The Liverpudlian fighter is not expected to beat Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez but has the confidence to cause an upset
The 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].”
Written by Kevin Mitchell
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/08/rocky-fielding-madison-square-garden-saul-canelo-alvarez under the title “Rocky Fielding: ‘To fight at Madison Square Garden is unbelievable’”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
