Motivated Joseph Parker Cautions Dillian Whyte: "I Strike With Bad Intentions"

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Joseph Parker says he is "more hungry and more motivated" to face the dangerous British Dillian Whyte in London

It must be the week of combat. Joseph Parker took a look at both his sensitive and more sinister side as the countdown began seriously for the heavyweight boxing eliminator effective against Dillian Whyte at the O2 Arena of London (NZT)

That took temperatures in the 30s, Parker mixed the downright cool with the decidedly snarly while he was still preparing for what should be a captivating sell-out fight at first. inner place of London.

This is a great match for the 26 year old Aucklander, against a legitimate British competitor with real punching power and better qualifications. This could either catapult Parker directly into the world title fight conversation, or send him tumbling down the rankings with a long and hard knock to return to the kind of territory he has occupied for his last two fights.

The work of the training camp and the main pre-competition developments were all taken into account, Parker is in this last phase of preparation where the protagonist has some time to promote the fight and to prepare there.

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So, on Monday in London, Parker visited the famous Hank's Guitar Shop in the Soho neighborhood where the Kiwi heavyweight revealed an ability to sing a quality riff in a segment shot for the British television.

collectible guitars scraped by a who's who of musical glitters – including a pretty little purple number owned by Prince that will cost you £ 49,000 (NZ $ 94,600) – Parker got the # 39; s opportunity to show a more sensitive side of his personality.

a little fun to get away from the workout and the gym, and that's something else to do. It's refreshing, "he says.

Parker played guitar as long as he can remember, he first taught the basics of his father Dempsey and continues to develop his typically Polynesian / Kiwi style talents.I have had some lessons here and there, but it is mostly self taught and I learned from others, "he said. "I love the guitar, my sister plays the piano, so we teach each other and we teach (younger brother) John, we all know how to play instruments, but the only thing I do not can not do is to sing – I am hopeless. "

But the big Kiwi, who seems to have fought well, has certainly hit the right note with his predictions for Saturday night at the O2 where he promises to turn "bad intentions" into a good result.

Parker described the buildup as "a little laid back … not as intense as Joshua's fight, and not as relaxed as the fights at home. Somewhere in the middle. But the training was the best, with the sparring rounds we had and the strength and conditioning work, I felt like I was hitting with bad intentions more than the last fight. "

Forbidden to interview at the back of a London taxi, Parker said that he thought he was a better fighter for having experienced the experience of his only defeat of career (in points) against Anthony Joshua with these three belts in play.

I've put more sparring laps, more strength and conditioning, and this is not just the body that has changed, but also the state of mind.I am no longer a champion, and the whole team is determined to go back in. We want to be world champion; I am more hungry and more motivated. , i missed the birth of my daughter, so i can not wait to go see her. "

Parker then revealed this dark side when he spoke of a state of mind developed during these 102 sparring rounds in Las Vegas against trained men to come to him as Whyte will be in face of what is likely to be "I was doing everything I could to hurt the other person, and at the end of the camp, I wanted to break my ribs, but this is not a good thing to say, ring with me, I'm going to hit you so hard that I want to see you on the ground yell. "

Asked what he had to do to beat Whyte, who said Kevin Barry will take two shots to give three, Parker he said that it was "incessant punches to the head and body" and win the tactical battle.

"Everyone says we are going to war, but you have to be smart with him and show good moves, and more offense. We did not throw enough punches [against Joshua]. This time we talked about throwing a lot of punches and we practiced at the camp. So now I know that if I have to throw a lot of shots, it's already there. I've always practiced everything I said I will do. "

Parker continues to mock the way Joshua's fight unfolded, now he's ready to play a different tune on the big stage." Stuff