Torrez said he is not expecting a diminished opponent when they meet on the Glory in Giza card headlined by Oleksandr Usyk and Rico Verhoeven.
“Yeah, I think that’s definitely in the back of my mind,” said Torrez Jr. said to Mr. Verzace at Ring Magazine when asked about Sanchez’s knee issues. “I’m going out there preparing for the best, Frank, though. I’m going out there, preparing for a Frank that has two great knees. That’s the Frank I hope to expect because I want to fight the best. I don’t want to fight someone that’s at 60%.”
“I think that his team doing their due diligence wouldn’t let him get in the ring with me when he’s at 60%, and that’s why they postponed this last fight. So I’m ready for 100% of Frank Sanchez.”
Torrez also gave a technical breakdown of Sanchez’s style and said pressure could be the key to breaking him down over time.
“I think Frank, being from Cuban descent, he has that Cuban style. He’s able to box his butt off when he needs to,” said Torrez Jr. about Sanchez. “I think he has a very strong backhand. I think he knows how to lull you into a moment where he can land a certain shot that he wants to.
“I think where he kind of lacks, though, is in that tempo. If you’re able to take control of that, pressure him and impose your will on him, I think that’s where things start to break down fundamentally in the game plan. I think we saw it with Kabayel.”
The 2024 Olympic silver medalist also revealed that his professional career almost never happened at all. Torrez admitted he believes he would have retired from boxing if he had captured gold instead of silver in Paris.
“If I would have got gold, I would have retired. I wouldn’t have boxed anymore. That would have been it. I would have felt like I accomplished what I needed to accomplish,” said Torrez Jr.
“Getting the silver, I feel like it kept a drive and determination in order for me to prove something, not just to myself, but to everyone that sacrificed for me.”
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