English heavyweight David Price is eager to fight Joseph Parker as momentum builds for the Kiwi heavyweight to appear on the undercard of Anthony Joshua's next world title defence.
Parker and Joshua are on a collision course with Parker having the mandatory rights to challenge for the big Brit's IBF belt.
Joshua's next defence comes on November 26 though it's unlikely to be Parker despite the fight falling in the mandatory period. Bulgaria's Kubrat Pulev and Canada's Bermane Stiverne are the names being bandied about.
But getting Parker involved in the same promotion is seen as a way of introducing him to the British audience.
And Price wants to be the man steeping ito the ring with the exciting young New Zealander.
"I think it's been whispered already about a possible fight with Parker and we've been up for that from day one. It's not like Pricey doesn't want to fight anybody," Price's trainer David Coldwell told Sky Sports in the UK.
"It seems the Parker team want the kid to fight. I like their attitude. They want him to be active.
"Everyone thinks they've just got to hit Pricey on the chin and they win, so they probably see him as an English name to build the Joshua fight. I don't think they're hesitating."
The 33-year-old Price is no slouch. He won bronze at the 2008 Olympics and gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He's a former British and Commonwealth heavyweight professional champion who has fashioned a 20-3 record in the money ranks with 17 victories coming by knockout. But he's not expected to handle Parker's speed, power and versatility.
Parker is currently in Las Vegas training for his October 1 fight against Russian Dimitrenko, whose imposing size is being used as preparation for the clash with the physically imposing Joshua.
Price is similarly sized and that will add to his appeal as opponent in the eyes of the Parker camp.
Parker's big risk ahead of fighting Joshua is that every time he enters the ring his mandatory rights to the IBF belt go on the line.
Price sees that as a huge lure to getting in the ring with Parker, with victory speeding up his own dream of a title fight.
It's a pressurised environment but Team Parker know they have to keep their fighter busy as they await their title shot.