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AFTER resolving his issue with the size of the ring in the week leading up — during which there was even talk of him walking away from the fight — Billy Joe Saunders finally goes for glory tonight in Arlington, Texas, in front of 70,000 fans against the current pound-for-pound king, Mexico’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.
If Saunders is to be believed, this is more than a unification fight — it’s a date with destiny, with the unprecedented shape he’s forged himself during a four-month training camp confirmation that he’s serious when he says he’s coming to win.
“For me this is about legacy, this ain’t about money,” he told the Telegraph’s Gareth Davies in a recent interview.
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