South Auckland boxer Joseph Parker’s new trainer has tidied up a few obvious short comings he’d noticed watching from afar ahead of this weekend’s fight with Derek Chisora.
Sunday morning’s heavyweight bout in Manchester will represent the first fight Parker has had after linking with former WBO middleweight champion Andy Lee and ending his long relationship with Kevin Barry.
Lee felt Parker was letting himself down with a lack of attention to detail and he has spent the past couple of months working on those fundamentals.
“The first thing I’d seen from watching him, before he’d even arrived, was that he’d have momentary lapses in concentration during the round,” Lee told Newshub. “It was really telling.
“The big tell was how he moved his feet, how he stepped when he wasn’t punching – he’d totally switch off.
“So, I addressed that, and we’ve been working on it every day since, every day since.
“We made some changes to how he punches; made some changes to the punches he throws. Just worked on the things that he’ll have to do to win this fight.”
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