{"id":28247,"date":"2013-04-18T13:56:09","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T18:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=28247"},"modified":"2013-04-18T13:56:09","modified_gmt":"2013-04-18T18:26:09","slug":"canelo-alvarez-austin-trout-boxing-war-of-words-you-wouldnt-know-a-spirit-if-it-harpooned-you-in-your-fat-ass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=28247","title":{"rendered":"Canelo Alvarez \u2013 Austin Trout BOXING WAR OF WORDS \u2013 \u201cYou Wouldn\u2019t Know A Spirit if it Harpooned You in Your Fat Ass!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Canelo vs. Trout Super Welterweight World Championship Unification
\nSaturday, April 20, LIVE on SHOWTIME from Alamodome in San Antonio<\/p>\n

CANELO ALVAREZ, WBC Super Welterweight World Champion<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I want to win this fight, I have to move fast. I have to watch out for Trout\u2019s left. I\u2019ve been studying his style and I can definitely adapt to it. It\u2019s going to be tough, but I know I can beat him. I trust I have what it takes to beat him.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn Saturday, after defeating Trout, I will raise my hand and my belt and will be thinking of my brother. That belt is his.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m 100 percent ready for Trout. He\u2019s a world-class boxer and an undefeated world champion.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m thankful to the people of San Antonio. They give me great motivation and they have an amazing energy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very grateful and happy to be here.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m maintaining weight. I\u2019m training hard. I\u2019m ready.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m visualizing the fight. I\u2019m very focused and very determined. Saturday is going to be my night.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d like to thank my fans for their support. I\u2019m anxious to give them the show they want on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited to be part of all this. I feel motivated that Oscar De La Hoya is part of all this. It makes me happy to be part of his team.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m the type of boxer that adapts well to other styles.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I step into the ring, the best of me comes out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m ready for Trout. I\u2019m ready to not let my fans down. I\u2019m ready to win.\u201d<\/p>\n

AUSTIN \u201cNO DOUBT\u201d TROUT, WBA Super Welterweight World Champion<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just want to up the intensity from the Miguel Cotto fight. Even though they\u2019re not the same fighter, they have similar styles. We want to up the intensity because Canelo is a bit more intense of a fighter than Miguel Cotto.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s an all-around fighter and he doesn\u2019t have many faults, but he\u2019s not as strong in some areas as others and we\u2019re going to exploit that. We\u2019re preparing for the total package.<\/p>\n

\u201cCanelo\u2019s a world champion so he has to have what it takes. They wouldn\u2019t have given him the belt otherwise.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m ecstatic to be the focal point of over 38,000 people. It\u2019s wonderful. I really just can\u2019t wait to be in that atmosphere.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Canelo\u2019s not ready now, he\u2019s never going to be. I\u2019m excited to get in there and I\u2019m glad he put his foot down to make this fight happen.<\/p>\n

(On the public turnout at Wednesday\u2019s workout) \u201cIt\u2019s love. I appreciate all the love. They\u2019re the reason that boxing is going to thrive for ages. It\u2019s one of the oldest sports and it\u2019s not dying anytime soon. This is evidence of it right here.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnything is possible. We\u2019ve done things that people said couldn\u2019t be done. I believe God does miracles everyday. I\u2019m not saying it\u2019s going to beat the man, but it can be done. Impossible is a mind state and I don\u2019t have that type of mind state.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy focus is to just be in shape. We know he\u2019s going to bring it, so we want to make sure we can up the intensity when we need to.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to be difficult at all fighting in front of these fans. It\u2019s the opponent that\u2019s going to make it difficult. The crowd isn\u2019t going to make it harder or easier. Canelo is going to make it harder. So the crowd is not going to stray me or bother me one bit.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy hometown is really divided being that it\u2019s a mostly Latin area, but we have a lot of support coming from Las Cruces. Mexican blood is thick and it\u2019s hard to divide that. They\u2019re the best fans to have. If I could have them adopt me as their own champion, I\u2019d be ecstatic because they\u2019re loyal and they fight for their guys. My whole goal is to just take that love and push it onto me.<\/p>\n

