1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:04,879 Speaker 1: Well, it is my distinct pleasure to be doing today 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:09,000 by the WBO interim heavyweight champion, Joseph Parker and Joe. 3 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:09,960 Speaker 2: You have a very. 4 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:12,599 Speaker 1: Important fight coming up. You'll be taken on Fabio. Worldly 5 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:15,160 really interesting that to at least to me anyway. It 6 00:00:15,199 --> 00:00:17,879 is October twenty fifth. You're headlining the Queensbury his own 7 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:20,920 haper newcart take place at the O two Arena in London, 8 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:23,440 one of the great arenas in boxing. Welcome to the show. 9 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:25,239 Glad to talk to you again. How's everything you just 10 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:27,320 told me before we started taping. You've been in Ireland 11 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:28,839 five and a half weeks getting ready with your trainer, 12 00:00:28,879 --> 00:00:29,879 Andy Lee for this big fight. 13 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:32,359 Speaker 2: Thanks for having me on that. Good to see you again. 14 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:34,640 I've been in the island training for five and a 15 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:37,880 half weeks now, Andy, and we've been being able to 16 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:39,880 put in some good work to lead into this fight. 17 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:42,240 I know it's one of those fights where I never 18 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:44,920 even while coming, you know, I was thinking about fighting 19 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:47,359 this person and that person, but then this fight was 20 00:00:47,399 --> 00:00:49,640 offers me. I said yes straight away because I just 21 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:50,159 wanted to fight. 22 00:00:51,399 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 1: Well, the Joseph Parker that I have known and covered 23 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:55,079 for many years has never been a guy that's turned 24 00:00:55,119 --> 00:00:58,240 fighters down, and which brings me to the first thing 25 00:00:58,240 --> 00:00:59,679 I want to ask about, which is to just go 26 00:00:59,719 --> 00:01:02,679 back to your most recent fight that took place in February. 27 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:06,519 You were, of course scheduled to fight Daniel Dubis challenge 28 00:01:06,599 --> 00:01:09,519 him for the IBF heavyweight title. That was a pretty 29 00:01:09,519 --> 00:01:12,200 big fight, and he pulled out the week of the fight, 30 00:01:12,239 --> 00:01:15,920 said he was ill and instead and we spoke before 31 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:18,000 that fight, we did one of these interviews before that, 32 00:01:18,079 --> 00:01:20,560 and then it ended up changing the opponent right before 33 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:23,120 the fight. But anyway, you took on Martin Bucoli in 34 00:01:23,159 --> 00:01:25,239 a fight that was arranged at about what two or 35 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,560 three days notice, and he flew in at the last 36 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:31,599 minute from where he was in Africa, and so I 37 00:01:31,599 --> 00:01:34,079 mean that's difficult for both guys. You know, him coming 38 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,120 in on short notice, You're having to change your thoughts 39 00:01:36,159 --> 00:01:38,920 from a dui fight to what the Martin b beccauley fight. 40 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:41,319 Totally different kind of guys. Can you just give me 41 00:01:41,359 --> 00:01:44,599 a little bit of insight into how you approached the change, 42 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:49,400 especially on such short notice, both physically, if anything, and mentally, you. 43 00:01:49,439 --> 00:01:51,519 Speaker 2: Know that like leading into that fight with then of 44 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:55,400 Dubois and hitting to the press conference. We found that 45 00:01:55,519 --> 00:01:58,799 on social media that he was ill, and we found 46 00:01:58,799 --> 00:02:00,439 that on the way to the press conference, the fight 47 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:05,239 with Daniel Danielduba wasn't going tohead. So the last minute change, 48 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,439 obviously grateful to Martin BACAULI were putting up his hand. 49 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:11,199 And I mean as soon as Danie Dubar pulled out, 50 00:02:11,199 --> 00:02:14,520 I saw tweets on Twitter saying Martin is ready