“I know that Brian Viloria is an excellent champion and he is a great fighter. He is a tough opponent and it will be a hard fight. I have my arsenal and he has his arsenal and whoever is in the best physical condition on October 17 is going to win the fight,” said Gonzalez, who was recently named best fighter in the world pound-for-pound, by The Ring Magazine.
Gonzalez (43-0-0, 37 KOs) would not have made it on top of the list of the 10 best fighters in the world if he isn’t a great boxing champion.
One of the reasons why Gonzalez remains unbeaten is his ability to focus on his training based on the information he has about the strength and weaknesses of his opponent.
For this particular fight, Gonzalez knows that Viloria is dangerous in the first sixth rounds but tends to tire out in the later rounds.
“Viloria is good, he hits hard. After the sixth round, hell slow down. He has a very good crossover right, but he’s not a boxer who can move. If you cannot dance and have no legs, I will find you. He goes toe to toe because that’s his style of fighting. We have faced several opponents and I was able to knock them down,” Gonzalez said.
Gonzalez has been training hard for the Viloria fight choosing Costa Rica as the venue for his training presumably to avoid distractions that may come in the way of his preparation for the big event.
To address critics’ concerns about his stamina, Viloria (36-4-0, 22 KOs) said he will work it out with his strength and conditioning coach
“I will train really hard and we will pull out all the stops and bring in a strength and conditioning coach,” said Viloria, who has won four straight fights since losing to Juan Francisco Estrada in 2013.