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Tyron Woodley gives his prediction on how a boxing match against Canelo Alvarez would go down.
In a recent interview with TMZ Sports, Tyron Woodley revealed some plans of going into boxing. According to the former UFC welterweight champion, it is something that still interests him, as he named a possible opponent to face.
“All I wanted to do was box when I came up,” Woodley said (via MMA Junkie). “I just started MMA at 23, so I felt I was a little old to start boxing at that age. But since I was a kid, that was the only sport I’ve ever wanted to do. So most of my training is boxing training.
“I still can box right now,” he added. “I want Canelo. I don’t want to go in there and fight ‘Boo Boo the Fool’ because if he land a couple shots off on you then everybody going to be like, ‘Oh, Tyron got touched up by this dude, and he ain’t even a .500 fighter.’ If you go in there and risk it all and let it hang, I want the No. 1 guy.”
When asked how the fight would end, “The Chosen One” wasn’t doubtful that it would be in his favor.
“No. 1, I’m not going to sit there and try to win 12 rounds, let’s be real,” Woodley said. “His defense is crazy. He’ll slip an uppercut and make you look real stupid, so I’m throwing all unorthodox. I’m trying to knock him out.
“If I land, he going down, let’s not even play,” he continued. “It don’t matter how many boxing and fights you got and how many MMA stuff, If I hit Canelo with everything on the punch, it’s a wrap.”
Woodley hasn’t returned to the Octagon since he lost the 170-pound title to Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 in March.