Saunders’ Daniel Dubois comments come back to haunt him after Canelo loss

The words of Billy Joe Saunders have come back to haunt him, following the Brit's loss to Canelo Alvarez on Saturday night.

Saunders was forced to retire on his stool before the ninth, following a thunderous uppercut from the Mexican, despite his comments that he would 'rather die in the ring'.

The former WBO champion suffered a broken orbital bone, and his eye was completely shut when the bell rang following the 8th.

However, Saunders has been reminded of his comments he made about Daniel Dubois, last year, when he suffered a similar injury in a bout against Joe Joyce.

Speaking to DAZN he said: 'If my two eye sockets were broken, my jaw was broken, my teeth were out, my nose was smashed, my brain was beaten, I was not stopping until I was knocked out or worse.

"I don’t agree with a man taking the knee and letting the ref count him out.

"Fighters get in that ring and we know what’s on the line. Every fighter needs to understand and the fans need to understand that.

"In the past, we’ve seen a lot of tragedies in boxing, deaths in the ring. Before I go on one knee I’d like to go out on my back with my pulse stopped."

However, Dubois seems to have forgiven Saunders for the remark, and he offered his support towards the Brit via Twitter

He tweeted: "You fought well @bjsaunders_ hope your eye heels up quickly and you can come back stronger champ."

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