and 51 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,120 Martin will take the fight in. So we're just looking 52 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:19,080 through the list of who I wanted the Martin Baculea, 53 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:20,879 because I knew how tough he was, but I didn't 54 00:02:20,879 --> 00:02:24,080 know that what his preparation was, or if he was training, 55 00:02:24,159 --> 00:02:25,520 or where he was in the world. I just thought, 56 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:28,000 you know what, I've had great spiring of him and 57 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:30,120 went back and forth, and I just love to fight him, 58 00:02:30,199 --> 00:02:32,719 and you know, he flew in. And my mindset at 59 00:02:32,719 --> 00:02:35,560 the time was I don't care who I fight. I've 60 00:02:35,599 --> 00:02:37,680 been preparing for the champion of the world, Dan Dubar. 61 00:02:38,199 --> 00:02:39,840 I just need someone to be in front of me 62 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,159 so I can let my hands go. So that was 63 00:02:42,159 --> 00:02:45,479 the mindset. I wasn't really worried about who it was. Okay, 64 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:46,960 so I get turned out. 65 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 1: And maybe he wasn't an ideal condition because it was 66 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:51,439 on such short notice, he wasn't in a full training camp. 67 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:53,520 But I don't think that can take anything away from 68 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:55,719 you going in there with such a big man and 69 00:02:55,879 --> 00:02:59,000 not just winning, but doing so very emphatically. Is stopping 70 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:02,520 him big knock had in the second round. So some 71 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:05,360 people will say, well, you know, short notice, he wasn't ready, 72 00:03:05,439 --> 00:03:07,719 so of course Joseph was able to beat him pretty easily. 73 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,280 On the other hand, hey, Mark mccoley's a tough dude, 74 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:11,840 no matter whether he's in training or not. He's a 75 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:13,639 big man, he's got a big punch. How do you 76 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:17,479 assess your performance and and and given the circumstances. 77 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,719 Speaker 2: Given the circumstances, I was just h I was just 78 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:22,680 I was thrilled to have an opponent and thrilled to 79 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:25,680 to to finish the fight how it did, and just 80 00:03:25,759 --> 00:03:28,759 always listened after the fight, he was okay, make sure 81 00:03:28,759 --> 00:03:31,960 that that he was you know, he went back home 82 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,639 with his to his family, but he was, uh, he 83 00:03:34,759 --> 00:03:38,680 was well paid and uh, you know, but it was 84 00:03:38,719 --> 00:03:41,120 one of those things where I at the time, I 85 00:03:41,199 --> 00:03:43,319 just didn't didn't really care who to fight because I 86 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:45,240 was I was prepaying for the championship the world, and 87 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:48,000 I was ready to go. Uh and so as I 88 00:03:48,039 --> 00:03:51,639 assisted the performance. Uh good, good to get the win. 89 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:54,879 Speaker 1: But onto the knicks right well on to the next 90 00:03:54,879 --> 00:03:57,400 I mean you were uh, you know, you were challenging 91 00:03:57,719 --> 00:04:00,000 Dubi for the IBF title, but when the fight was changed, 92 00:04:00,439 --> 00:04:03,439 you then were defending your WBO interim title, which puts 93 00:04:03,439 --> 00:04:05,479 you in position where next up was supposed to be 94 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:09,719 Alexander Usik, who was allowed to face Daniel Dubois, who, 95 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:12,400 by the way, got sick and then suddenly finds himself 96 00:04:12,759 --> 00:04:15,360 in that fight. Some people suggest that maybe beld on 97 00:04:15,439 --> 00:04:18,439 you so as not to possibly blow the fight with Usak, 98 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:20,920 but that's, I guess, a conversation for another day. In 99 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:25,480 any event, you know he fought the rematch with Usik, 100 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:29,519 and Usik knocked him out very emphatically, once again and again. 