When you have a fighter willing to do that, when he is seriously hurt and in pain but still fights, you’ve got a dangerous man on your hands.
DEONTAY WILDERI was raised by both parents up to 17. We had a good family. We had a middle class family, good teaching and good surroundings, raised by the church, where I went every week whether I wanted to or not.
More Deontay Wilder Quotes
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Boxing is my true calling. I’ve found my purpose in life.
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I didn’t even know about amateur boxing, period.
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There comes a time when you have to put forth the action and actually see whether you’re really just talking to promote yourself, just to sell yourself, or to build your confidence or build confidence around you… or are you the real deal?
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When they throw punches, the breathing, the sparring. The heavy bags being hit. All of that – it was a heavenly sound to me.
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You have to, as an individual, know how to tune that stage of your life that’s in the past out.
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Going to Russia is going to be nothing for me. I’m going to treat it like it’s the U.S. because, at the end of the day, it’s one man, one ring.
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My goal is to unify the division. Whoever’s got those belts, that’s who I want.
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Working with one of the best strength trainers in the world, I’m getting more dangerous. I’m getting stronger and stronger.
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If Bronze Bomber got loose in the streets, it won’t be something nice.
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I’m not losing no time soon, or ever, till I retire.
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We know Fury likes to entertain and promote.
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I think Joshua has been doing a good job winning his fights and beating the guys in front of him. You got to congratulate him for his success.
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I can adapt to any environment or any situation I need to, so I am ready to go to Russia. You take what you get or start crying about it, but I am re-doing ‘Rocky IV.’ I am doing the black ‘Rocky.’
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To make it in boxing, you must captivate the fans in America, too.
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The craziest thing about it, I used to hate fighting, but you had to show how tough you was; you had to show you wasn’t no punk.
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My right hand is a monster.
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I wanted to show the world what Deontay Wilder is all about. I’m a heavyweight, and I’m exciting.
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I definitely got into a lot of fights when I was a kid. I never understood it. I was one of those quiet kids. I never picked with no one.
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When I structured my career, I looked at Muhammad Ali, which is my all-time favorite and an idol of mine, and what he has done for this sport. He was a real-life hero.
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I don’t play boxing.
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I want to put my name in history. I love history.
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We knew Stiverne was tough. You’ve got to give it to him. He’s got a tough chin.
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All my prayers go out to Tyson Fury. I know it’s difficult to be in his situation.
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Whether somebody think badly of me, whether somebody don’t feel that I should be doing this or I should be doing that way, I don’t really care. Whether they think that my fatigue is being laid, legs are skinny, I don’t care.
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My daughter will find some of the sweetest words to tell you that can make a grown man cry. She still gives me the same inspiration. She still motivates me.
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I was born a leader, never a follower. I never felt peer pressure. If the group goes left, I go right.
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