CANELO ALVAREZ VS. CHRISTIAN MBILLI LAUNCH PRESS CONFERENCE LIVESTREAM

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museum this is not your [3:00] regular boxing press conference we have got the world famous pyramids in the background and the [3:04] man who has for years been considered world boxing's most famous face canelo alvarez faces his next [3:10] opponent christian and billy in today's mexico versus the world press conference it is such an [3:17] impressive location here in giza at the museum very warm welcome along to our set position good to have [3:23] you with us today my name is kate scott i'm with the former junior middleweight champ sergio mora senior [3:28] insider at ring magazine mike coppinger and the former heavyweight contender and world-class trainer [3:33] now malik scott good to see you all uh you felt like this was just one of those events one of those [3:38] weekends in boxing that you could not miss even though it was all the way across the world here in [3:42] egypt no i always read about uh the historic pyramids i had to see them for myself but no i just think [3:47] this is a spectacle you know we all know that canelo is something special we all know that all exoner is [3:52] going to go down uh as a legend i just wanted to be here myself plus we needed a mexican here yes we [3:57] did here you are representing um i think boxing fans you know we all love canelo and what he's [4:02] managed to achieve in the sport it's so impressive just his legacy in the sport already do you think [4:07] he can make another run at 168 now and be as dominant as he once was i believe he do but i also [4:12] believe that and billy is the one who's going to answer that question for all of us because the pressure [4:16] that he's going to put he's going to make canelo do whatever canelo have to do to meet him canelo [4:22] can't be on the back foot which he's not going to be and billy to me is the man that's going to help [4:26] us figure out all the questions we have about this canelo the legend the one that is waking up in [4:32] versace pajamas is he still hungry can he continue to still do it yes but then billy's going to answer [4:37] those questions i like how that sounds how high are the stakes for canelo in this fight is it win [4:41] win or go home win or retire kate i don't think canelo alvarez can afford to lose twice in a row [4:47] last time before in last september against terence crawford he lost the decision and against christian [4:51] and billy he has a fighter who in my opinion is taylor made for him non-stop pressure like malik [4:56] said i can see canelo leaning on the ropes and countering he could push him billy back with his [5:00] pressure but canelo needs to win and look impressive here and i think he will i guess one of the things [5:04] that exciting about this fight is when you look at it on paper it feels like they match up really well [5:09] it feels like their styles are going to gel malik and we're going to get a good fight absolutely because [5:13] christian billy doesn't have a plan b and that sounds like a bad thing [5:17] the connotation on it could come across like well if you don't have a plan b he's not a good fighter [5:20] no he's so good with his plan b pressuring fighters testing a character making them answer questions [5:26] about themselves beyond the physical and now he's going against the face of boxing the cash cow now [5:32] he's also going against someone that's going to answer all of the questions that he's going to ask [5:35] them canelo to me has fought coda who came forward he has fought and got him who have came forward [5:42] and he did very well against those guys i don't believe there's going to be a difference on saturday night [5:45] sergio if you're canelo the age that you're at the fact that you're coming off the loss to [5:50] terence crawford why do you accept a fight against against christian and billy because the people [5:54] that give canelo the boxers the great boxers that give canelo alvarez issues are movers are jabbers [5:59] mayweather beevil crawford had a little bit of everything but within billy you're not going to have [6:03] that it's not going to be the sweet science it's going to be a train wreck between two strong super [6:07] middleweights and the fact that canelo is not a champion we want to see what type of hunger [6:12] so alvarez still has for the game at 36 years old does he still want to become champion he's still [6:18] the face of boxing but he's not a champion no more so he wants that belt back he wants to get back [6:23] to where he belongs he's 22 years into his career 60 plus fights can you still be hungry i believe he [6:29] can in this case there's a lot of fighters the special ones floyd mayweather at the end was still [6:33] hungry canelo alvarez i believe is at the end but he's still hungry and long as long as that hunger [6:38] desire is still there to me he's still dangerous even with fighting a