I 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.
DEONTAY WILDERWhen 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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People have to realize that God has blessed me with power. He hasn’t got me this far for no reason. I feel like God has a plan for me in this sport. That’s how I have came up this fast.
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This is no game. You get up in there, and you take some punches. You risk your life, and then let me see you talk then. That’s why I don’t respect people who criticize fighters.
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I don’t see myself being in the sport a very long period of time, so I want to fight as much as possible.
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There is no bigger fight than Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder.
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Everybody has their due season. And it’s all about what you do in your season.
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Some guys like to fight on even playing grounds, and some guys like to cheat.
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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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To make it in boxing, you must captivate the fans in America, too.
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It don’t matter if I got a broke hand, got a torn muscle: I’m going to fight like heavyweight champions do.
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When I am in the ring, all I think about is knocking my opponent’s head off, getting him out of there. Hurting him. Putting pain to him. I will have no mercy. I will have no pity.
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I want to defend and put my title on the line as much as possible. If the top in the division are ready to try to come and take my belt – and the key word is ‘try’ – I’m ready to give them that opportunity.
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I don’t know how a man can live with himself to get to the top knowing he didn’t do it the right way.
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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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People can be too harsh, especially with social media. It brings a person down.
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It’s a great feeling to be the WBC champ of the world, but there’s more to gain from this.
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I want to put my name in history. I love history.
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There’s no other heavyweight in the division like me, especially when it comes into the athletic department. I’m the most athletic heavyweight in the division.
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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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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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I am going to get world-wide recognition from whoever wants it, and whoever wants to challenge me.
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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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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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My right hand is a monster.
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I like to have fun in the ring, but I knock them out.
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I’m ready for Joseph Parker. The question is, is he ready for me?
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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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