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By G. Leon
GL: What's the latest and greatest? When can we expect you back in the ring? "
AB: The latest and greatest is, I'm doing what I do. Working and running. I'm right now in a negotiation with a few guys and hopefully I'll be back in there in early April."
GL: One of the guys coming up is Victor Ortiz. What can you tell us about that?
AB: "I've been hearing about the Victor Ortiz situation and at the end of the day I think it would be a very entertaining fight. He's a young, strong fighter and he brings the action, and you know I love the action. We also have a couple of other names we're negotiating with as well."
GL: Such as?
Andre Berto: "Such as we're keeping them under wraps for now."
GL: Is Kermit Cintron one of them? I ask because there was a tremendous buzz over the fight and now it seems to have died out. Is he one of the other names?
AB: "It going cold so quickly basically shows where Kermit Cintron is. Realistically we're just going to keep it moving. I wish him all the best, we're going to keep it moving forward."
GL: What do you think about Victor Ortiz as a fighter? Are you concerned that fighting him could lead to a lot of media backlash?
AB: "I thought hard about it and I'm going to get criticism and backlash regardless of who I fight. If it's any of the top 140 pounders coming up or one of the older guys that are still in the division, it will be because they are old. I don't think people will realistically will be fully satisfied until they see me step in there with a Pacquiao or Mayweather. That shows a lot of credibility to where people view me as a fighter. But then again, they don't want to give me full credit. I'm going to continue to get backlash and criticism regardless, this is the boxing game and it comes with the territory."
GL: Do you have any comment on the Alexander-Bradley fight?
AB: "It was a good fight. HBO wanted the fight for a while, the fans wanted it for a while. I think it was an entertaining fight while it lasted.
GL: Oh, so entertaining is the adjective you would use?
AB: (laughs) "It was a fight that everybody wanted to see. I don't think it lived up to too much of the hype, but the guys came in great shape and I know everybody was looking forward to a twelve round **** out, but they took a different approach and both guys fought smart."
GL: When should there be detailed information on your next move?
AB: "We're in negotiations right now. When we come back in the ring it's going to be something that hasn't been seen in the States for a long time on how we're going to make this thing happen and how we're going to try and change the boxing game."
GL: Closing thoughts?
AB: "Like always, I'm living on the grind. New Year, new things."
GL: What's the latest and greatest? When can we expect you back in the ring? "
AB: The latest and greatest is, I'm doing what I do. Working and running. I'm right now in a negotiation with a few guys and hopefully I'll be back in there in early April."
GL: One of the guys coming up is Victor Ortiz. What can you tell us about that?
AB: "I've been hearing about the Victor Ortiz situation and at the end of the day I think it would be a very entertaining fight. He's a young, strong fighter and he brings the action, and you know I love the action. We also have a couple of other names we're negotiating with as well."
GL: Such as?
Andre Berto: "Such as we're keeping them under wraps for now."
GL: Is Kermit Cintron one of them? I ask because there was a tremendous buzz over the fight and now it seems to have died out. Is he one of the other names?
AB: "It going cold so quickly basically shows where Kermit Cintron is. Realistically we're just going to keep it moving. I wish him all the best, we're going to keep it moving forward."
GL: What do you think about Victor Ortiz as a fighter? Are you concerned that fighting him could lead to a lot of media backlash?
AB: "I thought hard about it and I'm going to get criticism and backlash regardless of who I fight. If it's any of the top 140 pounders coming up or one of the older guys that are still in the division, it will be because they are old. I don't think people will realistically will be fully satisfied until they see me step in there with a Pacquiao or Mayweather. That shows a lot of credibility to where people view me as a fighter. But then again, they don't want to give me full credit. I'm going to continue to get backlash and criticism regardless, this is the boxing game and it comes with the territory."
GL: Do you have any comment on the Alexander-Bradley fight?
AB: "It was a good fight. HBO wanted the fight for a while, the fans wanted it for a while. I think it was an entertaining fight while it lasted.
GL: Oh, so entertaining is the adjective you would use?
AB: (laughs) "It was a fight that everybody wanted to see. I don't think it lived up to too much of the hype, but the guys came in great shape and I know everybody was looking forward to a twelve round **** out, but they took a different approach and both guys fought smart."
GL: When should there be detailed information on your next move?
AB: "We're in negotiations right now. When we come back in the ring it's going to be something that hasn't been seen in the States for a long time on how we're going to make this thing happen and how we're going to try and change the boxing game."
GL: Closing thoughts?
AB: "Like always, I'm living on the grind. New Year, new things."
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