You always try to fight someone from another country. But having said that, the public knows, everybody knows, when there’s two Mexicans in the ring, there will be a war. – Canelo Alvarez
I don’t prepare myself for a specific fighter. I don’t choose a fight to prepare myself for another fighter. – Canelo Alvarez
I get motivated by the fact people are following me, that they want a photo or say ‘vamos’ or ‘Canelo.’ – Canelo Alvarez
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. – Canelo Alvarez
My fans are going to support me through thick and thin; 100 per cent, they’ll always support me. – Canelo Alvarez
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. – Canelo Alvarez
There might well have been an Irish great-great-grandfather of mine back then in the 1800s. – Canelo Alvarez
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. – Canelo Alvarez
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. – Canelo Alvarez
A fighter lives in his training camp, and I’m not always paying attention to what is happening on the outside. But I do know the Mexican people and the Mexican-American people in this country are very hard-working people. That’s my only comment about Donald Trump. – Canelo Alvarez
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. – Canelo Alvarez
There are great legends and great fighters in the history of Mexico, and there will be more to come. – Canelo Alvarez
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. – Canelo Alvarez
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. – Canelo Alvarez