BILLY JOE SAUNDERS believes he has ‘every tool in the box’ to cause a sensational boxing shock and BEAT Canelo Alvarez.
The Brit boxer is desperate for a super-middleweight unification fight against the Mexican in 2021.
Billy Joe Saunders has called on his promoter Eddie Hearn to get him the Canelo fightCredit: ©Dave Thompson/Route One Ltd
Just hours after Canelo had systematically battered Callum Smith to win the WBA and WBC belts, Saunders posted on Twitter calling out the 30-year-old.
Speaking to iFL TV, Saunders, who holds the WBO strap, is ready to take his chance of a lifetime and has called on his promoter Eddie Hearn to sort the fight.
The 31-year-old said: “I’m missing that big, big defining fight now. I think that you’ll see the best of me.
“A lot of people can talk a good game, but when it comes to it, can’t find a way.
“I believe on my night I’ve got every tool in the box to beat Canelo Alvarez.
“If i wanted to get my money I could have got my money a couple of times and f****d off.
“It’s not that, it’s not just about the money, the money comes with that.”
Canelo cemented himself as a fully-fledged four-division champion after dominating Britain’s brave and resilient Smith at the weekend.
Canelo is a four-weight world champion – and is being targeted by Billy Joe SaundersCredit: USA TODAY Sports
Canelo easily outpointed Smith to suffer his first ever lossCredit: Handout – Getty
Canelo had too much power and precision for Smith and stormed to victory after 12 one-sided and almost identical rounds in Texas.
After the win, he said: “I did a great job after 13 months out.
“Smith is a great fighter but I did a great job. I am so happy.
“I am the best in the world and from the first round I wanted to see what he brings but I showed what I am.”
Saunders is undefeated in 30 fights, and is a two-weight world champ.
But he has missed out on big-money scraps against the likes of Gennadiy Golovkin and Canelo – until now he hopes.
Canelo Alvarez vs Callum Smith – Round by Round for massive world title fight
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