101 00:04:29,639 --> 00:04:33,920 Joseph Parker supposed to be next up. He says he's 102 00:04:33,959 --> 00:04:37,079 got some nagging injuries, a back injury put in for 103 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:39,319 an exception with the WBO to sort of put off 104 00:04:39,319 --> 00:04:41,759 the mandatory leaves you in a position where you can 105 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:44,000 either sit and wait or you can go out there 106 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,680 and fight like you're gonna do on October twenty fifth. 107 00:04:48,519 --> 00:04:50,360 You know, to me anyway, Joe, and I don't think 108 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:53,199 I'm in the minority here that you clearly deserve a 109 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:55,680 heavyweight championship fight with the way that you've been fighting 110 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,879 over your last several bouts. Did you think about waiting 111 00:04:58,879 --> 00:05:02,000 for him and like was your mindset about, like, Okay, 112 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:03,399 you know what, I'm not going to get him right away. 113 00:05:03,399 --> 00:05:05,399 He's gonna be out for a while, so I want 114 00:05:05,439 --> 00:05:07,360 to just I want to fight. And you know, now 115 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:09,399 you've got a very tough looking opponent and Wardley in 116 00:05:09,399 --> 00:05:09,759 front of you. 117 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 2: My mindset again. After the fight with Martin Bacaudi, I 118 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:16,319 went back to New Zealand with George Lockott and we 119 00:05:16,319 --> 00:05:17,959 were training. I thought I'd be in New Zealand for 120 00:05:17,959 --> 00:05:20,600 two or three months building the way, building on on 121 00:05:20,639 --> 00:05:23,000 the weights and the running and a little bit boxing 122 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:24,199 here and did. But I never thought I was going 123 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:27,040 to be there until August, you know, so I thought, 124 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:28,639 you know, I thought I was gonna fight in July. 125 00:05:29,199 --> 00:05:32,199 Then I push out to August and Septim and now Optaba. 126 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:34,480 But did you think it was gonna be Usik or 127 00:05:34,519 --> 00:05:37,639 somebody else. I thought, you know, I instructed the team 128 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,600 please lock on the five musick and when when when 129 00:05:40,639 --> 00:05:43,720 the months were going by days and weeks and the months, 130 00:05:43,759 --> 00:05:45,199 I just looked to myself, you know what stuff this, 131 00:05:45,319 --> 00:05:47,120 I just want to fight. Give me anyone and everyone. 132 00:05:48,879 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: So once again you're you're waiting for music, but you 133 00:05:51,639 --> 00:05:54,079 obviously have a very tough uh nutt in uh in 134 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:57,519 front of you. In terms of Fabio Wardley, one thing 135 00:05:57,600 --> 00:05:59,439 I really before you get to the wordy fight when 136 00:05:59,439 --> 00:06:00,480 you were looking to get. 137 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 2: The fight with you was sick. 138 00:06:01,079 --> 00:06:03,279 Speaker 1: I mean I follow you on social media. You do 139 00:06:03,399 --> 00:06:05,759 these amazing videos where you call them out with the 140 00:06:05,879 --> 00:06:08,839 music and really hilarious with your messages. I think the 141 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:10,879 fans really like the way that you do that. That's 142 00:06:11,079 --> 00:06:13,680 you don't insult your opponents. There's no bad words. They're 143 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:16,959 all in good humor, great music, hilario. You've done them 144 00:06:16,959 --> 00:06:19,160 for other fights. Also, I've seen your wife in some 145 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:22,240 of your videos. I think I've seen your kids in videos. 146 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:24,839 How does how did you come up with that sort 147 00:06:24,879 --> 00:06:27,439 of creative thing to do that? Because I have to say, 148 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,240 of all the guys out there who are at the top, 149 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:31,839 level of boxing. You have the most entertaining call outs 150 00:06:31,879 --> 00:06:32,959 of anybody I've ever seen. 151 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:35,639 Speaker 2: You know, I would love to take credit for them, 152 00:06:35,639 --> 00:06:37,319 but there's a guy named Kirie Russell on my team. 153 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:39,360 And then started off when we had the lockdown, well 154 00:06:39,519 --> 00:06:42,560 COVID lockdown, and it was in my bubble and what 155 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:44,879 we wanted to do was just cheer on up and 156 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:47,040 we just found found