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00:03 >> Yeah.
00:03 >> How has your rise to stardom been for you?
00:06 Has it been a trip?
00:07 >> It's been a trip, Bo, yeah, but it's been a long time coming.
00:11 Like I said, this is my tenth year professional.
00:12 >> Right. >> And I've just been enjoying everything.
00:15 I'm enjoying all the love I get from the fans.
00:17 I enjoy the hard fights.
00:19 I enjoy the press conference.
00:20 I enjoy all this.
00:21 >> They love you in the valley.
00:22 Are your fans hardcore now?
00:24 >> Yeah, that's the other thing too.
00:26 I got the toughest fans in the world.
00:28 My fans, if you're going against me, my fans are gonna beat all you guys up.
00:33 So be careful with my fans.
00:34 >> So what about your corner and
00:36 the guys that are working with you every day to make you the best?
00:40 >> Yeah, so a shout out to my team too.
00:42 These guys, it's not me, I always say it's a collective effort from the group.
00:47 My strength and conditioning trainers, my dad's assistant trainers,
00:51 my security guards, everybody.
00:53 I'm just very grateful to have them on my team and
00:57 that's why I'm able to shine because we all do it together.
00:59 >> When you came up and you started fighting and
01:03 you saw guys doing this, these big media center events.
01:07 I've been at every big fight ever.
01:09 When you saw it and you were a kid and you saw it,
01:12 did you used to say that's gonna be me one day.
01:15 I'm gonna be in that room, running that room.
01:17 >> Yeah, so also big shout out to my brother Jose Benavidez because of him,
01:21 I've seen all this.
01:22 I got to see it firsthand.
01:23 >> You knew what you were doing.
01:25 >> I would come to press conferences.
01:27 I came to press conferences here with him when he was fighting.
01:29 So that kind of let me visualize it in my head, put myself in that position and
01:34 prepared me very well for that and now we're here.
01:38 >> Do you know Tank was always really accessible to everyone, fans, media.
01:42 He loves talking boxing.
01:44 I think you do it as well.
01:46 I think it's good for you, believe it or not, from an old guy telling you that when
01:50 you do that and you make yourself available to the media, to the press,
01:54 to the fans, to everyday people, it makes you look fantastic.
01:58 Instead of being a guy that won't show up for this and won't do interviews and
02:02 is a pain in the ass, there's nothing worse for a fighter.
02:06 Do you enjoy it enough to deal with it and not be a pain in your ass?
02:09 >> No, I also do it.
02:10 I enjoy it and not only do I come here with a mean face,
02:14 I come here with a happy face.
02:15 Because you guys are the ones getting the story on.
02:18 So we gotta give the respect to you guys and all of this is a part of the job.
02:22 I love being around people, conversating with people and talking boxing.
02:26 Like I said, this is part of the job.
02:28 You guys don't have to be here, but you guys come because you guys want to support.
02:31 >> Because we love it.
02:31 How about this being the 100th anniversary fight at the Grand Garden Arena?
02:36 It's a great boxing.
02:37 I've been at all of them.
02:38 What's it like to be part of this historic weekend?
02:41 >> It's a dream come true, honestly.
02:43 I remember coming to the MGM to see Pacquiao's fights and
02:46 now that I'm part of the 100th championship fight.
02:49 >> Can you believe he wants to fight Barrios?
02:51 >> I think- >> Is he crazy?
02:54 >> He might win.
02:54 >> He might win.
02:55 >> All time great, bro, it's all time great.
02:57 Pacquiao, and fun fact, me and Pacquiao had the same birthday.
03:01 >> Is that right?
03:02 >> So I definitely want to do that.
03:05 That's the type of fighter I want to be.
03:06 I want to be a savage fighter just like Pacquiao.
03:09 >> Well, you are.
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