front foot heavy fighter like [6:43] in billy he's still going to come through so christian and billy is the wbc super middleweight [6:48] champion we can show you the rankings there you see canelo is the number one contender there why did [6:53] this feel like the right decision to give canelo that immediate title shot mike canelo alvarez like [6:58] malik said he's the face of boxing and he should get whatever he wants really i mean terence crawford did [7:03] defeat him but i don't think canelo alvarez getting enough credit for his performance in that fight it [7:06] wasn't like he looked completely out of his depth he's fighting a legends and the pound for pound [7:11] best before he retired so canelo alvarez now gets another deserved shot and i think he's gonna win [7:15] the title he's a big favorite to do so what are the questions that you have that you want answered [7:19] about canelo in this fight hunger you know uh is he a prize fighter now is he doing it strictly for [7:24] the money just to stay in the game as long as possible to make a incredible living because he hasn't [7:30] knocked out anybody in about five years and he's gone eight and oh to a decision so are the injuries [7:36] catching up or is he just losing that killer instinct or is he just fading the app facing [7:41] the absolute best in the game it can be a little bit of everything that's why i think canelo to malik's [7:46] point is still one of these great hungry fighters because even he doesn't know why he's doing all he [7:52] knows is he has a passion the hunger and the love for the sport and of course comes with big paychecks [7:57] christian and billy gave us a fight of the year contender in his uh in his last fight against [8:01] celeste martinez uh what we know of him is he's a pressure fighter he is going to be relentless [8:07] in that what do you think he can do that will cause canelo trouble in terms of how they match up malik [8:13] i really the thing is how is canelo going to handle the pressure when you say that you have to think [8:17] about well how have canelo handled pressure with other fighters i've seen canelo fight pressure fighters [8:22] and they disengage he put miguel coto a pressure fighter on the back foot there was times in the [8:27] caneli golefkin fight that caneli went on the back foot and that's not by accident that's not [8:32] by coincidence it's because yeah we're constantly big enough in billy's pressure but let's not forget [8:36] canelo will get in your chest canelo will make it uncomfortable for you he would beat your arms he [8:40] would beat your hips and he tests everything about you character character and physicalities what [8:46] are you expecting canelo to have as his game plan in this fight you've actually been able to speak to [8:50] him recently this weekend right mike yeah i sat down with canelo yesterday kate and he said look i usually [8:55] like to ease my way into the fight figure the fighter out and really see what he has and this [8:59] time i want to start fast right out of the gate and i think malik's right i think we can see canelo [9:03] putting and billy on the back foot and billy's not going to be able to fight that way that can make [9:07] it very uncomfortable for him uh well the good and the great of boxing are in uh egypt at the moment [9:13] for this fight for this fight weekend canelo alvarez you see him there but also christian and billy his [9:17] opponent olexander usick anthony joshua uh rico for herve and hamza shiraz also on the end there terence [9:24] crawford as well retired but still in the mix uh obviously this is just kind of what turkey has [9:29] managed to create in boxing that egos get put aside because the paycheck the opportunities are [9:33] just so good right now uh this is a huge fight that we have coming up between canelo and christian [9:39] and billy it's for the wbc we've got hamza shiraz who is uh ranked number 10 in the ring rankings [9:44] of super middleweight who is fighting tonight against uh begich for the wbo super middleweight [9:51] title i guess we're all looking at this fight tonight with hamza and then the fight that's [9:56] coming up in in september with canelo and and billy i'm wondering if hamza and canelo get a win [10:01] do we get that fight that the boxing fans have talked about and wanted mike it's definitely been [10:06] in the works possibly kate could happen canelo told me that he wants to maybe fight now in december [10:10] or february after previously saying that he only wanted to fight once a year going forward and what [10:14] i'm looking to see is is canelo and billy going to be for that vacant title because in the ring rankings [10:19] one versus two or in certain circumstances one versus three can fill the vacancy and i thought [10:24] that's up to the editorial board well that's what we're looking to see but you're the senior [10:27] insider can you not give us any insight i'm not the designer i'm not the senior