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Joseph Parker

Bookseller

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Joseph Parker is a bookseller, best known for People's Bible.

Quick Facts About Joseph Parker

Profession: Bookseller
Notable works: People's Bible

About Joseph Parker

Joseph Dennis Parker, OM is a New Zealand professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) heavyweight title from 2016 to 2018. At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight championships, including the WBO Oriental, Africa, and Oceania titles; as well as the PABA, OPBF, and New Zealand titles. As an amateur, he represented New Zealand at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the super-heavyweight division, and narrowly missed qualification for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Joseph Parker

I first got into boxing when I was quite young. I was about 12 when I won my first boxing match.

About

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When you're in the ring, you're ready to do your thing, but in a relaxed state.

Ready

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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…

Back

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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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I believe it when I say I can beat anyone if I have a great training camp.

Believe

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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…

Give

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Only Christ could have conceived Christ.

Christ

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What's the point in changing your team? I believe in my team.

Believe

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I can outbox Anthony Joshua.

I can

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As a father, you want to protect, but I also want to prepare her for when she grows up, so I want…

Dad

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It was a good experience for me to be in the same camp as Minto when he was preparing for Shane Cameron,…

Experience

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My motivation is being unified heavyweight champion of the world, making New Zealand and my family proud.

Champion

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You not only have to box smart, you have to be ruthless in the ring.

Box

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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…

Better

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When children ask you questions about gray hairs, and wrinkles in the face, and sighs that have no words, and smiles too…

Air

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It was surprising how many kids don't have lunches. If we all get behind this cause, it'll help a lot of the…

Behind

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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.

Brother

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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.

Good

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I realise now that a lot of the things I was doing weren't helping me to get to the goal I want…

Achieve

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So I have, like, more than a 100 cousins all over the world now.

Like

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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…

Always

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I know if I train hard, focus, I can beat anyone out there.

Beat

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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…

Fighting

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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…

Believe

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Music is a great part of my life. It helps me relax and keep calm whenever I am not boxing.

Calm

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