For a long time, people were saying that no one wanted to see a boxing match between UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and Canelo Alvarez. It looks like that is no longer true as Joe Rogan has spoken out in favor of the boxing match.
To be fair, Joe Rogan doesn't see the UFC champion beating Canelo Alvarez. He wants to see Kamaru Usman get paid handsomely.
“I would like to see him fight Canelo, I really would,” Rogan said on the Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson podcast. “Not because I think that he’s a favorite in a boxing match against one of the greatest boxers of all time, but I want to see him get a giant payday. The same way I would like to see [Francis] Ngannou fight Tyson Fury. That’s a way you can make a shit-load of money, and I don’t think it damages his potential as a UFC fighter. I think it would be invaluable experience for him, as a champion, if he did have that fight and then came back over to MMA. I think he’d probably be even better as a striker if he gets through it relatively undamaged, even if he loses.”
Kamaru Usman is built different according to Joe Rogan and he believes the UFC champion will find a way to make the contest interesting. Canelo Alvarez is a very tough opponent for anyone and he's becoming one of the best boxers in his era.
“He’s gonna feel some pain,” Rogan said. “It’s not the same sport, but he’s a dude that knows how to win. You have to understand this guy’s mindset, his knees are destroyed… His knees are fucked but he doesn’t care. He just doesn’t run, but he never runs out of cardio. Everything he does is just drive. All the plyometrics and all the strength and conditioning stuff he does in the gym, he’s doing it with fucked up knees. All the wrestling drills, he’s doing it with fucked up knees.”
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