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'You should never get close to a heavyweight - well, it's too late'

'You should never get close to a heavyweight - well, it's too late'

An ode to the boxing, to writing, and an unlikely friendship with Joseph Parker.

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Patrick McKendry
Oct 13, 2021
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I first met Patrick in 1997 in the foyer of the old INL building on New North Rd, a hideous structure in a bad location that held some great memories and colourful mastheads. The Sunday Star-Times operated out of there, as did Truth (Friday mornings were always interesting when a number of clients came in to pay for their ads over the counter), TV Guide…

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Patrick McKendry is a sports writer and columnist specialising in rugby and boxing.
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