something that I love to do, 157 00:06:47,639 --> 00:06:50,480 was re enact movies and do these dance clips and 158 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:53,800 video clips and singing. I'm just thinking about saying they're 159 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:57,680 hilarious as a fighter. As a fighter, like you're spending 160 00:06:57,720 --> 00:06:59,560 some of your family, You're worried about the training, you 161 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:02,920 worried uh getting stronger, getting further, getting sharp, but then 162 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:05,279 having something else like this, I was just like, you 163 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:07,279 know what, this is fun. Let's keep doing more and 164 00:07:07,399 --> 00:07:10,240 more and it's just nice you. 165 00:07:10,439 --> 00:07:13,199 Speaker 1: You seem to me anyway, as of all the fighters 166 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:16,399 I talk to and cover and interview and write about 167 00:07:16,399 --> 00:07:18,959 and everything that you approach everything. I know this is 168 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,079 a serious business, a lot of money at stake, there's 169 00:07:21,079 --> 00:07:24,079 obviously people's health at stake, but you seem to approach 170 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:27,279 your events, your fights, everything with a certain sense of 171 00:07:27,399 --> 00:07:30,120 joy that I just don't see frankly in a lot 172 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:33,079 of other fighters. Uh do you am I wrong? Do 173 00:07:33,079 --> 00:07:35,240 you really seem to enjoy like the whole spectacle, the 174 00:07:35,279 --> 00:07:36,480 whole spectacle of the whole thing. 175 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:40,279 Speaker 2: I enjoy everything. I just say before that what I 176 00:07:40,399 --> 00:07:43,560 can control is what I'm gonna you know, like things 177 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:46,519 about fighting using that I couldn't. I couldn't control that. 178 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:49,480 I know Usik was injured and there was a few 179 00:07:49,519 --> 00:07:51,600 things happening behind the scenes, but I couldn't control that. 180 00:07:51,879 --> 00:07:54,000 My approach was, you know what, I'm just gonna enjoy 181 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:57,480 earthing that I can control, the training, the videos, the 182 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:02,279 now now preparing for October twenty five, February. I think 183 00:08:02,399 --> 00:08:05,560 time is precious as times to show to be in 184 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:08,120 some sort of mood. You just gotta. I have my 185 00:08:08,199 --> 00:08:10,759 family with me here in either and I'm just I'm happy, 186 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:13,000 you know, based on both worlds. I got my team here, 187 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:14,800 I got my family up the road five six minutes 188 00:08:14,839 --> 00:08:17,120 up the right. I can see them every day. I'm 189 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:20,240 just life is very good and very very beautiful. 190 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: That's great because sometimes guys they go and they lock 191 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:24,560 themselves away and they're not with their family, their wife, 192 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:26,000 their kids and other people and there and. 193 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, I've done that. Yeah, And I feel that 194 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:32,360 this approach is a lot better and a lot more 195 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:34,559 because I'm not worried about them back in New Zealand. 196 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:37,120 I can see them every day and i can see 197 00:08:37,159 --> 00:08:39,320 them grow, you know. And when you're missing out eight 198 00:08:39,399 --> 00:08:41,360 weeks with ten weeks at a time, it's just too long. 199 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:44,559 Speaker 1: I just feel like you are not that you're the 200 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:46,960 only one, but you got a real maturity about you 201 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:49,120 in terms of the way you handle things like you 202 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:50,879 should be as a grown as a grown man. You 203 00:08:50,919 --> 00:08:52,799 should be able to handle your job, which is the train, 204 00:08:52,879 --> 00:08:54,799 and be ready for your fights as well as see 205 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:56,720 your family. Just because you see your family, you shouldn't 206 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,639 make you not as focused or I do know, like this. 207 00:08:59,759 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 2: In the the she locked themselves away, flight to different 208 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:05,279 countries and and be and and and for some fighters 209 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:07,519 it does work for them. But I've I've done I've 210 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:11,240 done both, and I feel like being close to the family, 211 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:14,120 have them close to me, it's way beautiful me and 212 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:16,919 my mind and uh and it's just the time is 213 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:18,759 too short. Let's just enjoy every day together. 