Billy Joe Saunders touched down back on British soil following his fourth title defence in Montreal, Canada against the hard-punching David Lemieux.
He was very talkative about his recent triumph, Saunders told all about his preparations and mindset going into what was perceived to be a 50-50 match-up.
“I’ve had some bad performances in the past, but deep down I know what I’ve got in me and it’s no surprise that that came out. [After] two back-to-back camps, I knew I was fit and I knew I could finish how I started.”
“I couldn’t afford any close rounds,” admitted the 26-0 southpaw. “I said before, if I couldn’t beat David Lemieux there’s no point in me talking about [Gennady] Golovkin and Canelo [Alvarez].”
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“People thought because they were paying me well, I was going over there to take a cheque.”
“But that clearly wasn’t the case. I was going over there to do what I knew I can do,” The WBO world middleweight champion added.
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“Look, I was acting the matador and he was the bull. All through the build-up to the fight, I was getting in his head.”
“Even in the ring when they were announcing our names I was talking to him, laughing at him when they said ‘three losses’,” recalled Billy Joe.
“I wound him up then I walked over to his corner deliberately to get a reaction out of him and I got it! So I knew that I had him mentally before it even started.”
“He did say there won’t be any excuses, but after the fight straight away he blamed his hand. I don’t know where he got that from because he only ever caught me [with] one shot to the body and that was about it.”
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“I’m gonna have four weeks out. I’ve already worked out with Dom (Dominic Ingle), I’m back in the gym on the 16th of January, so plenty of time;” Saunders concluded.
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