DRUNK beers in for England fans in Russia
BILLY JOE SAUNDERS is planning to join his good mate Tyson Fury at the World Cup this summer, after Fury promised he would get the beers in for England fans.
Saunders, who defends his WBO middleweight belt against Martin Murray on June 23, reckons he and Fury could even do their bit for world peace while they are there in Russia.
Saunders said: “After my fight with Martin, 100 per cent I will be there cheering on England with Tyson.”
And, joking, he added: “That’s Putin isn’t it? We will go there, kidnap him and bring him back here.
Fantastic
“Tyson was up at the house we stay at in Sheffield a few weeks ago – he’s looking good. “You only need to look at what he was, and where he is at now – it’s fantastic.” Saunders has transformed himself too over the last couple of years. By his own admission, the 28-year-old was winning insists the bouts but still not making RIO FERDINAND’S coach Control got it the most of his talent. British Boxing Board of a licence to become That has all changed wrong in denying him a pro boxer. EX-WBC super-middleweight since he joined up with said of the 39-yearold trainer Dominic Ingle, champ Richie Woodhall United star: “The and he is now regularly former Manchester I’m not surprised, talked of as a potential Board have got it wrong. of experience, opponent for four-belt due to Rio’s age and lack to watch him world champion Gennady but if someone had come Golovkin. licence. spar, he’d have got his Triple G has not shown here, Foreign boxers come over any great desire to face as who are nowhere near Saunders, prompting him to good as Rio.” consider fights at super-middleweight after his clash with Murray. That could include a battle with another fighter whom Saunders considers a mate – IBF world champ James Degale.
Saunders added: “One hundred per cent that fight could be made. My promoter, Frank Warren, has a good working relationship with him.
“Degale is a bit of a character – I have that ‘flip’ in me and so does Degale, so the fight could catch fire. “I do class him as a mate. “We’ve put the gloves on for nothing before, and went rounds and rounds and rounds. I’m sure the next time we can do it for a few quid.”
Of a potential match-up with Golovkin, Saunders said: “I have been around the block before on this one.
“I believe that if they really wanted to fight me, and didn’t see me as a threat, the fight would have been made. They know deep down that I am bad for business at the minute because Golovkin and ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will fight again and pick up probably £50million or so.
“Does Golovkin want to take a chance and fight me before that fight?
“For me that shows that he is worried. Because if it were that easy a fight against me, he would take it, take my belt and make his fight even bigger with another title on the line.”
Prime
Saunders added: “I am 28 and in my prime, and I want to see how good I am against the best. But I won’t chase anyone anymore.
“When I was speaking to Frank about who I’d be fighting next, I didn’t want any to-ing and fro-ing and I just said, ‘Let’s stick with Martin Murray’.
“I’m here waiting. If Golovkin wants to fight me of course I’ll fight him, but I will fight anybody from middleweight to supermiddleweight, anybody at all.”