I am sure that Callum Smith, who will face Canelo Alvarez tonight in texas on DAZNHe’s lost his mind, he’s broken, he threw F-bombs and things like that. But he just couldn’t imagine it throwing questions at the Liverpool boxer on Thursday.
He admitted he was not keen on accepting media requests, but he understands; the bigger the fight, the more you have to face these kinds of obligations. “Take advantage of it or not, you have to do it,” he said. Black-smith 27-0 (19 KO).
So here’s one for him: what’s more boring, doing that job on the 5-7 mile freeway when you’d rather stay in bed and sleep an hour longer, or answer silly questions from idiotic media, like , ”How was the campsite? “
“Are roadworks or the media more boring? Media stuff won’t help you in the fight, ”he replied. Black-smith.
I see people on social media choosing to Callum surprise him Canelo. The underdog admitted that more people weren’t giving him a chance here because he didn’t set the world on fire in his last outing against John Ryder in November 2019 (he won, by UD12, but a lot people thought the judges took an L.)
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“100% fans can judge you right away,” he told me. “I know what level I am at. I believe in my own ability.
This is not the type of personality that throws bad words and harsh promises, which are often used subconsciously more to boost the morale of the speaker than to increase the hype of the fight. “I accepted this fight because I think I can win,” he insisted.
I put him in a bind, asking him for a prediction, and he replied, “I think I won the fight. Whether I recover from it or stop it, I wouldn’t stay here if I didn’t believe I wouldn’t win. “
He has a calm composure and a retrograde personality. Simple, nothing daring or inflammatory in Callum Smith. He didn’t motivate himself by thinking of the mansions and cars that can be bought if he goes down to Canelo.
“Not really, none of that, I’m just focused on winning the fight, being the best I can be. Glamorous things, that was never my motivation, anything that would result from such a victory. Not the whole car or the watches. “
The part of the prep that included him picking out the brain of his older brother Liam, who took Canelo in 2016, it was just as low-key. They didn’t sit down and watched the fight again, dissecting together. “It was more informal, just taking little bits here and there, keeping it up to date.”
My three cents: Callum will not provide flashbacks to Rocky Fielding, another Briton, also from Liverpool, who Canelo demolished in December 2018. He will have his moments when his size works for him. I believe that Canelo he will be patient and collect a lot of hits, in his calm and collected manner.
Five of the last six fights Canelo moved to series 11 or later. Chin Callum he didn’t turn out weak, which makes me think he won’t join Fielding as a victim of a save in the early laps. Canelo nor is he the type to tailor his performance to the wishes of executives or fans. I think it’s a safe bet that we see tight turns, and Black-smith he is taking advantage of it this evening.
But he will try the L cup for the first time, by decision. What worked offensively against George Groves won’t work so well against Canelo, who has much, much more confidence in his chin. The counterattacks that Groves landed, John Ryder landed, from Canelo they will sting much more. The openings that Nieky Holzken saw, Canelo will see and exploit a lot more. The power he saved against Hassan N’Dam will not do Canelo blink hard. Jhn Ryder’s lack of height didn’t seem to hurt him too much against Callum …
You understand my drift. What do you think, readers?
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