WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo is looking to get back to his knockout ways against Dennis Hogan on Showtime December 7 after back-to-back unanimous decisions that snapped his string of knockouts in five of his last six fights.
“You hear fighters say that they’re not going for the knockout, but I am,” said Charlo. “If I hit Hogan with something flush, he’s going to sleep. I’m in shape. I’m strong. I’m going for the knockout if it’s there. If he thinks he can bully me, then I’ll show him he made a big mistake. I’m back where I want to be. It took me a little while to fill out into a true middleweight, but I’m here now.”
In Hogan, Charlo will be up against a fighter who has competed everywhere from super welterweight to light heavyweight, and most recently made a splash in dropping a controversial decision in a 154-pound title fight against Jaime Munguia in April.
“I know everything about Hogan,” said Charlo. “I know he’s been in Florida thinking that he’s getting ready for me. He has no idea. He’s a small slugger who’s got to worry about his weight, but I’m going sit right there and fight with Hogan. I’m not going anywhere. My mind is sharper than his also, but if he wants to make it a brawl, I’m ready.”
Cant stand charlos.
I’d love to see Jermell ice clemnelo but cinnamon wants no part of it!!
Cinnamon is too much for Charlos cinnamon kick both of them same night
Charlo wld have no chance with Canelo. All he wants is a payday with him. This is why Charlo fights lesser opponents. I seriously doubt he could even best Andrade. This guy is fighting nobodies and still wants the huge paychecks with the big dogs. Id like to see him with Jacobs or Andrade next to prove himself
Tony interesting you bring up Andrade. There’s a video on YouTube, from a few years ago where Andrade crashes the Charlos post fight conference and he tells them they are both beneath them. Neither had much to say until they were leaving and with a whole bunch of people in between them that they got loud and obnoxious like they always do. Same thing with Danny Jacobs. He checked both of them and they had zero to say.
Whetto: yea i saw that interview. It was great. I enjoy every opportunity to see these Charlos get put in their place. They prey on the weak and small. That is why i dislike them so much.
Haha yeah right. Charlos are nothing special! I don’t even like Camelot but he EASILY beats them both, maybe even in one night. Charlo bro’s are insanely overrated.
Meant to say I don’t like Canelo lol
Camelot sounds good to me for a nickname.
In all fairness, Charlo does have a puncher’s chance in knocking out Hogan. Charlo can be very dangerous with that right counter. Charlo is not a textbook boxer. However, like Wilder, Charlo relies on his power to equalize his pitfalls as a boxer in the ring.