Legendary American coach Freddie Roach gave an interview for a news portal from the USA.
In a conversation, the mentor commented on the upcoming third fight between the absolute champion of the second middleweight (up to 76.2 kg) Mexican Canelo Alvarez (57-2-2, 39 KOs) and the unified champion from Kazakhstan Gennady Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs) .
In addition, Roach spoke about the top four heavyweights: Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs), Tyson Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs), Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) and Deontay Wilder (42-2 -1, 41 KOs), and also shared his opinion about a possible fight for the title of absolute champion of the welterweight division (up to 66.7 kg) Spence – Crawford.
What do you think will be the third fight between Canelo and Golovkin?
“This is a good fight between two really good fighters. Golovkin once came to my gym to visit Manny Pacquiao. He wanted to meet Manny Pacquiao and came to my gym. I was really glad that this world champion did it – came to meet another fighter. And Pacquiao didn’t have such a big name back then. It was really nice. And that’s why I’m rooting a little more for him. I like him as a person and that makes me like him a little as a fighter. He didn’t win the first two fights. I think there was one draw. It’s right?
– Right.
– Close combat. And if he can do it against a big strong guy, it will be a good achievement. Because this fighter (Canelo) goes into the fight strong.
– A fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua is possible before the end of the year. How will this fight go and is it a wise decision on Joshua’s part?
– I think Tyson better call me and let me train him again [смеются]. Tyson Fury is simply too big and too strong for almost all heavyweights in my opinion. Now I think he’s in charge.
- Usyk is No. 1 in the world, according to Canelo Alvarez
“And we saw how Usyk didn’t take it too kindly and wanted Wilder if he was successful in October. Do you think that Is it a wise decision for Wilder to accept this fight? And who will win?
“Once again, I think Tyson is the best heavyweight in the world right now. And he will take all these heights.
“I mean Usyk and Wilder.
— Ah, Usyk and Wilder… Usyk is a very good boxer. I like the option when Usyk outboxes him. Usyk is a very, very good boxer. He was in a smaller weight class, moved up, and now he’s in the highest weight class, right?
– Yes.
“When he started, he was probably a light heavyweight.
– Yes.
– So the path from light heavyweight to heavyweight is not so easy.
- Joshua accepts Fury’s challenge – his coach Garcia is not happy
Do you think Wilder still has that one punch knockout power and can he compete with other elite heavyweights other than Fury?
– Yes. I don’t think he lost his power. He still has her. He just needs to land the right punch at the right time.
– Where is Wilder psychologically after three fights with Fury, and where is Joshua psychologically after two defeats by Usyk?
– Lots of options, lots of shit, but the thing is, there were good fights and I want to see them. So let’s see.
“There is one fight that I know we all want to see. It seems to be closer now than ever to implementation. This is Crawford-Spence. What do you think?
Crawford is a very good fighter. Spence has performed well lately. He has not always shown the best in the last few fights. I like Crawford. I think he can become one of the best fighters in the world today.