214 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:21,559 Speaker 1: So you are on an excellent run. You've been pretty 215 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:24,120 active relatively speaking. You've won six fights in a row, 216 00:09:24,159 --> 00:09:27,879 your last three against you know, quality top names and Macauli. 217 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:31,120 We just talked about, uh, the decision victories against Jang 218 00:09:31,159 --> 00:09:34,000 and also against Deontay Wilder, and that's in your last 219 00:09:34,039 --> 00:09:36,200 three fights. I'm not sure there's a heavyweight on a 220 00:09:36,279 --> 00:09:38,279 better run in terms of their last three bouts than that. 221 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:41,639 Are you the most deserving heavyweight in the world of 222 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:42,960 a shot at Alexander Usik? 223 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:47,279 Speaker 2: For me, yes, I I feel and I believe that 224 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:51,320 I deserve the shot Alexander Yusik. And but then listen again, 225 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:53,639 there's also other people who feel like they deserve it 226 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:56,240 and others who think someone else deserves. Another person would 227 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:59,600 be cow Boy Out who's put on good performances as well, 228 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:02,639 so he's another fighter who deserves big fights. But I 229 00:10:02,879 --> 00:10:05,080 do feel that with the fights that I've had and 230 00:10:05,399 --> 00:10:07,240 I can only fight who's in front of me, I 231 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:10,639 believe that I should be given an opportunity to face 232 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:13,639 someone like Alexander Yusick, who is like a great in 233 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:15,159 this generation as a fighter. 234 00:10:16,159 --> 00:10:18,399 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, I'm not saying that that you're the 235 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:20,200 only one that deserves a shot and I agree with 236 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:22,200 you about kaby Yo. I just think that Joe Parker 237 00:10:23,159 --> 00:10:25,559 deserves it more than anybody else right now, given what 238 00:10:25,639 --> 00:10:28,240 you've given to the sport. You've been a pass champion, 239 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:32,000 you are on a great run, you entertain the fans. 240 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:35,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, all the things that go into it. I do 241 00:10:35,279 --> 00:10:37,399 believe that I should get the shot of Usik, and 242 00:10:37,879 --> 00:10:42,200 this fight with Fabian Walley, you know, the outcome will 243 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:46,840 get me closer to that fighter. Fusik so Fabia. Wardly, 244 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:48,720 he's not on a pretty good run himself. He's you know, 245 00:10:48,799 --> 00:10:50,840 he had a nice knockout that at the time was 246 00:10:50,879 --> 00:10:53,559 sort of perceived as a fifty to fifty fight against 247 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:57,159 said Delia. That was a Saudi Arabia fight. He had 248 00:10:57,200 --> 00:10:58,799 the it was a tremendous battle. 249 00:10:58,799 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: It was a draw. But against Fred Clark, super entertaining 250 00:11:01,039 --> 00:11:02,960 fight of the year. Came back in the rematch, drilled 251 00:11:03,039 --> 00:11:06,039 him in the first round. Spectacular performance in that and 252 00:11:06,159 --> 00:11:09,080 then uh some drama in his last fight, way behind 253 00:11:09,159 --> 00:11:11,879 on the scorecards against Justice Hooney. I know you're awfully 254 00:11:11,919 --> 00:11:13,879 familiar with coming from the same part of the world 255 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:16,799 as as both of you guys do. And he rallied 256 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:19,919 for that big one punch knockout, so he's he's done 257 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:22,000 some things. Also, he picked up an interim title as 258 00:11:22,039 --> 00:11:24,200 well of the WBA. How do you feel like you 259 00:11:24,279 --> 00:11:26,519 match up with him? He's got big punch, he's a 260 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:29,840 big man. Also, not as much pro experience as you 261 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:32,639 at the highest level, So how do you look at 262 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:33,240 this matchup? 