All my prayers go out to Tyson Fury. I know it’s difficult to be in his situation.
DEONTAY WILDERI will be that guy to change this sport, especially in the heavyweight division. A lot of people have lost interest. I’m the right man for the job… I want to make it bigger and better than it ever have been before.
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I’m looking forward to the fighting with no headgear – I’m jealous. I kind of want to go back to the Olympics to experience no headgear.
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I never want to hurt no one to the point so they can’t go back to their children.
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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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I don’t care what you have done before or what you are capable of: if you come up against a guy like me, you are in trouble.
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Against Bermane Stiverne, they said he was going to be the toughest test, but I passed that with flying colours.
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Having patience is one of the hardest things about being human. We want to do it now, and we don’t want to wait. Sometimes we miss out on our blessing when we rush things and do it on our own time.
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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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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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I had a lot of great moments with David Haye.
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Fury made a name for himself in America, and as a fighter, you have to establish yourself there, first and foremost, to be known worldwide.
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I 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.
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I could put everything I got in the bank on my abilities and skill and will, and what I’m capable of doing in the ring.
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Once I knock Szpilka out, I want all the Polish fans to come on the ‘Bronze Bomber’ train as I bring the heavyweight division back to the top.
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I decided to do something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time – go get a chef and a nutritionist – and I brought them on board.
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I would love to go to England.
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