Top 55 Canelo Alvarez Quotes

I take the time to look at my videos after a fight to see not what I did right but what I did wrong, to learn from those mistakes.

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.

My job is to train hard, go fight, and do my best.

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.

I just want to create my own history.

I fought the best; I’ve never been afraid of anyone.

Getting to fight at the AT&T Stadium is a huge privilege for me and my career.

I feel honored that the Hispanic community in the United States have embraced me. I’m really happy and honored to receive their support.

For the entirety of my career, I have taken the fights that no one wanted because I fear no man.

What matters most is the win.

Angulo presents a difficult challenge because he’s a fighter who can punch and take a great punch.

There have been numerous tips and numerous people offering advice. I appreciate it because it all comes with good feelings from the heart. But some of it we’ll apply, and some things we won’t.

I’m the kind of person who visualizes things before doing them.

The more desperate you are, the more mistakes you make.

I’m confident in the fighter I am, and I have nothing to worry about.

I don’t prepare myself for a specific fighter. I don’t choose a fight to prepare myself for another fighter.

I’m a strong-minded fighter.

I always train 100 percent.

My fans are going to support me through thick and thin; 100 per cent, they’ll always support me.

I started boxing because of my brother. And then I came to admire the all-time greats, like Roberto Duran and Muhammad Ali. I’d say I admired Ali more than any fighter in my life.

As far being the face of boxing, I don’t like to name myself that. I leave that up to the media and the fans.

I’ve always been able to put things in perspective.

I don’t know a lot about politics.

When I go running, I see Mexicans working hard.

I expect a tough, hard fight. Liam Smith is coming to win.

I already have a lot of experience, but the best is yet to come.

It would be a dream to be the face of boxing, to be No. 1.

Boxing is the most beautiful thing after women.

I’ve learned from every single fight, every single opponent – some great fighters.

You can have the best training, but just feeling full can make you sluggish and cause you to lose.

I don’t fear anyone. We don’t come to play in this sport.

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.

My preference is not to fight a Mexican.

In Mexico, you have to defend yourself and your honour.

There might well have been an Irish great-great-grandfather of mine back then in the 1800s.

When I first stepped into the boxing gym, I loved it. I knew it was what I was going to do.

If you don’t take an opponent serious, they surprise you.

I had 45 amateur fights, and I was able to win two national titles in those three years as an amateur.

Every fight is a different experience.

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 don’t give myself titles. I don’t think of that.

I’m focused on being the best, making history.

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.

If I lift any weights, I do it more for explosion, but I really use my body weight to build up muscle and strength.

I work a lot of conditioning and stamina.

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 want to challenge the best, and I’m ready.

I appreciate my international fans all over the world.

I’m very happy with what I’ve accomplished, but we’re going for more.

If the people like watching me, see me as an example of someone succeeding, as a young guy who has the will to win, then I’m happy.

I never think about the knockouts. I go into every fight, do my work, and none of that stuff puts pressure on me at all.

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 like to stand right in front of my opponent. I think it makes for an exciting fight.

I’m happy to fight anybody.