Daniel Jacobs has expressed his desire to "embarrass" and "damage" Canelo Alvarez in Saturday's blockbuster unification bout.
The IBF middleweight champion is looking to add Canelo's WBO and WBA belts to his collection with an upset win in Las Vegas.
There has been little bad blood between the two fighters so far in the build-up to one of the most highly-anticipated fights of the year.
But Jacobs appeared to change his tune as the pair made their "grand arrivals" at the MGM Grand as he told reports there will be no friendship when they step inside the ring this weekend.
“I have a job to do, but I do my job with mean intentions, too," Jacobs said. "So, when that first bell rings, I’m gonna go in there and try to take your head off.
"There’s no buddy-buddy. There’s no amigos. There’s none of that. It’s just going in there and taking care of business.
"But, you know, he also has what I would predict the fans and the crowd on his side. So, for me, I wanna go in there and not only gain a couple fans, but, you know, go in there and do damage in front of his fans.
"I wanna embarrass him.
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“Like I’ve always said, this is the name of the game. This is boxing. Ain’t no buddy-buddy inside that ring.
"Somebody could go in there and kill you. Somebody can go in there and do real damage to you, to where I can’t go back to my family and have a normal life.
"I can get really, really hurt. So, I don’t take this thing lightly. I mean, yeah, what you see on the outside is just me being cool and casual.
"But, you know, at the end of the day, I wanna prove that I’m the best – by being the best version of me, but by doing damage, most importantly.”
