Kiwi boxing sensation Joseph Parker has been rubbing shoulders with another of the sport's royalty in Las Vegas in the form of ex-world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson.
Parker is preparing with trainer Kevin Barry for his fight with hard-hitting German Yakup 'The Scorpion' Saglam in Palmerston North on June 13 but had a chance meeting with the colourful Tyson, who gave the New Zealander a few training tips.
Parker had his new friend Wladimir Klitschko to thank for the opportunity to meet "Iron Mike". The Kiwi was attending a training camp with Klitschko, the current world heavyweight champion, in Miami last month when the Ukrainian advised him to take up swimming. Not even the Ukrainian could have predicted it would lead to Parker running into Tyson in the cafeteria of his local pool.
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Parker is preparing with trainer Kevin Barry for his fight with hard-hitting German Yakup 'The Scorpion' Saglam in Palmerston North on June 13 but had a chance meeting with the colourful Tyson, who gave the New Zealander a few training tips.
Parker had his new friend Wladimir Klitschko to thank for the opportunity to meet "Iron Mike". The Kiwi was attending a training camp with Klitschko, the current world heavyweight champion, in Miami last month when the Ukrainian advised him to take up swimming. Not even the Ukrainian could have predicted it would lead to Parker running into Tyson in the cafeteria of his local pool.
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