Via William Lloyd: WBO middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade is expected to have an excellent match to defend the title against Jason Quigley of Ireland on November 19 on DAZN at SNHU Arena Manchester, New Hampshire.
33-year-old Andrade (30-0, 18 KOs) wants a stellar performance in defeating #10 WBO Quigley (19-1, 14 KOs) to continue putting pressure on the other champions in 160th at Jermall Charlo and Gennadiy Golovkin finally faced him.
Andrade also wants to fight Canelo Alvarez, but he feels he’s too busy fighting the “weakest fighters” right now to want to confront him.
Andrade has to take risks
Demetrius was the gunner of the 160 lb division, and he apparently terrified Canelo and some of the 168 lb fighters.
Andrade will need to risk his career by going up to 168 if he wants to have bigger skirmishes as it is clear at this stage that Golovkin and Charlo will not agree to fight him.
If Andrade is content with fighting lesser-known fighters like Quigley, Liam Williams, Maciej Sulecki and Luke Keeler for the rest of his career, he should stay at 160 and keep his head up. But if Andrade wants to earn more, he has to increase to 168 or preferably 175.
“I have passionate fans, and the Irish will come too. They are really my fans, but they will represent their countrymen [Quigley] because you always bet on black. However, it will still be good,” Demetrius Andrade told Boxing Social during his match this Friday night against challenger Jason Quigley.
Quigley, 30, is a fine boxer with great strength, but he is not an elite level talent, as we discovered in his ninth injury-time loss to Tureano Johnson in July 2019.
That defeat was not a stroke of luck, as Tureano dominated Quigley for the entire teamfight, forcing a halt to the ninth round.
Since that loss, Quigley has won his last three games against Shane Mosley Jr., Fernando Marin and Abraham Cordero. It’s a B&C tier competitor, so it’s no surprise that Quigley wins those matches.
Demetrius stabs Canelo
“Like I said before, it’s all out of respect for Canelo. You have to work hard for him to beat everyone, but you are choosing the weakest warriors in the weakest divisions and said, ‘I’m the most legacy warrior out there.’ He has the potential to do that,” Andrade said in response to Canelo Alvarez choosing to move up to cruiserweight to challenge WBC champion Ilunga Makabu for his belt in early 2022.
Alvarez = lack of confidence
Canelo is doing what he feels is necessary to bolster his résumé to impress future oddball fans.
In the distant future, extreme boxing fans will flock to Canelo’s résumé and may be impressed to discover that he has won world titles in five divisions. However, fans of this era, who already know about the champions the Mexican star is picking to win his titles, will not be impressed.
They see what Canelo is doing, and they don’t like it, seeing him as aiming for the lowest common denominator to increase his chances of winning world titles.
How Canelo Chooses His Opponent give people a real insight into their mind and level of confidence or lack of it. When people lack the confidence to achieve certain things, they lower their sights and don’t take risks that can lead to failure.
In Canelo’s case, he lacks the confidence to fight the better champions/boxers at 168, 175 and 200, so we see him low targeting by choosing Ilunga Makabu to fight.
Instead of getting upset with Canelo, Andrade should feel sorry for the Mexican star because he shows that he doesn’t have the necessary confidence to take on better fighters.
Testing positive for a banned substance three years ago would be seen as an example of Canelo’s lack of confidence in himself.
Hearn has pressure on him
“I don’t know what he’s going to bring,” Andrade said of rival Jason Quigley. “From my end, I hope he does his best because that will bring out the best in me too, and that will make for a great fan-friendly battle.
“Listen, Liam Williams is one of the best boxers in the UK, and I may have achieved it, or I might not have achieved it,” Andrade said when asked if he would be recognized. for his recent win over Williams or not.
“People who know boxing and respect boxing know who Demetrius Andrade is and the skills and talents I have and what I want to do to showcase them, these other people have to step up the ladder.
“Of course, there is pressure on him. It’s a business and he has a lot of things to do with other boxers, and I have to worry about me and what I do and what I have to do in the ring,” Demetrius said when asked. whether his promoter Eddie Hearn is under pressure. him to get a big name rival.
“Let’s keep winning and put on a great performance, and either way, if I play well or I hit bad, it doesn’t make a difference for me fighting these guys. Well, Eddie and Matchroom start to gather whatever they need to band together to make these battles happen because the Fountain of Youth isn’t forever.
“I didn’t say yes; It’s about them saying yes,” Andrade said when asked if he was frustrated not being able to fight Jermall Charlo, Gennadiy Golovkin and Canelo. “I was in there to fight. Win, lose or draw, I’m ready to fight.
“I haven’t; I’m still at the peak of my career. When that time comes, we’ll get there,” Andrade said. , and I’m young. I’m in the best shape of my life and ready to fight,” Andrade said.
Eddie Hearn couldn’t force the other top boxers to face Andrade because they didn’t believe they could beat him. If they thought they could do it, they would have pulled the trigger on the fight right now.
Andrade needed to understand what Hearn was up against when he pitted the likes of Charlo, Canelo, and Golovkin against him. They didn’t believe that they could defeat him, so they would continue to fight after the fight.