\u201cCanelo is a champion and he wants to please his fans. If his fans didn\u2019t say that he needed to fight me to prove that he\u2019s the true champion, then I don\u2019t think he would have done it.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy strategy is to win by any means possible. Whether it is brawling, boxing, moving, sticking there, staying there, whatever I need to do. We\u2019re going to win.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to be a legend in this game. I don\u2019t want to be a one-hit wonder.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been the underdog a lot. What they think doesn\u2019t bother me. I think \u2018underdog\u2019 is a mind state. I\u2019m here to win. I\u2019m here to win decisively. What the odds say, what the people say, is not really going to affect what happens in the ring.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve prepared for it and the way I\u2019m feeling right now in my heart and in my mind, that\u2019s what is going to affect the fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe formula is the same (as against Miguel Cotto), but we know they\u2019re not the same fighter. Canelo is in his prime, he\u2019s undefeated and he\u2019s not battle worn. He\u2019s still got a lot of pop and life left in him. Although the formula is the same, we have to up the intensity and we\u2019re not treating him as the same fighter.<\/p>\n

\u201cI fought his style of fighter my whole life being from Las Cruces, New Mexico, and fighting around the area. I\u2019m not sure if he\u2019s fought my style, though and we\u2019ll see the difference come Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n

ABNER COTTO, WBC FECARBOX Lightweight Champion<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst, I want to thank the public of San Antonio for being here. Then, I want to thank Golden Boy Promotions for giving me this opportunity. I\u2019m so proud that I\u2019m fighting at the Alamodome in front of over 30,000 people. It\u2019s a true honor.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s truly an honor to fight on the same card as Canelo Alvarez and Austin Trout. They\u2019re both great boxers. It\u2019s not going to be easy for Canelo. Trout is a tough fighter. After all, he beat my cousin [future Hall of Famer Miguel Cotto]. To be honest, I don\u2019t know who\u2019s going to win. I\u2019m not going to make a prediction.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I have to fight, I\u2019m always ready to fight at my best.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll be representing my people from Puerto Rico on Saturday at the Alamodome and I won\u2019t let them down.\u201d<\/p>\n

JERMELL CHARLO, Top Super Welterweight Prospect<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so happy to come back to San Antonio. I really enjoy the boxing fans here. They\u2019re so nice and excited about boxing in this city.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel good. I\u2019ve been training hard. I\u2019m focused and I\u2019m ready.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is my shot\u2026my first real shot. This is my chance to show not only San Antonio, but also the boxing world, what I\u2019m made of and what I can do.\u201d<\/p>\n

RAUL MARTINEZ, Top Bantamweight Prospect<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll be in my prime in a couple years. I\u2019m training very hard. This fight means a lot to me. It\u2019s my chance to move forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had tough times, but boxing is a tough sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have a promoter right now, but I have a great trainer, Jesse James Leija. He\u2019s truly an inspiration to me.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to be here working out at The Alamo. I\u2019ve been to workouts before, but none like this one. This is awesome. Being in front of my people is an amazing feeling.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo me, if you go by what you believe and you put a lot of effort and pride into it, you will get something out of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI look up to Jesse [James Leija]. He gives me energy and he motivates me. When we\u2019re training, I want to show him what I have and what I\u2019m made of. He makes me want to punch harder.\u201d<\/p>\n

OSCAR DE LA HOYA, President of Golden Boy Promotions<\/p>\n

\u201cThis fight will truly show the world what Canelo is made of. This is the opportunity he has needed to prove himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t wait to be in that arena on Saturday night. With almost 40,000 people in the Alamodome, it\u2019s going to be rocking.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just amazing the draw that Canelo is. At 22 years old, his following is unlike anything I have seen in a long time.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is going to be a tough, tough fight. Canelo has his work cut out for him. Trout showed what he is made of when he fought Cotto and he is going to have to bring that intensity and more on Saturday night.\u201d<\/p>\n

JESSE JAMES LEIJA, President of Leija Battah Promotions and Texas Boxing Legend<\/p>\n

\u201cWe brought the big fight here and San Antonio responded.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only was I proud to fight here every time I stepped into the ring to fight, I am proud as a promoter to bring big fights here now.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is such a tough fight. I can\u2019t pick a winner.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the energy in the arena is anything like it was 20 years ago when Julio Cesar Chavez fought Pernell Whitaker, you will be able to feel the electricity through your body.\u201d<\/p>\n

GEORGE OF THE BRONX<\/p>\n

“Canelo, you wouldn’t know a spirit if it harpooned you in your fat ass, you fat fuck!”<\/p>\n

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