Here’s some quotes from today’s conference call showcasing
the fighters on the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana rematch entitled
“Mayhem”. The co-main event features fan
favorite Leo “Terremoto” Santa Cruz (27-0-1, 15
KOs) vs. Manuel “Suavecito” Roman
(17-2-3, 6 KOs ). Also on the card, Miguel “Titere” Vazquez
(34-3, 13 KOs) defends his IBF Lightweight Championship against Mickey “The
Spirit” Bey (20-1-1, 10 KOs) and Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo (22-4, 18 KOs) moves
up to middleweight to take on James De La Rosa (22-2, 13 KOs ).
Leo Santa Cruz
Manuel
Roman:
“Leo’s a warrior… that’s why we’re training so hard, we’re
ready!” – Manuel Roman
Leo
Santa Cruz
“Very happy and excited to be on the Mayweather undercard…
it’s a dream come true to be co-main event…” – Leo Santa Cruz
“All my fans are motivation… always thank the fans. That’s why I go out there, to give them my
best…” – Leo Santa Cruz
On if there’s pressure being the co-main event
– “big…big pressure.. cause I’m the co-main event… I’m training 100% to give it
my all… on September 13th, gonna go out there and give them a war…”
– Leo Santa Cruz
On this fight being unworthy
– “on paper it may be an easy fight for me… I sparred with him three years ago
and we’d go to war… he’s a great fighter… great technique… never underestimate
nobody, always train 100%... these are the fighters that are hungry…” – Leo
Santa Cruz
On pushing for more difficult challenges
– “Yeah, of course… if everything goes good, we want harder fights… Rigondeaux,
Kiko Martinez
Miguel Vazquez vs. Mickey Bey
Mickey
Bey:
“Fighting Vasquez motivates me… I think he’s the best…
people don’t credit his style, but he’s the champion for years… it’s gonna be a
great fight… fighters might cherry pick [opponents], but I wanna fight the
best…” – Mickey Bey
On preparing for Vazquez
– “He’s gonna have more of a puzzle cause no one really knows all that I can
do…” – Mickey Bey
On if he’s willing to change his style
– “I’m gonna go accordingly… got a great trainer in Floyd Mayweather Sr… I’m
just gonna come up on top no matter what it is…” – Mickey Bey
On what this fight means
– “It’s huge! For me to get to this point after this long… talent wise,
could’ve been the champ years ago… I’m mentally tough, strong and
dedicated. I’m glad everything paid off
and I got to this point…” – Mickey Bey
On his loss to Molina – “Hope the
fans enjoyed it… cause they’ll never see it again…” – Mickey Bey
Miguel
Vazquez:
“It’s a great honor to be with Al Haymon sports…” – Miguel Vazquez
On any plans to change style
– “This is the style that took me to being a world champion… I may modify, more
aggressive attack, but my style got me here…” – Miguel Vazquez
On Mickey Bey – “We know he’s a very talented
fighter… fast… difficult… I’m very well prepared both physically and
spiritually…” – Miguel Vazquez
On the evolution of his style
– “Started off with my father, [he] taught me the craft… learned from Cubans,
the art of boxing… to hit and not be hit…” – Miguel Vazquez
Alfredo Angulo vs. James De La Rosa
James
De La Rosa:
“I’m here to put on a show and come out with a win…” – James
De La Rosa
On how to prepare mentally for the big stage
– “Big stage for me… I need to be in my zone and block everything out… do what
I do best and just train hard. Can’t let
the crowd play a role… I gotta focus…” – James De La Rosa
Alfredo
Angulo:
On the move to middleweight
– “…was gonna stay at 154, but my body said otherwise… I think I’m gonna be
more comfortable… the “Perro” you all know…” – Alfredo Angulo
On starting training camp early
– “Came in early to camp… changing a lot of things in camp. You’ll see on September 13th, no
doubt in the ring…” – Alfredo Angulo
On the Canelo fight – “…didn’t
learn anything in Canelo fight because it wasn’t me in there.” – Alfredo Angulo
On what we can expect September 13th
– “I don’t really look into my opponents, don’t know much of De La Rosa… all I
know is my opponents know they need to train extra hard to face me…” – Alfredo
Angulo
On if his power will carry to 160
– “I don’t know… honestly, I think you’ll know on September 13th…” –
Alfredo Angulo
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