• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to secondary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Now Boxing

Latest News and Opinions on Boxing

You are here: Home / News / UFC star Tyron Woodley says he could KO Canelo Alvarez in a boxing match

UFC star Tyron Woodley says he could KO Canelo Alvarez in a boxing match

October 10, 2019 By JJ Wrighter Leave a Comment

The former UFC welterweight champion Tyron ‘T-Wood’ Woodley has an extensive wrestling background. He came up wrestling from high school and went to University of Missouri to wrestle at the NCAA collegiate level, but he revealed to TMZ Sports that his main love growing up was always boxing.

He even believes at his age with no professional boxing matches under his belt he can fight Mexican super star Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez who is going up to 175lbs to challenge Sergey Kovalev for the WBO light heavyweight championship.

“All I wanted to do is box when I came up.” revealed Woodley. “I just started MMA at 23, so I felt I was a little old to start boxing at that age. But, since I was a kid, that’s the only sport I’ve ever wanted to do. So, most of my training is boxing training.”

Woodley has trained at the Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Boxing club in Hollywood for years under the tutelage of world class trainer Eric Brown.

When the host of TMZ Sports asked T-Wood who he wanted to box in his pro debut, he made sure it wasn’t a slouch.

“I want Canelo, I want a Canelo. I don’t want to go in there fighting ‘Boo Boo Da Fool’ because if he lands a couple shots off on you, everybody is going to say ohhhh Tyron got touched up by this dude that ain’t even a 500 fighter. I want the number one guy.”

UFC T Wood champ

The 37-year-old Woodley is confident that if he landed the Canelo fight he would have the perfect game plan going in.

“I mean, I’m not trying to sit there and win twelve rounds, lets be real. His defense is crazy. Slipping uppercuts. Who slips an uppercut? Make you look real stupid. So, I’m throwing all unorthodox. I’m coming and I’m trying to knock him out.”

Woodley has shown vicious knockout power in his UFC bouts. If he lands power punches on the Pay-Per-View boxing star, he believes he can hurt him and even put his lights out.

“If I land he is going down. Lets not even play. It don’t matter how many boxing or MMA fights you got. If I hit Canelo with everything, throw some ass on the punch, it’s a wrap!”

Woodley hasn’t fought since losing his welterweight title to Kamaru Usman on March 2, 2019 at UFC 235 and is currently recovering from a hand injury that forced him out of a rematch with Robbie Lawler.

JJ Wrighter

Share This Story:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email

Like this:

Like Loading...

Related

Filed Under: News

Primary Sidebar

  • About Us
  • Writers
  • Write For Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy

Top Posts & Pages

  • Watch Nonito Donaire vs Andres Campos Live from Argentina on TyC Sports
    Watch Nonito Donaire vs Andres Campos Live from Argentina on TyC Sports
  • No Fairytale Ending: Why Mario Barrios Will Send Manny Pacquiao Into Retirement
    No Fairytale Ending: Why Mario Barrios Will Send Manny Pacquiao Into Retirement
  • Indian Boxing Star Nishant Dev Dominates Josue Silva in Unanimous Decision Victory
    Indian Boxing Star Nishant Dev Dominates Josue Silva in Unanimous Decision Victory
  • The Great Vasiliy Lomachenko Retires from Boxing: The Matrix Leaves the Ring
    The Great Vasiliy Lomachenko Retires from Boxing: The Matrix Leaves the Ring
  • Firtha planning to upset Grano Saturday night in ‘Pride & Power’ headliner
    Firtha planning to upset Grano Saturday night in ‘Pride & Power’ headliner
  • Richardson Hitchins Dominates George Kambosos Jr. by TKO Stoppage in Round 8
    Richardson Hitchins Dominates George Kambosos Jr. by TKO Stoppage in Round 8
  • Watch Miguel Cotto vs. Delvin Rodriguez Live Video Stream Undercard
    Watch Miguel Cotto vs. Delvin Rodriguez Live Video Stream Undercard
  • Jai Opetaia vs. Claudio Squeo Prelims to Stream Live for Free on YouTube
    Jai Opetaia vs. Claudio Squeo Prelims to Stream Live for Free on YouTube
  • LIVE Stream: GLORY 95 Kickboxing: Rigters vs Rajabzadeh Free Fight Prelims
    LIVE Stream: GLORY 95 Kickboxing: Rigters vs Rajabzadeh Free Fight Prelims
  • Hitchins vs. Kambosos Jr. Before the Bell: Free Live Stream Fight Prelims on YouTube
    Hitchins vs. Kambosos Jr. Before the Bell: Free Live Stream Fight Prelims on YouTube

Secondary Sidebar




Archives

Search

Footer

Categories

  • Announcements
  • Featured
  • Interviews
  • News
  • Opinion Articles
  • Pictures and Photos
  • Profiles
  • Submitted Articles
  • Uncategorized
  • Videos
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

Copyright © 2025 Nowboxing.com

%d