zealand.
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I believe that every fight we've had is a big fight, and every fight we've had is a fight where I've learned a lot of things in the ring, I learn about myself, and it's sort of pushed me to know where I can go.
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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.
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As an amateur, there are three rounds, and you have to give it all you have, throw as many punches as you can.
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Walking down the street, it's a humbling feeling. Everyone stopping you for photos and autographs, it's real humbling.
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I was upset about not going to the Olympics. It was a dream of mine, and I'd been working at it for a long time. But I've turned pro now; it's in the past, and there's nothing I can do about it.
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My Pacific Island genes will never allow me to be the most ripped, but I think I can get pretty close to it.
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I feel good about my first professional fight. I was ready for it, and it was a good win for me.
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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.
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I'm getting more confident in what I can do in the ring, and that just comes with hard work and training.
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Having watched the Botha fight, I wanted to get him out of there, but I didn't really want to hurt him as bad.
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When you take a break from something you love doing, you just feel like it's time to get back into it; you feel like you've been missing out on something.
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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.
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