Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Amir “King” Khan

“It’s the strongest I’ve been for any fight, having that little bit of extra weight can only give me that extra advantage in getting power but the speed is still there,” said Khan. “All round I feel so much stronger as a fighter. I’ve sparred a lot of rounds with heavier guys and I’ve done a lot of strength work in my legs by training on sand to help with the later rounds.

“The speed is still there but this fight will be more mental — I have to win it with my brains. I can’t let my courage take over because it could get me in trouble, it has in the past, but I’m much smarter and wiser now.”

“I used to get involved in tear-ups and take risks, like I did against Marcos Maidana,” Khan said. “But I haven’t left myself open in my last few fights and relied on my skills to beat Chris Algieri, Devon Alexander and Luis Collazo on points.

“And that’s how I see this fight going. I will be too smart and too fast for him. The more videos I see of Canelo the more confident I am I will win this fight and become middleweight world champion, which will be huge, it will be a massive shock to the world. But not to me because I believe I can win this world title.

“I was chasing the Mayweather fight, the Pacquiao fight, and I really believe that if those fights happened they’d be easier than this fight,” Khan added. “This fight will be more physical and it will be me using my brains even more, because with Canelo I cannot make any mistakes.

“This fight shows who I am and I think a lot of young fighters should take a page out of my book and fight the best fighters out there rather than avoiding a lot of people out there. It shows I’m not scared of anyone.”

Courtesy of Nick Parkinson

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