Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has scorned Conor McGregor’s claim that he made Floyd Mayweather ‘fight like a Mexican’ in their Las Vegassuper-fight last weekend.
Following his tenth round defeat, the Irish UFC star claimed that he took pride in how he had forced Mayweather to go on the offensive in the later rounds, rather than relying on his trademark defensive style.
“I turned him into a Mexican tonight; he fought like a Mexican,” McGregor said shortly after the stoppage.
The comment was intended as a compliment – with McGregor praising Mayweather’s attacking instincts – but Canelo said that he saw nothing which resembled a “Mexican style” in the veteran’s tactical approach to the fight.
“He did what he wanted in the fight,” said Canelo, who is originally from the Mexican city of Guadalajara.
“I think Mayweather did what he had to do, go forward because he knew he was going to knock [McGregor] out and that's what he did. But no, I saw no Mexican style in there.
“Mexican boxing does not have a style in itself, Mexican boxing has different styles.”
Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/boxing/floyd-mayweather-vs-conor-mcgregor-fight-like-a-mexican-canelo-vs-gennady-golovkin-a7926851.html
Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/boxing/floyd-mayweather-vs-conor-mcgregor-fight-like-a-mexican-canelo-vs-gennady-golovkin-a7926851.html