Tyson Fury and Joseph Parker’s affections have flourished in recent years, with the pair helping each other in camp and becoming a big voice of support when the night of the fight came. However, there is one thing in boxing that they avoid.
Last year, Joseph Parker ended an eight-year relationship with coach Kevin Barry to hand Andy Lee the task of heading.
The former WBO middleweight champion prepares Parker to take on Joe Joyce on September 24 – winner to be crowned WBO Interim Heavyweight Champion.
Although not Fury’s head coach, the responsibility lies with SugarHill Steward, Lee remains an important part of his team. He also happens to be his second cousin.
This means that the two fighters train together. Having two high-profile heavyweights in the same camp must be ideal for fighting, right? Theo Lee. He told Queensbury Promotion’s YouTube channel why.
“No, I don’t let them quarrel. It’s two alpha males in that kind of environment, you know it’s not going to end well.
One makes a good punch, the other tries – it won’t end well, so keep them apart. “
The pair were filmed in the ring together about boxing, so it could be assumed that it was more gentle training sessions or training sessions to build technique. Whatever they are, Lee seems strong in his stance. After all, one former heavyweight champion is looking to reach those heights again and the other is now reigning.
Fury said again in April that, if Dillian Whyte pulls out of their schedule, Joseph Parker is his replacement. Of course, he wasn’t as essential as Whyte showed and Fury won in sixth minute of stoppage time.
Although not participating now, if the stars align, Parker will defeat Joyce, and Fury decided to keep fightingit wouldn’t take many situations for this pair to be called a true confrontation.
It would be a sight to see the two friends in the ring together, especially if the spark Lee was alluding to had ignited.
