There are great legends and great fighters in the history of Mexico, and there will be more to come.
Canelo Alvarez
I just love what I do. I'm not worried about any burnout.
I'm focused on being the best, making history.
If I lift any weights, I do it more for explosion, but I really use my body weight to build up muscle and strength.
The more desperate you are, the more mistakes you make.
It's a big responsibility and great motiviation to be a Mexican fighter who is admired, and I thank God for the support I get from Mexicans on both sides of the border.
Athletes can definitely have an impact on society. And it's great that athletes can be a part of uniting the population.
I don't fear anyone. We don't come to play in this sport.
You can have the best training, but just feeling full can make you sluggish and cause you to lose.
I have a noble body. It adapts to all I ask of it.
I have to stay calm, cool, and collected.
My job is to train hard, go fight, and do my best.
I want to be like a Muhammad Ali, like a Julio Cesar Chavez. So when people talk about boxing, they have to remember Canelo.
I don't know a lot about politics.
My fans are going to support me through thick and thin; 100 per cent, they'll always support me.
A fighter lives in his training camp, and I'm not always paying attention to what is happening on the outside. But I do know the Mexican people and the Mexican-American people in this country are very hard-working people. That's my only comment about Donald Trump.
Sometimes, once a fight starts, you have to do what you have to do to win.
Boxing is the most beautiful thing after women.
I have been fighting the best. I am just 26 and have fought in the biggest arenas.
I'm training and preparing because nothing is predictable in boxing. I'm preparing for those rounds, and if it happens that I get a shot, whatever advantage I have, I will be ready for 12 rounds.
I don't give myself titles. I don't think of that.
What matters most is the win.
Many people focus on my power and talk about my power, but I have many more qualities in the ring. I like to surprise everyone.
I'm very happy with what I've accomplished, but we're going for more.
I like working with my own body weight, and I just do the best job I can to be healthy and strong, both before and after a fight.
I had 45 amateur fights, and I was able to win two national titles in those three years as an amateur.
Angulo presents a difficult challenge because he's a fighter who can punch and take a great punch.
At times, training at home is a distraction, so training in Big Bear was a really good change.
I'm honored and blessed by God to be in the sport I love, and I want to accomplish all the goals I set in the sport of boxing - to be successful and make history.
I'm not worried at all about going to 160 lb.
Obviously I'm fast, and I'm going to have to utilize that speed, but I'm also going to have to be smart. I'm also strong, and I have a punch, so I'm going to have to use all my qualities to be able to fight against Angulo, and I just feel whoever's the best prepared that night is going to win.
I've learned from every single fight, every single opponent - some great fighters.
You always try to fight someone from another country. But having said that, the public knows, everybody knows, when there's two Mexicans in the ring, there will be a war.
My record speaks for itself.
There might well have been an Irish great-great-grandfather of mine back then in the 1800s.
I was made fun of at a young age. I would fight a lot in the streets, and it has a lot to do with the way I am today. It helped my development as a fighter, but what can I say?
There are boxing fans, and there are fans of the UFC. People want to see blood, but people like both.
I train to fight, to win.
I'm a strong fighter, I'm a fighter who can adapt to my surroundings.
My preference is not to fight a Mexican.
I do two months of strict dieting, so after fight night, I go for whatever my body is craving. It's usually sushi. But after that, I go home to Guadalajara and indulge in a lot of tacos before I have to start getting in shape for another fight.
Fighting Manny Pacquiao in the future - there's possibilities it could happen. But whatever happens in the future happens in the future.
I don't prepare myself for a specific fighter. I don't choose a fight to prepare myself for another fighter.
I'm prepared for Amir Khan moving swiftly - or for whatever style he comes out using. I prepared with sparring, in the style similar to what he uses.
If other people want to say that I'm the next person in boxing, then that's up to them. That's their opinion.
I fought the best; I've never been afraid of anyone.
I look like this for a reason. I was born this way. It was God-given.
I like to stand right in front of my opponent. I think it makes for an exciting fight.
Liam Smith was a resilient fighter. He was tough, has a lot of heart. He thinks before he attacks.
I expect a tough, hard fight. Liam Smith is coming to win.