editor so [10:32] okay fine uh well there's certainly a a very interesting division right now 168 just stacked with [10:39] really really talented names christian and billy uh one of the things i'll tell you what we'll talk [10:44] about that in just a minute because michael buffer is ready to get this press conference started so [10:47] let's send you over to the legendary michael buffer well ladies and gentlemen good afternoon and [10:56] welcome to the grand egyptian museum here in cairo we are hours away from the glory in giza an event [11:06] that will feature the heavyweight championship of the world but right now we have a very special [11:12] announcement at this special press conference on september 12th one of boxing's biggest superstars [11:20] returns to the ring to face one of the most dangerous ko punchers in the sport is canelo versus umbili [11:31] 12 rounds of boxing for the wbc super middleweight championship of the world promoted by canelo [11:40] promotions in association with eye of the tiger and brought to you by riyadh season ring magazine and [11:47] cella live globally on the zone from riyadh saudi arabia so at this time ladies and gentlemen [11:56] let's meet the stars of the show for that event coming up in september first up to the stage into [12:03] his seat for this panel he's one of boxing's most feared and dangerous ko punchers his professional [12:10] record 29 victories 24 now let me repeat this 24 of his 29 victories are by ko he's never lost he has [12:21] one draw ladies and gentlemen from maureen quebec canada he is the reigning and defending undefeated [12:29] wbc super middleweight champion of the world and his opponent for 15 years out of his 21 years in the [13:00] ring he has been a multi-faceted world champion and multi-division champion one of the most dominant [13:08] superstars in boxing today 63 victories those totals put him among the leaders in victories in the ring [13:16] 39 wins by knockout three defeats with two draws he's the former two-time super welterweight world [13:24] champion the former middleweight world champion former two-time super middleweight world champion [13:32] former light heavyweight champion of the world the ladies and gentlemen let me turn over right now to [13:58] our host from the zone boxing broadcast team mr todd grisham thank you michael always a big thrill to [14:06] have you introduce me i'm sure all the people on this day is feel exactly the same way we're so excited [14:11] to be here in cairo egypt and just as excited to be heading back to riyadh in the kingdom of saudi [14:16] arabia september 12th which of course marks mexican independence day weekend and the format of that [14:22] card will reflect it how about this ladies and gentlemen every fight on the card will feature [14:27] a mexican fighter against an international opponent so tricolor pride will be on the line in september [14:35] live on the zone without further ado let's speak to some of the other uh people friends uh on the dais [14:42] here today we'll start with ceo of ring magazine mr rick reno versace himself uh your thoughts on this [14:49] matchup canelo versus mbili as well as the mexico versus world format that will be on display in september [14:56] well i want to thank first everyone uh who was in attendance to support this event and this is going [15:03] to be a smashing main event we've got a exciting undercard that we're working on which i can't [15:10] divulge the details yet until contracts are signed uh the main event is signed the return of the face [15:17] of boxing so canelo alvarez and you have to commend canelo you have to commend canelo for taking this [15:24] fight uh by the time he steps in the ring he'll be a year out he's coming off of elbow surgery and a [15:32] setback he could have taken a much easier fight than christian and billy the punching machine of [15:38] the super middleweight division who throws a hundred punches around uh is always in knockout mode from [15:46] the first round on you know the last time canelo went to riad he had his running shoes on he was facing [15:52] an opponent who ran for his life and canelo was chasing him around the ring to the point where canelo [15:57] was almost falling asleep you don't have to chase christian and billy christian and billy comes to [16:05] find you and canelo is a type of guy who wants to be found so i expect fireworks from the very first [16:13] round and billy has made it clear he's not going to change anything he's coming in there to seek and [16:18] destroy and canelo is all for it he wants an opponent who's going to come and try to seek and destroy [16:24] to put on a mexican war all right thank you rick now we turn our attention to the ceo of canelo [16:31] holdings mr richard schaefer to my right here you've been working with canelo for several fights now [16:36] how important is this fight for canelo as he continues to build on his legacy thank you very [16:41] much uh first of