263 00:11:33,879 --> 00:11:36,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, I see him as a you know, another fighter 264 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:40,279 who's who's got a big right hand. And I'm not 265 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:41,960 just going to look at his last fight and think, 266 00:11:42,039 --> 00:11:43,320 you know what, he was down on the cars and 267 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:45,919 you just have to avoid his right hand when you 268 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:48,279 look at it. Like you said, you named David Adelaide 269 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:50,559 fight and he named the fight of phrase of clock. 270 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:54,679 So each fight presents a different sort of task and challenge, 271 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:57,720 you know. And I think with him, he's young, he's fresh, 272 00:11:58,159 --> 00:12:00,919 he's got his own goals, he's determined. He carries a 273 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:03,519 pale all the way through. So there's a different challenge 274 00:12:03,519 --> 00:12:05,759 with someone like Jiang or Pacoli, Kim last Mink. Also, 275 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:08,320 while I couldn't really landed something, I just have to 276 00:12:08,399 --> 00:12:11,639 be on my game and use my experience. And I've 277 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:13,759 been in the game longer than he is, So I 278 00:12:13,799 --> 00:12:18,080 feel like the experience pot is gonna uh yeah, pay 279 00:12:18,399 --> 00:12:19,919 pay a lot of benefits. 280 00:12:20,639 --> 00:12:22,279 Speaker 1: Well, when I look at the matchup, I see I 281 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:25,639 see a Joseph Parker that is more versatile than Fabia. 282 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:27,320 Worldly he's got obviously, as you mentioned, he's got a 283 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:29,480 tremendous right hand, can knock out anybody. He's one of 284 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:31,200 all of his fights by knockout except for one of 285 00:12:31,279 --> 00:12:33,720 his victories. But do you see it that way that 286 00:12:33,799 --> 00:12:37,080 if you can somehow negate or avoid or just you know, 287 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:39,080 not take the full brunt of the right hand, that 288 00:12:39,159 --> 00:12:41,320 that puts you in a position where you could do 289 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:43,159 a lot of things, whether it's use your jab or 290 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:44,840 out box or use your movement. 291 00:12:45,639 --> 00:12:47,399 Speaker 2: I do feel like I have a lot more whippons 292 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:51,559 in my U and offer a lot more. You know, 293 00:12:51,639 --> 00:12:53,519 what's the experience and all the whippons that I do have, 294 00:12:53,639 --> 00:12:56,279 and combinations and knowing when too far out of time 295 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:58,759 and everything I do. If I can avoid his right 296 00:12:58,799 --> 00:13:00,600 hand and land all the shots that I on and 297 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:02,480 it's all about practicing at now, Andy Lee, you know, 298 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:05,600 the combinations on the pads, on the spying partners, I 299 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:08,159 think will be too much for him. So you're headed 300 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:08,720 back for this fight. 301 00:13:08,759 --> 00:13:10,440 Speaker 1: It's gonna be at the O two arena, as I mentioned, 302 00:13:10,919 --> 00:13:14,000 has hosted many many big fights through the years. You've 303 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:16,639 this will be your second fight there. Your your only 304 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:18,480 other fight that took place. There was a great fight 305 00:13:18,519 --> 00:13:20,919 against Delan White, but you came up short. Uh you 306 00:13:21,039 --> 00:13:24,240 lost that decision. Very close fight, tremendous battle. Any any 307 00:13:24,399 --> 00:13:28,919 uh hesitation about going back, not not that that arena specifically, 308 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:32,039 but just going back and fighting