Joseph Parker was just 10 when he laced them up for the first time in this building 15 years ago. Arkell was supposed to attend as Parker's coach, but a lack of funding meant only Parker would be on the plane. When Parker was 19, Arkell chipped in $4000 so his promising charge could attend the world junior championships in Azerbaijan. Somehow, Grant Arkell's Papatoetoe boxing gym manages to be both timeless and a time capsule. The No 1 ranked heavyweight contender is just one of countless talented fighters to have studied pugilism under Arkell.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 30, 2016 04:43 UTC