all i want to acknowledge and thank the visionary who single-handedly has really [16:47] elevated the sport of boxing over the past few years and that's his excellency turkey all shake [16:53] with him without him we wouldn't be here we did within without the support of his royal highness [16:59] the uh crown prince of saudi arabia mohammed bin salman we wouldn't be here so thank you very much [17:05] for them to make this happen this is a very important fight uh the face of boxing is back [17:12] um there's no question about that that is canelo he realizes how important that fight is [17:19] and yet you know he keeps challenging himself he keeps picking the most difficult fighters in the [17:26] division when you look back at canelo's last five fights and if you add in billy do you know what the [17:33] record was of those six fighters 186 wins and zero losses 186 and oh that is why he is the face of [17:45] boxing that's why canelo is who he is and again here within billy we have a very exciting fighter this uh [17:56] this fight between canelo and billy really is as well the definition of one of the most important and [18:03] oldest saying in boxing styles make fights this fight i am sure will be a fight of the year candidate [18:15] both are two of the most exciting fighters in the sport and they're going to clash on september the [18:21] 12th a very important day for boxing and yes a very important day for saul canelo alvarez and he [18:28] knows that thank you richard we appreciate that and now i'd like to introduce the general manager of [18:35] eye of the tiger management and the manager of course of christian and billy antoni and dakari uh what [18:41] a big moment for you and your fighter how did this fight come about and how confident are you [18:46] that your fighter can rise to this occasion um it's a it's an honor to be honest uh we we've we've been [18:53] watching canelo for years he's the face of boxing like you said um he's uh he's he's one of the best [19:01] of the last era um we have tremendous respect but don't mistake our respect with fear we're coming in [19:10] with only one goal to win this fight um canelo is going to find it really really hard to uh to to deal [19:18] with with in billy for 12 rounds christian is just he's a machine and he's he's so driven so excited and [19:30] so ready for this fight it's the perfect timing it's going to be a tremendous night and uh you will [19:37] if people that don't know christian at the time will remember him forever after that night all right [19:44] thank you and now let's speak to the former trainer of the year eddie reynoso who'll speak [19:49] through a translator uh on paper and billy looks tailor-made for canelo's style what's your strategy [19:56] in this fight and what dangers does in billy pose si cuál es la estrategia que busca y hello hello hello [20:11] cuál es su estrategia y cuáles las dificultades que le ve en billy antes que nada estamos muy contentos [20:17] de de regresar aquí agradezco mucho al a la promoción al señor turk elachis por hacer posible el regreso de [20:26] de canelo a a estas tierras we think uh turk elachis for the fight and to bring us the fight here in [20:36] egypt y pues no hay nada que decir este la ilusión de todo boxeador siempre ha sido ser campeón del consejo [20:43] mundial de boxeo ahora que vamos a pelear por él vamos a trabajar fuerte como cuando ganamos el primero [20:50] hace creo que como unos 15 años no me acuerdo bien ha pasado muy rápido el tiempo pero vamos a demostrar [20:57] que canelo todavía está para los niveles grandes y agregando más trade de canelo es lo que no [21:06] de nuestra edad canelo están a work hard like always when i work hard to go ways en una buena [21:12] nuestra voz es una buen pressure en ya y agradecido con toda la prensa que está aquí presente y y [21:19] esperamos verlos en septiembre en arabia muchísimas gracias a todos y también a en billy por darnos la [21:24] oportunidad pelea por el título del mundo thank you for immediately for giving us the the opportunity [21:30] to fight and uh thank you for the press for all that uh help gracias muchas gracias and now let's [21:41] speak to the fighters first up the champ is here christian and billy everybody since september you [21:50] burst onto the scene a fight of the year against lester martinez you've been elevated the wbc super [21:55] middleweight champion of the world and now you're fighting the face of boxing what have the last [22:00] eight months been like for you the last six months for me was amazing you know uh i i have fight like [22:12] in big show my last fight was in vegas uh i become a world champion my goal was to be a world champion [22:21] and you had the fight with canelo i think the six six last month was incredible tell us why you believe [22:31] not only that you belong in the ring with canelo but that you can beat canelo i think i have a good [22:37] style to beat canelo because we i i i am amazing