Every fighter is my toughest challenge to date. After I get done with one fight, the next challenge is the toughest.
Even if you are sick, you fight until you have nothing left.
I think he takes a good shot, I take a good shot too, but taking too many shots is not good for any fighter. And it's not really a reputation you want.
That's what makes a fighter. I got dropped and I got back up, and I found a way to get the win.
I want my legacy to be that I was a man of character, I was a God fearing man and somebody who bettered the sport in terms of the way I represented the sport. But also that fact that I was a fierce competitor and fought the best in the world and was able to come out on top, so if those things could be said about me, then I look at it as a job well done.
In the school of boxing that I come from, that's frowned upon, giving up free shots, cos we know what those kinda shots do to a man's career, regardless of whether it shows up now, or shows up when you least need it. It takes a toll.
I'm always striving to be a better man to God, a better husband, a better Dad so it's just work, but I'm committed to it.
He's built up to be invincible and no man is invincible, any man can be knocked out.
It's one thing to have an eye for the sport, and it's another to have a feel for the sport. He has both.
Do the work and then let the rest speak for itself and know that it feels personal, I knew it for me when I was younger. It all feels so personal, but if it's for you, it's for you. And if it's not, that's okay because the other door will open. The right door will open.
I'm not going to say that I'm the best, we respect our champions. Floyd's been doing this a lot longer than me, he's been a lot of mega fights and I won't dare say that I'm better than Floyd Mayweather.
I don't rest on my laurels and start getting lazy. It makes me just wanna keep working.
It's not about size, it's a science.
The road I've taken to this point has not been easy. Being back on HBO is a big thing, but fighting on HBO in my hometown is huge. To be great you have to fight the best. Chad has beaten the best so these are the type fights I want to take. I will put on a great show for all the fans that come out to Oracle Arena.
I told myself that I'll do everything within my power to never let that happen again.
As a man, I have no problem saying I was hurt.
The way my father raised me, we don't pat ourselves on the back. We don't call ourselves great, we let other people do that.
A lot of people look for you to change. Everything has stayed the same. Financially, this is God's money, and my wife and I are just stewards of it.
What you gotta understand is, in this conversation and in our fight, you're not in control.
I'm not gloating over Chad Dawson, he's still the man in my book.
You're only as good as your last fight. It's just the way things are. It's the way that the sport is built.
The part that sickens me about boxing is guys fight their whole careers and they have nothing to show for it. That's not going to be my testimony. When it's time to get out of the game, I want to be able to walk away. I'm not going to jeopardize my health. I will have no problems walking away.
You can still entertain without getting a knockout.
I'm just excited that the fans are going to get their money's worth, and you can't say that a lot of the times.
I like to talk come fight night, that's how I do it, but I'm not a pushover.
