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Yees duab Credit: Angela Cranford/Barclays Center
Brooklyn (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 7, 2015) – Neeg tua hluav taws sib tw nyob rau hnub Saturday lub Premier Boxing Champions rau NBC night of fights participated in a media workout today at Barclays Center in anticipation of their upcoming bouts.
PBC rau NBC ntsiab bouts kev tshwm sim ntawm Barclays Center feature undefeated superstar Danny “Swift” Garcia (29-0, 17 Kos) txojkev Lamont Peterson (33-2-1, 17 Kos) thiab lub middleweight championship bout ntawm “Irish” Andy Lee (34-2, 24 Kos) thiab undefeated Peter “Kid Qhob noom xim kasfes” Quillin (31-0, 22 Kos). Qhov thib ob phuv ntawm PBC rau NBC pib thaum 8:30 p.m. THIAB.
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Here are what the fighters had to say at Tuesday lub workout:
Danny Garcia
“I just want to give the fans a great fight. I want them to see the best Danny Garcia. Nyob rau ntawm lub kawg ntawm lub hnub, this is the fight the fans want to see. My main focus is putting on a great show for the fans.
“I’ve faced a lot of skillful boxers in my career and I’m still undefeated. That should tell the fans around the world who has more skill. Xws li Plaub Hlis Ntuj 11 when he’s feeling these two bombs on his face he’s going to forget about his skill.
“I just want to give fans a great fight. I’m not too worried about the ‘0’ on my record. I fight hard to protect it but my main focus is to go in there and get the job done one fight at a time.
“Everything I’ve done in my career is for a reason. Now I’m here on NBC fighting on this big playing field. This is great for boxing and a breath of fresh air for the sport.
“I just want to be confident and humble at the same time. I want the fans to love me because I’m being myself. It’s very important for a young champion.
“I’m going to try to dictate the pace, be smart, move my head, use my feet and land good punches. I can’t try to chase him down.
“I used to love other great Puerto Rican boxers like Felix Trinidad, Miguel Cotto and Hector Camacho. Kuv xav tias zoo li kuv twv yuav raug hu ua hauj lwm kuv txoj kev mus rau hauv lub ibyam nrog lawv thiab tom qab lawv footsteps.
“Kuv yuav tsum tau ntse nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib. Kuv tau mus nyob rau hauv muaj thiab yuav Danny Garcia. Kuv nyob ntawm no vim hais tias kuv yog ib tug ntse fighter. Txhua leej txhua tus yeej paub tias. Kuv muaj hwj chim. Kuv yuav mus nrhiav tau kuv qhib thiab capitalize on nws yuam kev.”
LAMONT Peterson
“Qhov no yog cia li lwm sib ntaus rau kuv. Kuv tsis txhawj xeeb txog ua lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim. Kuv cia li nyiam mus tua. Raws li ntev raws li kuv sib ntaus sib tua kuv zoo siab.
“Ib tug ntau ntawm cov neeg saib peb sib ntaus thiab saib peb tau punches, tab sis hais tias yog cia li qhov yooj yim ib feem. Cov kev txi nyob rau hauv lub gym thiab muab kuv lub cev los ntawm kev rau txim yog cov ntxhib ib feem.
“Kuv tsis sim los ua pov thawj rau leej twg tsis ncaj ncees lawm, tab sis qhov no yog kev sib ntaus ib qho tseem ceeb rau kuv thiab kuv xav kom nws yeej. Kuv xav kom muaj lub sab saum toj txiv leej tub thiab nws txhais tau tias ntaus lub sab saum toj txiv leej tub.
“Tib neeg tham txog nws ntaus Matthysse thiab Matthysse ntaus kuv, tab sis leej twg uas paub txog boxing paub hais tias tsis yog dab tsi. Xws li Saturday hmo ntuj kuv yuav los ua pov thawj rau txhua leej txhua tus hais tias kuv yog ib tug zoo dua fighter tshaj Danny Garcia.
“Angel Garcia muaj nws lub tswv yim nyob rau hauv no sib ntaus, thiab kuv hwm nws. Nws muaj peev xwm mus rau cov ntaub ntawv thiab hais dab tsi nws xav, tab sis yog hais tias nws hais tias Danny Garcia yog muaj zog tshaj kuv, Kuv mam li qhia rau koj tias yog ib tug dag.
