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].”
“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.
“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.”
“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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