Stephen Dunn
"If Manny Pacquiao feels he has an
advantage, he will change his way of thinking when he feels my punch.
But it will be too late because when I'm there and I give him the first
punch, I'm going to start doing what I do best. Fight, give it my all,
balls out like I always do for my fans. I leave my heart in the ring.
There he will realize he did not have the advantage. This is not
Pacquiao's fight, it's Pacquaio vs. Rios and I will let the world know
that on November 23rd."
Though
you've fought twice in Mexico, the majority of your professional fights
have been in the US. Why fight in Macau now? Why this point in your
career? Do you feel Pacquiao has an advantage?
"When I was first told I was
going to fight in Aguascalientes, Mexico against Ricardo Dominguez, I
got a bit nervous but I always had that mentality that my dad taught me,
I am a fighter and I will fight anywhere no matter whose backyard I am
at. With Dominguez I won by split decision which didn't make me popular
there but I know I won that fight and there was that chance a judge
could be biased. With Dominguez though I won by KO so that proved to
them I was the real deal. The fights I had in Mexico were great, because
I got the opportunity to beat the hometown guys in their state, in
their country in Mexico. Both Ricardo
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Dominguez and Daniel Valenzuela
were the hometown heroes and I came to their town and beat them. So why
not fight in Macau? It's my opportunity on a big stage to fight one of
the best, Manny Pacquiao, so of course I'm going to take the
opportunity. I really don't care where the fight takes place. I am a
fighter, who wants to fight. Remember this, I am not fighting the crowd,
I am fighting Manny Pacquiao.
"As far Manny Pacquiao having
the advantage, yeah I think he does have the hometown advantage and most
of the crowd might be rooting for him, but don't rule me out. When I
was in China for the press tour this past summer, I visited Macau,
Beijing, Shanghai and Singapore. During that time I noticed I had a lot
of fans in China, more than I even imagined. Those who weren't fans
became fans during the tour. Not only in China but everywhere I always
make time with my fans, in person and through the social media, because
at the end of the day, I wouldn't be where I am if it wasn't for my
fans. They got me here, my fans and my haters, thanks to them both. So I
think they see that I appreciate them and they support me for that
reason. I get messages, comments and tweets from my fans in China even
fans ordering Bam Bam gear waiting for November to go support me. So I
think once that day comes November 23 in Macau, the fans will be
divided. Some will support Manny Pacquiao and some will support me.
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