Rocky Fielding: ‘To fight at Madison Square Garden is unbelievable’
08 December 2018 10:59
The Liverpudlian fighter is not expected to beat Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez but has the confidence to cause an upsetThe odds of Rocky Fielding replicating Tyson Fury’s heroics when he steps into the ring at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night against Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez are certainly longer than were the Gypsy King’s against Deontay Wilder in Los Angeles last weekend.But one man who is disregarding the 8-1 bookmakers have put on Fielding is Tony Bellew, the recently beaten and retired world champion who knows plenty about upsetting the odds. He said of his fellow Liverpudlian’s chances: “In a boxing ring anything can happen, absolutely anything. Let me just tell you, Rocky Fielding will not be as big an outsider as Buster Douglas was against Mike Tyson [42-1].” Related: Tyson Fury has beaten his demons to become a champion for mental health | Benji Waterstones He absolutely has more than a puncher's chance. Rocky's a very intelligent fighter, and he's underappreciated Related: US fans don’t always take British boxing seriously – Fury showed they should | Richard Williams Continue readingread full article
