Canelo Alvarez held a media workout at the House of Boxing on Tuesday in San Diego. It was a great opportunity for fans and media to take a look at Canelo and how he’s doing right now in training, with just about 10 days left until his return to the ring against Alfredo Angulo.
With Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya looking on, Canelo worked out for a little over an hour. He shadow-boxed, hit the mitts, did calisthenics, worked the speed bag, smacked the heavy bag, did stretching exercises, posed for photos, signed autographs and conducted copious amounts of interviews, some in groups and others one-on-one, as traditional Mexican music blared in the background.
CANELO ALVAREZ
(“What are your thoughts on what figures to be a slugfest with Angulo?)
“There are hard fights and there are difficult fights; this is going to be a very hard fight, a grueling fight. I know Angulo is training like he never has before.”
(If victorious, who do you want to fight next?)
“I am not thinking of any other fighter or any future fight. My only focus is on Angulo and March 8. This is a really tough fight and it is the only fight I think about.”
(How is this camp different than your past camps, or is it different at all?)
“I learned a lot from the Mayweather fight, not only physically, but mentally. It was a great learning experience. This camp may not look that different, but I’ve been applying everything I learned into this camp and trying to refine some of the things I do.”
(How have you managed to handle the media scrutiny throughout your career?)
“I don’t think about it. This performance is going to regain everybody’s confidence in me.”
(Did you ever think you’d reach these heights as a professional fighter?)
“No, never. I always just tried to be the best fighter I could be, the best in the world. All of this notoriety and popularity is a plus but I’m just a normal person trying to succeed and reach my goal.”
(Is Angulo made to order?)
“His style is one that I enjoy because I know he loves to trade punches so I won’t have to go looking for him.”
(Do you consider yourself a superstar?)
“I do not and would never consider myself a superstar. I leave that up to the fans and media to decide.”
(Any advice for fighters coming up?)
“Work hard and stay in the gym. If you stay disciplined, good things will happen.”
(Is there a fighter you’ve faced that reminds you of Angulo?)
“I think that if I had to name one fighter it would be Carlos Baldomir, because I fought him when I was so young and he was so strong at that point in his career.”
(Is it important for you to win by knockout, or just to come out victorious on March 8?)
“I never go into a fight looking for a knockout. I just want to win convincingly, although there’s no doubt our styles will make for an exciting fight.”
OSCAR DE LA HOYA
“I’m very excited about this whole event and, of course, especially the main event. It’s going to be an exciting fight, a helluva fight. It’s going to be a shootout.
“With two Mexican warriors in the ring, you may go in with a game plan, but once one of them gets hit, well, Viva Mexico. It’ll be bombs away.
“You really don’t want to miss this event. From top to bottom, there are great, action-packed fights. Last year I thought we put on the most exciting fights and we’re continuing that with our first pay-per-event in 2014.
“I want to thank the fans for all their support and for supporting Golden Boy Boxing.”
CHEPO REYNOSO
“It’s going to be a very interesting fight because the styles complement each other. Angulo is an aggressive fighter who comes forward. That’s the tailor-made style for Canelo to make a very exciting fight.”
EDDIE REYNOSO
“It’s going to be a hard fight. We’re up against a very strong fighter in Angulo and that’s why we’ve been training so hard.
“Training has been going very well. We’ve been training very hard and effectively and that’s why we expect to have Canelo get his hand raised on March 8.”
