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‘Linares prone to self-pity’
- Updated: September 21, 2016
Terry Flanagan believes Anthony Crolla can systematically break Jorge Linares’ spirit when the pair clash in Manchester on Saturday night.
WBA world lightweight ruler Crolla (30-4-3-KO13) defends against three-weight world champion Linares (40-3-KO27) live on Sky Sports and WBO king Flanagan – an old school friend of ‘Million Dollar’ – will be an interested spectator.
Flanagan told Sky Sports: “Linares is world class and so is Crolla. They’ve both proven it at world level and it’ll be a good fight but one that Crolla can win.
“Linares is a good fighter who can fight and box but we think he can’t hold a shot as well as he used to. Mitchell put him down with a shot and Linares looked a bit sorry for himself.
“Watching that fight, I thought it was close but that Mitchell was on his way to winning a world title without really doing anything. He wasn’t at …
