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May 19, 2021 —- MMA legend Anderson “The Spider” Silva works out Wednesday in his first-ever Boxing Media Day. Silva shadow boxed, hit the mitts – speed bag – heavy bag and afterwards took questions from the media. Silva will fight outside of the Octagon for the first time since 2006. He will take on Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. in a professional boxing match in Guadalajara, Mexico, live on PPV Saturday, June 19th in an event titled Tribute to the Kings. Silva will fight on the same card that sees the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. take on Hector Machito Camacho, Jr. in a special boxing exhibition. Also on the card will be Omar Chavez who will take on Ramon Alvarez in the rubber match of their trilogy. Promoted by Borizteca Boxing and Toscano Promotions, “Tribute to The Kings” will be live on Pay-Per-View and is being produced by Global Sports Streaming. Chavez Jr. vs. Silva – Tribute to the Kings – will be available for live viewing on cable, satellite and digital Pay Per View, starting at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, on for a suggested retail price of only $39.99. Integrated Sports Media and Joe Hand Promotions will distribute throughout North America via DirecTV, iN Demand, Vubiquity, DISH, SaskTel, Rogers, Shaw PPV and via the FITE.TV website and app in the United States, Canada and select markets world-wide. Photo credit : Chris Farina – ChrisFarina.com, chrisfarinaphoto
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May 19, 2021 —- MMA legend Anderson “The Spider” Silva works out Wednesday in his first-ever Boxing Media Day. Silva shadow boxed, hit the mitts – speed bag – heavy bag and afterwards took questions from the media. Silva will fight outside of the Octagon for the first time since 2006. He will take on Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. in a professional boxing match in Guadalajara, Mexico, live on PPV Saturday, June 19th in an event titled Tribute to the Kings. Silva will fight on the same card that sees the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. take on Hector Machito Camacho, Jr. in a special boxing exhibition. Also on the card will be Omar Chavez who will take on Ramon Alvarez in the rubber match of their trilogy. Promoted by Borizteca Boxing and Toscano Promotions, “Tribute to The Kings” will be live on Pay-Per-View and is being produced by Global Sports Streaming. Chavez Jr. vs. Silva – Tribute to the Kings – will be available for live viewing on cable, satellite and digital Pay Per View, starting at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, on for a suggested retail price of only $39.99. Integrated Sports Media and Joe Hand Promotions will distribute throughout North America via DirecTV, iN Demand, Vubiquity, DISH, SaskTel, Rogers, Shaw PPV and via the FITE.TV website and app in the United States, Canada and select markets world-wide. Photo credit : Chris Farina – ChrisFarina.com, chrisfarinaphoto
Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will face YouTube sensation Jake Paul on October 29th. Even though Silva is touted as one of the greatest strikers in the history of combat sports, he is past his prime and is now 47 years old. On the other hand, Paul is currently 25 years old and in his athletic prime.
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As they say, in combat sports, everyone has a puncher’s chance. This could very well be proven by ‘The Problem Child, who will look to add another win to his undefeated record. Moreover, ‘The Spider’ also had some concerns about the possibility of losing to Paul. In an episode of the Full Send podcast, Silva was asked what worried him most about facing Paul. He stated that Paul had the power and speed to beat him. However, he added, he was preparing to face the best boxer in his mind and not just another YouTuber.
“He’s fast, he has a hard punch. He has good power, but in my mind, I’m training to fight the best boxer and that’s my mind training. You gonna fight with the best guy, you don’t fight with the young YouTuber. You’re gonna fight with the best boxer.” said Silva.
Despite his initial fears, Silva seems confident that he can get the job done on October 29th. Silva is currently on a 2-0 run defeating Julio Cesar Chavez and fellow ex-UFC champion Tito Ortiz. Moreover, after the Paul fight, he is even planning to do one more fight in a rule set that would be favorable to him.
Anderson Silva details conversation with Canelo Alvarez
Silva recently revealed the details of an interesting conversation he had with undisputed super-middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez. He stated that Saul advised him to just show respect to the sport of boxing. It didn’t matter to Alvarez if the opponent was Paul or any other. He just wanted Silva to prove his respect for boxing.
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 31: Anderson Silva of Brazil reacts after his loss to Uriah Hall in a middleweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on October 31, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
“I received a phone call from Canelo to say ‘continue, I know you respect the boxing,’ and that’s what I needed to do; prove my respect for boxing.” said Silva. The two have been acquainted with each other since they met during Silva’s training camp for his fight against Chavez Jr. in Mexico last year. They have been good friends since then, which was certainly proved by this phone call.
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