With a place in Australian boxing history within reach, Liam Paro has dared champion Lewis Crocker to underrate his punching power in their Brisbane world title fight.
Paro will fight the Northern Irishman at Pat Rafter Arena next Wednesday, when Crocker defends his IBF welterweight belt for the first time.
Victory would make the Mackay product a two-division world champion, two years after he upset Subriel Matias in the Puerto Rican's homeland to claim the IBF's super-lightweight strap.
Jeff Fenech, who went on to win in four different weight classes, is the only Australian man to be a fully-fledged world champion in two weight classes of boxing's big four organisations.
Crocker (22-0, 11 knockouts) has been all business since arriving in Brisbane two weeks ago, but rates himself the more powerful man and capable of ending Wednesday's contest early.