on Wordley's turf. You know, 309 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:34,679 you're the guy coming from the other country to fight 310 00:13:34,759 --> 00:13:37,799 in his home, his hometown, but his home, his home fans. 311 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:41,639 Speaker 2: Basically this is like a venue redemption fight for me. Okay, 312 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:45,399 but then also, like you know, I'm for somebody comes 313 00:13:45,399 --> 00:13:48,480 from New Zealand with five million people, come from Samoa 314 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:51,080 with you know, a few hundred thousand people, and then 315 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:53,200 the love that we've been getting in the UK and Ireland. 316 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:56,639 I do believe that even though it's Fabia Walley's hometown, 317 00:13:56,799 --> 00:13:59,679 but being sort of adopted in the and the you know, 318 00:13:59,759 --> 00:14:02,440 in the UK boxing scene, and I will have great 319 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:05,720 support myself. So you know, the the buzz is gonna 320 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:07,000 be great. That ad this is gonna be get I 321 00:14:07,039 --> 00:14:09,159 feel like it's gonna be litric and I'm gonna feed 322 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:11,440 off the I to feed off the electric crowd that's 323 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:13,440 going to be there on the ninth. Yeah, you have 324 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:14,639 a big game in the UK, no doubt. 325 00:14:14,639 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously your fight with Anthony Joshua was a 326 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:18,799 huge event eighty thousand or whatever they drew there, and 327 00:14:18,879 --> 00:14:20,200 you have fought there plenty of time, so I can 328 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:22,720 see that you have in some folks cheering for sure. 329 00:14:23,039 --> 00:14:25,120 What I wonder though, is if all goes well for 330 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:27,159 you and you come out with the with the victory, 331 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:30,840 how how do you and your team go about pressing 332 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:34,360 the situation to get who's sick in the ring with you? 333 00:14:34,399 --> 00:14:37,279 I mean, that's that's you are mandatory the WBO, I 334 00:14:37,399 --> 00:14:40,919 think based on everything they have said that for them anyway, 335 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:42,720 he's either gonna fight you or he's not going to 336 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:43,960 be WBO champion anymore. 337 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:46,559 Speaker 2: Yeah, So as soon as the fight's done, the team 338 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:48,600 knows what they have to do to press for that fight. 339 00:14:48,679 --> 00:14:52,320 You know, Queensberry obviously winning a fight in Queensberry day, 340 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:53,799 I think it Spencer Brown Day know what they need 341 00:14:53,879 --> 00:14:56,919 to do to make this happen. Otherwise you still has 342 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:58,720 to give up the belt. So I think there's a 343 00:14:58,919 --> 00:15:01,120 there's a lot more, you know, just fight, get this 344 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:04,360 fight done, and it's a lot more. I would say. 345 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 1: Stricter for for for usage and when we get another 346 00:15:07,639 --> 00:15:09,080 video of you doing the call out if. 347 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 2: You win, yeah, the video is video is never gonna stop. 348 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:15,840 They're fun to do and to look back on it, 349 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:18,399 it's a good laugh too. There's a lot of bloopers 350 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:19,840 which we will call me play play. 351 00:15:19,679 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 1: One day and that would be a lot of fun, 352 00:15:21,559 --> 00:15:23,720 all right, Well bloopers aside. You've got to get ready 353 00:15:23,759 --> 00:15:25,200 for the fight before you can think it for six 354 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:27,519 So I wish you nothing but the best against Fabio 355 00:15:27,559 --> 00:15:29,840 Wordley once again. O Cober twenty fifth on his own 356 00:15:29,919 --> 00:15:32,360 pat review at the O two Arena in London. Joseph, 357 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:33,519 it's always a pleasure. 358 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 2: To talk to you. I really appreciate it. Good luck, 359 00:15:35,159 --> 00:15:36,759 pleasure brother, thank you. Good to see the