BILLY JOE SAUNDERS has no interest in following rival Chris Eubank Jnr up to super-middleweight to seek out a rematch and pursue the major fight that has eluded him as a world champion so far.
โNever in a million years, I wouldnโt chase him. Iโve beaten him already. He dissed me for fighting at a leisure centre,โ Saunders, the WBO middleweight champion, said. โHeโs fighting a bum, who genuinely probably works at the leisure centre.
โI donโt need to chase him. Iโm world champion.โ
The biggest fights for Saunders would be Canelo Alvarez or Gennady Golovkin, both of whom have other opponents already scheduled for later on this year.
โIโve been very unlucky with a few big fights. Iโve always had my pen out ready to sign but itโs the boxing gods, sometimes the big fight just doesnโt happen because theyโre not meant to at the time. Iโm a believer in that. Iโm a world champion if Iโve got to defend and defend and defend until one comes along then so be it. I know that weโre very, very close. Iโm touching distance away from a big, big fight,โ Saunders said.
He has faith he could stand up to the fearsome Kazakh, Gennady Golovkin, who holds the three other middleweight world titles. โI havenโt seen somebody box Golovkin thatโs got a bit of heart, a little bit of stand up. When heโs walking them down and beating on them, they give in, take it,โ Saunders said. โHe will not be bullying me, thatโs for certain. If I have to ram an elbow in, I will. Iโll do anything I can to hold him off of me. But he wonโt be bullying me, definitely not.
โHeโs the best fighter on the planet in my opinion but to be the best youโre not ever going to get given it, youโve got to beat the best and obviously heโs the man that I want.โ