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Parker hat laut heutiger Sportbild einen deutschen Opa. Der wanderte nach Samoa aus.
Ja, sein Vater Dempsey Parker hat seinen eigenen Vater (also Joseph Parkers Großvater) erst 2016 zum ersten Mal in seinem Leben getroffen, nachdem Parker in Samoa gegen Jason Bergman boxte.
There is more to the story though than just paternal advice. Due to a series of circumstances Dempsey Parker had grown up without meeting his own father, a situation which Joseph rectified himself during his last trip to Samoa.
‘I was able to go and meet my grandfather for the first time. Although he hadn’t met me before, due to my success in boxing he knew who I was which made it easier. After my fight in Samoa we were able to arrange a family reunion where my dad got to meet his own father for the first time. I’ve never seen him so emotional, for my dad his life is complete. It’s great to have the whole family together, they speak regularly now and some of my cousins we have also since met in New Zealand.’
The story also took a retrospectively surreal twist when Joseph learned that his grandfather hails from just outside Düsseldorf, Germany, a city Joseph had passed through in 2014 when he faced Brazilian, Marcelo Nascimento on the Wladimir Klitschko/Alex Leapai undercard.
‘My grandfather’s family lives only 10 minutes from the airport, yet there I was only 10 minutes away and I didn’t even know! I can’t wait to track them down when I am next in Europe. It’s definitely a strange story and just shows you what can happen. I firmly believe the success I’ve had so far in boxing has played a part in helping to bring our family together.’
https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/interview-joseph-parker-carlos-takam/53274