{"id":10874,"date":"2025-02-19T19:50:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T19:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/beterbiev-vs-bivol-2-inside-joseph-parkers-camp-for-fight-against-daniel-dubois\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T19:50:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T19:50:28","slug":"beterbiev-vs-bivol-2-inside-joseph-parkers-camp-for-fight-against-daniel-dubois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/beterbiev-vs-bivol-2-inside-joseph-parkers-camp-for-fight-against-daniel-dubois\/","title":{"rendered":"Beterbiev vs Bivol 2: Inside Joseph Parker’s camp for fight against Daniel Dubois"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Having breakfast at 14:00, wearing white socks to improve speed and targeting the jab – these are just few of the things Joseph Parker is doing in his aim to dethrone IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois.<\/b><\/p>\n

The New Zealander targets becoming a two-time heavyweight champion when he faces Briton Dubois on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old is on a five-fight winning streak and his head coach Andy Lee spoke to the 5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce podcast<\/a> about changes that have inspired the run of form.<\/p>\n

“Joe used to always wear black socks,” revealed Lee. “Manny (Emanuel Steward) always used to say wear white socks, white boots. When you wear white boots you feel faster.”<\/p>\n

The last time Parker wore black socks in a fight was during his 2021 win over Junior Fa, but wore a combination of white socks and black boots for his last contest against Zhilei Zhang 11 months ago.<\/p>\n

Lee, who was trained by coaching great Steward as a fighter himself, joined Parker’s team after the Fa bout.<\/p>\n

The Kiwi is the underdog against Dubois, who has won his last three fights by knockout.<\/p>\n

Dubois, 27, has bounced back from a heartbreak loss by Oleksandr Usyk in 2023 and is one win away from potentially facing the Ukrainian again, this time in an undisputed bout.<\/p>\n

Lee said the Londoner may be a big puncher, but his jab is his strongest weapon.<\/p>\n

“You have to make it his biggest weakness, you have to make him uncertain and hesitant in throwing it,” added Lee.<\/p>\n

“That means stepping back from it, taking the range away, slipping inside, stepping outside and countering it, that’s where I think the fight will be won and lost.<\/p>\n

“We’ve trained every day in trying to take the jab away from Dubois and if we can, that will go a long way to Joe winning the fight.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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