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ERIC HUNTER: "IT'S ABOUT GETTING THE BIG FIGHTS...I WOULD LIKE TO FIGHT JHONNY GONZALEZ"

By Percy Crawford | August 19, 2014
ERIC HUNTER:

"To be honest with you, it's not even about keeping me busy no more; it's about getting the big fights. I want them to get me the fights that need to be made in the division. I would like to get two quick fights in by the year's end and then jump on something big the first quarter of 2015...I would like to fight Jhonny Gonzalez. I've been wanting to fight him since before he fought Jorge Linares. I've always seen myself fighting Jhonny Gonzalez," stated featherweight contender Eric Hunter, who talked about his signing with Golden Boy Promotions, his future plans, and much more. Check it out!

PC: Congratulations on signing with Golden Boy Promotions. You've been waiting a long time for a deal like this.

EH: It's all good. It was good, man, and well overdue. My guy that works with Bernard Hopkins, Malik, came and talked to me about it and I was down for it and it happened like that.

PC: Are you looking for them to keep you busy or are you wanting them to get you the big fights that's eluded you?

EH: To be honest with you, it's not even about keeping me busy no more; it's about getting the big fights. I want them to get me the fights that need to be made in the division. I would like to get two quick fights in by the year's end and then jump on something big the first quarter of 2015.

PC: You've felt like the big-name fighters were able to avoid you because you weren't backed with big representation. Do you feel like now that you are with Golden Boy, those names won't be able to avoid you anymore?

EH: They not gonna be able to avoid me now because I'm with the best in the game now. They the best promoters in the game; nobody better than them right now, so nobody gonna avoid me now. Plus, I bring excitement to the division, so they gonna fight. It's not like I'm some boring fighter that nobody likes to watch fight. At the end of the day, it's gonna be real good for the division.

PC: Golden Boy has a lot of avenues as far as exposure; pay-per-view, patching things up with HBO, Showtime, and their FOX Sports 1 shows. Do you feel like people will finally get to see Eric "Outlaw" Hunter in the national light because of all of these avenues?

EH: Yeah, absolutely. Everybody gonna get to know me now. They know a little bit about me, but they gonna really get to see me and see how good I am. With them bright lights on me, they about to really see me shine.

PC: Have you been working in the gym?

EH: It's like a work in progress all the time. I be in the gym; I don't ever really keep myself out of the gym. I'm always in the gym, some way somehow. But now that I'm with Golden Boy, I'm really gonna be stuck in the gym. I'm gonna be in the gym and working real, real hard.

PC: You said you want two fights this year. Are you hearing any dates yet on your first fight under the banner?

EH: I was told September 29th, so the ball is rolling already.

PC: How has the reception been for the big signing?

EH: You know how Philly is , man. They hate you and they love you. In your face, they will be like, "Ah man, I'm happy for you," and as soon as you turn your back, they biting you out. I don't really care what they think. If they do really care about me and happy for me, that's good, but I don't really put my mind on that no more. I used to worry about what people think, but I don't really care no more. I just wanna fight and be a world champ.

PC: What do you feel the process to the title will be for you?

EH: Well, everything is a process. I'm world-ranked, so I don't think it should take that long. It's about just getting me fighting and putting me in the right fights to get to the world title. If that's the case, I'll fight for the world title at the beginning of the year. It really don't make a difference. As long as I get two fights in before the year's end, I'm willing to take on whoever comes in 2015.

PC: Is there anyone in particular you are targeting or just any of the world champions?

EH: I'm not the guy to just be picking and choosing. It don't really matter, but I would like to fight Jhonny Gonzalez. I've been wanting to fight him since before he fought Jorge Linares. I've always seen myself fighting Jhonny Gonzalez.

PC: Congratulations again. I've been following your career for some time now and you deserve this deal. Is there anything else you wanna add?

EH: Ah man, just watch out for me; I'll be coming. For all the people that are my fans and believe in me, just keep watching out. We gonna get somewhere and they gonna get me my title shot.



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