“Peb tsis txhawj xeeb txog Danny lub hwj chim. Ib tug ntau ntawm cov neeg tau nug kuv txog tias, tiam sis kuv tsis txhawj xeeb. Danny Garcia muaj ib tug split kev txiav txim siab nrog Kendall Holt, leej twg yog kuv khob qhov rooj tawm. Tsis muaj ib tug nkawd hais tias.
“Kuv nyiam nrog txawm txoj kev no sib ntaus mus. Kuv yuav luag guaranteeing lub yeej.
“Kuv tsis xav hais tias lawv nyob nraum noj kuv maj mam. Nyob rau ntawm lub kawg ntawm lub hnub, Garcia paub qhov no yog ib tug sib ntaus thiab nws paub tias nws tau tsis tiv thaiv leej twg zoo li kuv. Kuv yuav ib tug loj yeej Saturday hmo ntuj.
“Koj yeej tsis paub dab tsi koj yuav mus saib nrog kuv. Txawm kuv xav tias zoo li kuv yuav tsum tau ua li cas los yeej, tias yog dab tsi kuv mam li ua. Kuv npaj 100 feem pua. Kuv nyob rau hauv zoo rau 30 rounds thiab kuv mam li yuav npaj txhij rau txhua yam. ”
Andy LEE
“Peb twb ua tau unbelievable kev kawm tau nyob rau hauv lub xyoo tas los nyob rau hauv kuv kev txawj ntse thiab txhua yam tau tiag tiag xwb clicked rau kuv thiab kuv pab neeg thiab tam sim no peb nyob nraum pom tau nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib.
“Kuv zoo siab heev los ua ib tug Irishman los ntawm Limerick tiv thaiv nws lub ntiaj teb Championship nyob rau hauv New York, nws tsis tau txais ntau npaum li cas zoo dua li ntawd.
“Muaj tau ib tug lossis loj hnyav nqa tawm kuv lub xub pwg nyom txij li thaum winning lub ntiaj teb no-title. Nws yog dab tsi kuv yeej xav ua thiab kuv twb tau touted raws li ib tug tau zus ib lub xyoo thiab yog hais tias kuv yeej tsis tau txais nws kuv yuav tau tau chim. Tam sim no lub liab yog kuv rov qab thiab kuv yuav cia li thiab muab qhia cov neeg uas kuv.
“Peb twb ua tau lub cev thiab tactical txhim kho nyob rau hauv lub gym txij li lub xeem sib ntaus thiab hopefully lawv mam li qhia nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib nyob rau hnub Saturday.
“Kuv xav tias qhov no yuav yog ib tug kev sib ntaus los yog nws yuav yog ib tug me ntsis ntawm ib tug tua hluav taws sib ntaus. Nws mus yuav ib tug me ntsis ntawm ob leeg nyob rau lub sij hawm. Yuav muaj tej lub sij hawm uas peb nyob nraum nrhiav nyob rau txhua lwm, laij txhua lwm yam tawm, tab sis ib zaug peb pauv nws yuav yog heev.
“Quillin yog nco ntsoov txog nws tus kheej, tab sis nws yuav tsum, I have the same mentality. You have to be to compete in this sport.
“Fighting at home like Quillin is nyob rau hnub Saturday, brings a different kind of pressure to the table, it’s the pressure of expectations and people you know coming to the fights. That’s also pressure and I know all about that.
“I haven’t needed to build up my confidence for this fight. It’s not time to think. It’s time to do what I’ve been doing every day in the gym.”
Petus QUILLIN
“I never trailed in a fight and came back and won like Lee. I’ve just won all the time right out of the gate. Those other guys aren’t ‘Kid Chocolate’ so I think that’s why this fight was made.
“It’s a big fight for him and a big fight for me. Nws yog ib tug ntse fighter thaum nws yog nyob rau hauv cov teeb meem li ntawd, kuv muaj saib rau cov uas. Feem ntau cov tseem ceeb kuv cia li xav mus hais qhov tseeb rau kuv tus kheej.
“Ib tug ntau ntawm cov neeg tau Lee raws li lub underdog nyob rau hauv nws cov nag sib ntaus, tiam sis nws tawm tuaj thiab ua zoo. Qhov ntawd yog qhov tshaj plaws txog boxing; ib punch yuav hloov qhov kev sib ntaus.
“Kuv tau them rau 12 Rounds ces kuv kuv npaj rau 12 rounds tab sis yog tias kuv muaj peev xwm tau nws tawm ntawm muaj thaum ntxov kuv yuav.
