Boxing: Former heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker goes toe-to-toe with America's Cup sailor Jimmy Spithill 11 Feb, 2021 05:00 PM 2 minutes to read NZ Herald In the blue corner, he weighs in at close to 112kg with a professional record of 29 bouts and 27 wins - 21 of those by way of knockout. He's ranked No 3 in the world by the WBO, No 6 by the IBF. He's the pride of South Auckland, a former undefeated heavyweight champion of the world. He is Joseph Parker. And in the red corner, Jimmy Spithill. Unlikely? Watch as Parker, New Zealand's top heavyweight boxer, goes toe-to-toe with America's Cup sailor Spithill in two rounds of sparring at Greyman 'Fitness' Solutions, in Parnell, Auckland.