i'm amazing fighter uh i have good power good good um good [22:51] speed i have all ability to beat to to beat canelo and win this fight good luck to you speak more to [22:57] you in just a minute and now of course the face of boxing canelo alvarez everybody hello uh some some [23:08] uncharted territory for you coming off a loss elbow surgery and now you're the challenger uh how [23:14] confident are you that you can still be on top again i'm i'm so confident you know i always confident [23:23] because i know i know where i am and my how i train how i feel and how good i am so i'm very confident [23:32] we asked sergio mora what he was questions he had about you and he said he just wanted to know how bad [23:38] you still want it do you still want it the way you did when you were younger fighting for every fight [23:42] to become champion yes i still want it i feel like uh i have 15 years old yeah uh so what do you think [23:51] about your opponent christian and billy why did you choose him you could have fought anybody you wanted [23:54] to oh he's a champion he's a champion and he's a uh danger fighter he he throw a lot of punches he's [24:01] strong and i like that kind of fight is it more satisfying for you to face someone who's going to come [24:08] right at you as opposed to someone who's going to constantly be more i love it i love it yeah all right [24:14] and billy um canelo in his 68 pro fight when he makes the walk for your fight he'll be 36 years old [24:20] how much of a factor do you think that will play in this matchup well i don't care about the age uh [24:29] the factor is my ability to box and his ability and i think it's the perfect timing timing for me [24:37] so what will your strategy be in this fight i will not change anything you know uh i will keep my style [24:43] throw punch uh put pressure and we're going to see if he can he can deal with this you know what did [24:51] you think about canelo's performance against terence crawford it was a good fight uh you know i'm not [24:58] a big fan of uh running boxer or but it was a good performance for crawford that's it did you see [25:09] anything in that fight from canelo that maybe you can expose any weaknesses yes yes yeah such as uh i will [25:19] not give any details but we got you you're gonna see in september all right and canelo ask you he was in a [25:25] fight of the year against lester martinez what did you think about that fight and his performance uh [25:31] i think they made a good fight the style makes uh the fights and they have perfect style style to do [25:37] that kind of fight and i think they throw a lot of punches and they receive a lot of punches too so [25:44] that was a good fight if he comes to you right from you just wants to slug it out and make this uh [25:50] mano a mano a fight is that something you would welcome yeah why not um he seems to be tailor-made for [25:56] you you heard richard schaefer say that styles make fights you've gone eight fights in a row without a [26:01] ko is a ninth straight decision fine with you or are you determined to get back on a knockout streak [26:07] no i just i just train and i do my best in the gym and i go to the into the fight to try to knock out [26:14] my opponent but uh uh at the same time i'm i'm ready for everything and billy says he views this as a 50 50 [26:22] fight what percentage chance do you give him to beat you in this fight zero why do you say zero [26:30] nothing he does impresses you no he's a good fighter he's a good fighter but uh my mind is zero percent [26:37] and you said yesterday something that in 10 years 20 years he could never beat you what makes you so [26:42] confident about that no like he say it's the perfect time because i'm all and this and that [26:48] i say i say to him you know if i have 50 years old you can you can still not beat me so uh and and [26:57] and this life he cannot beat me he's going to be surprised in september you want to be surprised [27:06] be ready you're going to be surprised in september you in september you will regret being on that ring [27:19] what you said that on september 12 you you will regret to be on that ring yeah i can understand that [27:26] in september you're going to regret to be in in the ring no you you will see different things [27:34] you will see hey you will see different things you know i'm not your opponent you come to france and [27:39] all this and make it for you i'm not i'm not berlinger i'm not i'm not uh munguia you're gonna [27:49] no and you don't go lucky you know this and this i know and this but you don't you don't have the same [27:54] age now we will not some performance like i say if i'm 50 years old right now you cannot beat me [28:01] you're gonna see okay in september be ready we'll see see uh canelo this is a uh mexico versus the world [28:09] card what are some uh mexicans currently fighting that you'd love to see on the card with you oh we [28:16] we are thinking about that but