“Tag nrho kuv lub neej tau struggles thiab kuv twb tau kov yeej txhua txhua ib zaug xwb ntawm cov teeb meem. Qhov no yog mus yuav tsis muaj sib txawv los ntawm.
“Ua ib tug leej txiv ntawm cov hoob kawm ua rau kuv ntau tshwm sim thiab saib kuv tus txiv ntxawm pass tau ua rau kuv mob siab ntau dua puas tau ua kom tiav txhua yam uas kuv xav.
“Thaum kuv muab txoj siv tawv kuv kawm tau hais tias kuv yuav ua tau ib tug loj cov txiv neej thiab ua tawv kev txiav txim siab li ntawd tag nrho cov sij hawm. Cov neeg xav hais tias losing yog ib qho yooj yim, tab sis yeej tag nrho lub sij hawm yog ib yam txawv ntawm siab.”
ERROL Spence JR.
“Kuv yog tus zoo tshaj plaws cov tub ntxhais prospect nyob rau hauv qhov kev ua si. Kuv nyob rau lub borderline ntawm contender li cas thiab kuv ntseeg hais tias kuv yog ib tug sib ntaus deb ntawm ua ib tug contender.
“Kuv yog ib tug me ntsis ntawm ib tug mix style-ntse. Kuv yog ib tug boxer, Kuv yuav tshum thiab kuv yuav tua yog tias kuv muaj rau.
“Lub sib ntaus kuv kawm tshaj tawm yog nrog Emanuel Lartey, nws undefeated nrog kuv thiab nws yog kuv thawj tiag sib ntaus thiab thawj lub sij hawm mus lub deb.
“Kuv pom kuv tus kheej sib ntaus sib tua tag nrho cov saum toj kawg nkaus hais mav nyob rau hauv lub welterweight division. Kuv pom kuv tus kheej nrog Keith Thurman, Amir Khan thiab tej sab saum toj welterweight.
“I’m going to look good as always nyob rau hnub Saturday hmo ntuj, It’s going to be fantastic and I’m going to come out with the victory.”
Marcus Browne
“I’m just blessed to have this opportunity to fight at Barclays Center for the eighth time in front of my hometown fans.
“I love performing in in Brooklyn. The fans here are fantastic and they know when I get in the ring they’re going to see something special.
“I have a tough opponent in front of me. Nws yog tej, very lanky fighter but we’ve trained very hard and I’m ready for anything he’s got.
“Saturday is going to be a great night for Team Browne, Staten Island and all of my fans. Don’t blink cause you might miss it!”
Luis Collazo
“I’ve spent some time with the family, regrouping thiab ua kom kuv tseem muaj tib lub mob siab rau qhov no kev ua si nawv. Kuv pog mus yuav tau rov qab thiab kuv dhia nyob rau hauv lub cib fim kom caij no card.
“Qhov no yog li cas kuv ua neej nyob rau. Boxing yog kuv lub neej.
“Tom qab lub Khan sib ntaus kuv coj txog ib lub hlis tawm thiab ces kuv mus ncaj nraim rau lub gym. Kuv yuav tsis mus tawm zoo li kuv puas tau tiv thaiv Khan. Tsis excuses, tab sis nws yog lub sij hawm rov qab mus rau lub kos duab board thiab nyob twj ywm mob siab thoob plaws hauv lub tag nrho lub xyoo.
“Lub kiv cua yuav tau txais tib yam kev zoo siab kuv yeej ib txwm coj. Kuv ntau mob siab tam sim no thiab hopefully tom qab no sib ntaus kuv yuav tau txais ib tug loj sib ntaus thiab muab tus kiv cua lawv xav li cas.”
Heather Hardy
“Kuv tau tib mindset mus rau hauv txhua txhua sib ntaus. Kuv qhia rau tua kuv sib ntaus thiab ua kev kho me ntsis thaum tau nyob rau hauv muaj.
“Kuv xav tias muaj zog thiab kuv xav tias muaj peev xwm sawv ntawm txawm yuav tsum tau ua.
“Kuv yeej tsuas tau boxing rau plaub lub xyoos ces kuv kuv tseem kawm ib tug ntau ntawm cov txheej txheem nyob rau hauv camp boxing ntxiv ua hauj lwm peb los yog plaub hnub hauv ib lub lim tiam nrog kuv lub zog thiab txias cob qhia.
“Kiv cua yuav tau txais ib tug zoo qhia thiab ib tug loj yeej tawm kuv nyob rau hnub Saturday.” |
