Tom Brady and his admiration for Canelo
The Mexican boxer, Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, was a guest on Tom Brady’s ‘Let’s Go’ podcast and is considered by many fans to be the best quarterback of all time, full of praise for the Aztec boxer and describing him as a ” TRUE “. champion”.
Ahead of his fight against Jermell Charlo at the T-Mobile Arenas in Las Vegas on Saturday, September 30, ‘Canelo’ spoke with the seven-time Super Bowl winner, who showed his admiration for the Guadalajara boxer by highlighting the discipline of him inside and outside the ring.
“You have been an impressive competitor, a true champion, humble, hard-working, who does great things for his community and who represents his country very well. And every time you step into a ring you do it with professionalism. I think that at “the People who are true professionals at what they do love to watch you fight, because you’re trying to do your best, and true competitors bring out the best in themselves, and you never disappoint at that. “I love watching you fight,” he said.
For his part, Saúl Álvarez thanked the former New England Patriots player for his words and stressed that he feels honored that someone like him enjoys his fights.
“Thank you for your words. I appreciate them very much. And yes, I always try to do my best and it works for me, because when you are disciplined and you know the key to keep winning, and be loyal to your team, and always be disciplined with your family, in the gym and everything, I think you are going to get good results. And I thank you very much for seeing me fight, because you are also a great athlete and for me it is an honor.” he commented. Brady also remembered when he had the opportunity to play golf with ‘Canelo’ and revealed that he was impressed by the Mexican boxer’s physical work.
“We played golf together in California and I was wondering about your discipline, what you ate, what you drank and even the boxing training before and after playing golf in the tournament. I remember asking you how much weight you had to cut to make weight and “You told me you still had to lose 15 pounds. But when I touched your back I felt like I was touching granite, you had no fat,” he said.