By Duncan Johnstone
Alabama firefighter Keith Thompson is out to dampen down the hype around rising New Zealand heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker.
The pair square off in Pennsylvania next Saturday, on a card that also features New Zealand light-heavyweight Robbie Berridge against Russian champion Vasily Lepikhim.
No-one is giving Thompson much of a chance. But then, no-one knows much about him. That includes the Parker camp, who are short on information for an opponent they have taken on at short notice.
