As Canelo Alvarez gears up for his 168 lb title protection in opposition to Jermell Charlo, he talks to Brian Custer on The Final Stand Podcast and talks about his new promotional alignment and his expectations for this struggle and past. Take a look at a few of what he needed to say under.
Canelo on why he determined to signal a multi-fight take care of PBC
“Look, I accomplished lots of factor (on) DAZN, I fought with lots of fighters there, and I feel it’s an accurate second to return right here and struggle right here in PBC. I feel we sit down with Al Haymon, we speak about it, and I simply completely happy to be working with him.”
On combating Jermell as an alternative when many thought he’d be combating Jermall Charlo
“I don’t know. I don’t know both. However, you realize, I’m a fighter and I’m right here to struggle. I feel it doesn’t matter what, I’m the smaller fighter as a result of I’m a small fighter for this weight class. And I don’t care, too. I been on this place my complete life and I’m completely happy as a result of I feel he’s the higher fighter (of the 2), as a result of he have higher fights, championship fights, undisputed, extra assured. I feel it’s a greater struggle proper now for me.”
On those that imagine he’s bodily declining primarily based on his latest outings
“They’re proper as a result of, you realize, I’m not in a position to practice 100% in these fights (as a result of) of my hand. I’m (wasn’t) in a position to practice 100%, however proper now I’m in a position to practice 100% and I can work with Eddy on the pads and the whole lot — you see the movies.
“And while you don’t have that sort of coaching camps, you don’t (really feel) assured 100% in what you do. However proper now I’m simply glad, I’m completely happy to have the ability to practice 100% and dealing with Eddy with the pads and hit the heavy baggage laborious. In order that make me really feel assured.”
On if he intends to struggle David Benavidez throughout this take care of PBC
“He’s at all times there. I at all times attempt to do the most effective fights on the market and if it’s good for boxing, if it’s good for me, for folks, I’m in.”
On if he nonetheless thinks he’s #1 P4P
“, I feel all of us deserve being #1 P4P. I feel it’s (dis)respect put anyone on the high as a result of, you realize, you have got Inoue, you have got Crawford, you have got Usyk, you have got lots of nice fighters on the market. And I feel all of us deserving being the #1.”
On Crawford saying he’d like at 158 lb catchweight struggle in opposition to him
“No, I can’t. It’s gonna be very laborious for me to make that weight. And like, I respect Crawford. He’s an awesome fighter and like he say, they speaking about (a struggle between him and Gervonta Davis) proper, and I feel he say ‘no one’s gonna give me credit score if I beat him.’ It’s the identical factor.”
