圣克鲁斯:“我和瓦尔德斯战斗将是非常棒的。”

2046 · 发表于 2021-3-4 08:38:26

圣克鲁斯:“我知道在我和瓦尔德斯之间发生一场战斗将是非常棒的。”

奥斯卡·瓦尔德斯很好，也许甚至是伟大的，但很少有人相信他能在对米格尔·贝切尔特的比赛中完成任务。就在几周前，两人在内华达州拉斯维加斯的米高梅大酒店(MGM Grand)的“泡沫”(The Bubble)主活动时段上演了一场打斗。

电话那头是Berchelt的WBC超级轻量级世界冠军头衔。在很大程度上，巴尔德斯被认为是一位有价值的挑战者，但他没有足够的火力与猛烈打击的伯切尔特竞争。

然而，在战胜对手，受伤和后来在第十局结束他的人之后，大多数人都被炮弹震惊了。除了里奥·圣克鲁斯。

“我总是说瓦尔德斯有机会，不像其他人一样，”圣克鲁斯在接受Fight Hype采访时说。“我知道他有机会赢，即使是击倒对手。”

在瓦尔迪兹对阵贝切尔特的赛前，围绕这个事件有一个普遍的想法。也就是说，每个人都应该打开电视机来观看这场战争，因为这将是一场来回的战争。但是，尽管他们的对决在任何时候都不是一场无聊的对决，但它肯定不是许多人所期待的激烈竞争。

不过对于圣克鲁斯来说，他很欣赏瓦尔德斯为取得胜利所采取的方法。

洛杉矶，CA - 6月9日:6月9日，在斯台普斯中心举行的WBA Featherweight冠军和WBC钻石冠军之战中，利奥·圣克鲁斯(金色短裤)击败了阿布纳·马里斯(白色短裤)。圣克鲁斯以决定获胜。(摄影:Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)

他没有呆在那里和他对打。他只是和他打拳击，然后投更大的球。”

虽然瓦尔德斯还在享受他刚刚赢得的世界冠军，但一些在这个级别的著名人物现在正着眼于与他摊牌。圣克鲁斯就是其中之一。

尽管他拥有多次分区世界冠军的资格，但许多人认为，他在2020年10月第6轮淘汰赛中败给了格文塔·戴维斯，这是他不值得立即夺冠的主要原因。

话虽如此，圣克鲁斯相信他最近的挫折并不重要。如果有机会，这位来自加州的球员知道他与瓦尔德斯的墨西哥对决将是一场经典。

“我准备和他打一架。我知道人们会说我输了，他们把我击倒了，但这并不重要。这就是我们来这里的原因。我们是来战斗的。我知道在我和瓦尔迪兹之间的一场比赛对球迷来说将是非常棒和有趣的。风格决定了比赛，我知道我和他有完美的风格来打一场伟大的比赛。”

几周前瓦尔迪兹轻松地处理了贝切尔特，这在圣克鲁兹仍能引起共鸣。像大多数人一样，他本以为会有一场更激烈的比赛。尽管如此，恕我直言，圣克鲁斯认为他没有完成这项工作所需的工具。另一方面，对于他自己来说，他相信至少娱乐价值将会飙升。

“我知道伯切尔特是一个伟大的战士，除了奥斯卡·瓦尔德斯，其他一切都显得很容易。对我来说，我想我会把它变得更有趣。”

Oscar Valdez was good, maybe even great but few, if any, believed he would be able to get the job done against Miguel Berchelt. The two fought in the main event slot at “The Bubble” in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada just a few weeks ago.

On the line was Berchelt’s WBC super featherweight world title. For the most part, Valdez was viewed as a worthy challenger but one who simply didn’t have the firepower to compete with the hard hitting Berchelt.

However, after outboxing, hurting and later finishing off his man in the tenth, most were left shell shocked. Well, everyone except for Leo Santa Cruz.

“I always said Valdez had a chance, not like other people,” said Santa Cruz during an interview with Fight Hype. “I knew he had a chance to win, even by knockout.”

During the lead-up to Valdez vs Berchelt, there was one prevailing thought surrounding the event. That was, everyone should flip on their television sets to watch this one as it was going to be a back and forth war. But while their showdown wasn’t a boring one by any stretch, it certainly wasn’t the violent contest many were expecting.

For Santa Cruz though, he appreciated the approach that Valdez took in order to pick up the victory.

LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 09: Leo Santa Cruz (gold shorts) as he defeats Abner Mares (white shorts) in their WBA Featherweight Title & WBC Diamond Title fight at Staples Center on June 9, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Santa Cruz won by decision. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
“He didn’t stay there and trade punches with him. He was just boxing him and landing the bigger shots.”

Although Valdez is still enjoying his newly won world title, several notable names in the division are now eyeing a showdown with him. Amongst them is Santa Cruz.

Despite his credentials as multiple division world champion, many will point to his sixth-round knockout loss at the hands of Gervonta Davis in October of 2020 as the main reason why he doesn’t deserve an immediate title shot.

With that said, Santa Cruz believes his recent setback is of little importance. If given the chance, the California native knows that his all-Mexican showdown against Valdez would be a classic.

“I’m up for a fight between me and him. I know people are going to say I’m coming off a loss and they knocked me out but it doesn’t matter. That’s what we’re here for. Were here to fight. I know a fight between me and Valdez would be really great and entertaining for the fans. Styles make fights and I know me and him have the perfect style to make a great fight.”

The ease in which Valdez handled Berchelt just a few weeks ago still resonates with Santa Cruz. Like most, he was expecting a much more competitive fight. Still, with all due respect to Berchelt, Santa Cruz is under the belief that he didn’t have the tools needed to get the job done. With himself, on the other hand, he believes at the very least, the entertainment value will be through the roof.

“I know Berchelt is a great fighter and everything but Oscar Valdez made it look easy. With me, I think I would make it more entertaining.”