uh uh we we want to put uh an amazing car mexico versus the world but [28:25] we we we are still looking for what fighters is going to be in the card all right uh christian i'll [28:32] give you a final message what would you like to say to your fans around the world and those who may [28:37] not believe in you right now as you get set to face canelo first i want to thank all my friends [28:41] around the world uh don't miss my fight in september it will be incredible show incredible night and i [28:49] think will be the the fight of the decade fight of the decade canelo i'll give you the last word [28:54] no just thank everybody for the support thank turkey my padrino uh for always support me and thank [29:03] uh my team uh always there for me and yeah uh i can't wait to to come back on september 12th all [29:11] right can't wait for it we'll bring michael buffer back on stage as we get set for a face-off between [29:15] these two one more round of applause ladies and gentlemen for christian and billy and canelo alvarez [29:25] all right fighters to the center of the stage two of the best in the super middleweight division the [29:32] return of the legendary canelo alvarez and he takes on one of the biggest punchers in the sport today [29:41] it's canelo versus mbili september 12th riyadh live on the zone 12 rounds of boxing for the wbc super [29:58] middleweight championship of the world well as canelo and and billy continue this face off i just want to [30:09] get the reactions of the guys here up at the set sergio uh mike and malik sergio i think with a [30:15] mexican independence day fight weekend there's always an expectation that we have of the type of [30:19] fights we're going to get is this one going to deliver mexican style but the thing is about and [30:24] billy he may not be from mexico but he has a mexican style of fighting he loves to come forward he loves [30:29] to brawl get on the inside and make it a physical fight canelo welcomes that because canelo struggles with [30:35] movers vivo was a mover jabber mayweather jr and of course the great bud crawford but against this [30:41] style christian and billy style it's a good old mexican war and that's exactly what what canelo was [30:46] talking about this this might sound odd because i know that and billy is the champ here it's and billy [30:51] who's got the wbc belt but at the same time it feels kind of you're very blessed if you get rewarded [30:56] with a draw to then get the big money ticket against canelo and get that fight malik uh yes i've never seen [31:02] that happen before i've seen like two guys go in the back and back and forth war get a draw but he's [31:08] actually got rewarded from that usually people will go crazy about oh we need to see that fight [31:13] again with that they didn't and that goes back to canelo being the cash cow the face of boxing only he [31:18] can make a scenario like that work in his favor i know it obviously you know and billy is a very [31:23] confident fighter but it can't be lost on him the fact that he's going in against somebody that with [31:27] the status of a canelo this is like a once in a lifetime opportunity to elevate his name in ways that [31:32] he may not get again in his career mike yeah okay we just saw a very spicy press conference right [31:36] with a lot of back and forth and what canelo said is right and billy's faced some good fighters [31:40] but the best opponent of his career was his last fight lester martinez who's more of like an a minus [31:44] in my opinion now he's fighting a much much better opponent canelo alvarez who's faced everybody [31:48] there is gennady golovkin miguel coto floyd mayweather so this is a massive step up in competition [31:54] and christian billy is going to have to like prove this litmus test that he's really on that level [31:57] yeah it has all the makings of a bomb burner guys it's on september 12th live only on the zone for [32:03] you canelo against and billy headlining the mexico versus the rest of the world fight night but you [32:09] don't have to wait all that long to get more world championship fighting here on the zone breaks the [32:20] two disciplines one question who will be champion of champions [32:29] ucyk the master technician rico greatest kickboxer of his generation a new legend will be for ucyk 23rd [32:43] watch only on the zone we are so looking forward to this fight we're just hours away now from a [32:50] spectacular night of boxing in the shadow of the pyramids of giza olexander ucyk and rico for her [32:56] and headlining a stacked card it promises to be just an unforgettable night in a historic location [33:01] make sure you buy it now at the zone.com boxing uh just a big big night of boxing let's get back to [33:08] the the press conference though and canelo versus and billy obviously we know it's mexico versus the [33:13] rest of the world you came to to represent la raza you want to talk to us about the uh the mexicans [33:19] that you want to see on this card because canelo said you know they're still talking about that [33:22] they're still thinking about it who would you like to see you rolled your r i love it yeah no [33:27] awesome no there's a lot of there's a lot of fighters that i would love to see him with of [33:31] course uh you know champions rafael espinoza is one of them raymond murataya um tito mercado you know [33:37] he's a up-and-comer puncher i think he would be great on this card just to spread his name spread [33:43] his power and get more people to really uh look his way but and there's half mexicans as well i mean [33:48] david benavidez the mexican monster i don't know if he's willing to be on the card but there's a lot [33:52] of mexicans that i would love to see uh on the undercard of this uh great night giving us a [33:57] totally different list to what you gave us beforehand look at that jaime munguia that's [34:02] another one emmanuel navarete yep malik if these are the if malik if um sorry if sergio gets to choose [34:08] the mexicans who would you choose to put them up against against munguia i would go with lester that [34:14] fourth uh lester martinez that's how we're going lester martinez um with mccarney i'm very big on [34:19] that kid but let's go right to what i really will love navarrete versus shushu i think that would be [34:25] incredible rafael rafael espinoza versus shushu and navarrete fight the winner of shaki foster and [34:33] raymond ford i would like to see it and david benavidez the only thing with that i'm not sure david [34:38] benavidez will be willing to be on the undercard for that saudi bag just maybe but right you never [34:45] know come on uh mike you might be the only one of us who has some some say in all of this what do you [34:50] think i wouldn't be surprised to see brandon figueroa on that card brandon figueroa scored [34:54] a big knockout of nick ball and i could see him on there defending his featherweight title and of [34:59] course yeah i would love to see rafael espinoza espinoza to me is one of the most underrated fighters [35:03] in all of boxing is that like i wouldn't be surprised wink wink it might be coming maybe on [35:07] figueroa yes um in terms of of this fight between canelo and christian and billy we heard um canelo [35:16] say zero percent chance you have of beating me what what do you think is it 50 50 what how do you [35:21] really see this fight every fighter has a chance i think you know canelo's saying that just you know [35:26] the the the monster and then you know we're trying to intimidate someone that's not accustomed to this [35:30] level and then billy but look everyone has a chance especially when you're a puncher especially when [35:34] you're as aggressive as christian and billy i would give him a little bit more maybe 15 but he's [35:39] definitely in in it against canelo he's definitely an underdog all right give me your percentages and [35:44] then we'll wrap up what what what i want to zone in on real quick is something that and billy said [35:48] during his press conference would he consider the lights of a terence crawford which me beat canelo by [35:54] boxing but basically boxing and counter punching in all the way he's wired you heard what he said [35:59] that he said i'm not really into that running stuff he considered good so i mean just think about [36:04] that the mentality of him he's so front foot heavy he's so of a dangerous one trick pony that he don't [36:11] even care if the world know that was a sign to tell canelo that everything you know about me you're [36:15] going to feel about me i'm coming forward you know i am let's see if you could do something about it [36:19] i am so looking forward to this fight mike yeah look if we're going to see christian and billy somehow [36:24] pull off this upset he's going to have to go through the fire to do it he's going to have to be in a fight [36:27] of the year type fight and he's going to know he was in a fight and canelo said he welcomes a fight [36:31] of the year top fight here he's already been in one of that rematch with triple g so i'm expecting [36:35] an explosive matchup and i'm expecting canelo to get a knockout finally for the first time in nine [36:39] fights second half of first half of the fight mike second half okay guys all right like it everybody [36:44] thank you so much for joining us here for this uh press conference between canelo and christian [36:48] and billy we're super excited for those fights september 12th mexico versus the rest of the world [36:53] it is mexican independence day weekend it never disappoints tonight 6 p.m uh egypt time 4 p.m [37:00] in the uk and 11 a.m on the east coast of america glory in giza olexander usick [37:05] defending his wbc belts against rico for her and it's a big one everybody make sure you buy it now [37:10] on the zone.com slash boxing we will see you then [37:23] the zone the biggest nights in mma we are now set