Canelo Alvarez had plenty to talk about in a recent media call.
Alvarez hosted an international media call to talk about his upcoming fight against WBA "regular" super middleweight champion Rocky Fielding, but Alvarez spoke on several other topics, from Gennady Golovkin to Floyd Mayweather Jr. and more.
Below are highlights of the conference call:
On the Canelo Alvarez conference call now. Golden Boy President Eric Gomez starts things off talking about Canelo looking to become a 3-division champion in his MSG debut. Canelo will face Rocky Fielding for the WBA “regular” super middleweight title on Dec. 15 #CaneloFielding
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) November 27, 2018
Canelo on the call now talking about how happy and motivated he is right now. He’s excited to make history and become a three-division champion.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) November 27, 2018
Canelo was asked on how he views the Rocky Fielding fight with many people calling it an easy fight for Canelo. Canelo responded by saying no fight is easy and although he has more experience, he’s also the one moving up in weight, not Fielding.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) November 27, 2018
The question of fighting Floyd Mayweather again came up and Canelo said he can’t go lower than 160 meaning that’s the lowest weight a rematch between Canelo and Floyd can be at.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) November 27, 2018
Canelo said Floyd Mayweather’s experience was the deciding factor in their first match. Canelo said he’s a more experienced, complete and better fighter today than when he fought the undefeated Mayweather.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) November 27, 2018
Canelo Alvarez said he expects to move back down to middleweight after December 15 but can move back and forth between 160 and 168 pounds.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) November 27, 2018
Eric Gomez said he has not been given on how much DAZN subscriptions has gone up since the announcement of Canelo Alvarez vs. Rocky Fielding.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) November 27, 2018
Canelo Alvarez was asked about Gennady Golovkin jumping on to DAZN. Canelo said GGG can do whatever he wants and said he has no problem having a third fight
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) November 27, 2018
Regarding needing to knock out Rocky Fielding early to show he has power at 168, Canelo said he’s preparing to show his best.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) November 27, 2018
Canelo said he prides making history and being the best boxer more than signing the richest deal in sports.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) November 27, 2018
Canelo was asked about giving an evaluation of Rocky Fielding: said he’s a strong, tall boxer with a lot of reach. Canelo is training to make sure there are no surprises.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) November 27, 2018
Canelo said he’s not sure who wins Saturday’s fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury. Called it a 50-50 fight.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) November 27, 2018
Canelo was asked on potential opponents for his next fight after December 15 and said he’s not sure and not thinking about it.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) November 27, 2018
Fightful will have live coverage of Canelo vs. Fielding, set to take place on December 15 at Madison Square Garden. The fight will be streamed exclusively in the United States and in Canada on the DAZN streaming service and is the first in the Mexican star's record-breaking deal.
