The one thing about me, if it is a 15-minute fight, I’m fighting every one of them 15 minutes. And if it’s a 25-minute fight, I’ll be fighting all 25 until the bell rings.
DERRICK LEWISI look at all my opponents, and they could be something else. They could go out and get a normal, regular job. I look at myself and I can’t do that. I have a strike on my back. I can’t have a normal job. So, I’ve got to fight for everything I’ve got.
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George Foreman acts more like my grandfather. He and my grandfather act just alike – they’re both Christian type guys. They try to help everyone.
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I throw so hard because I sit and wait for that perfect moment.
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I just feel that all the top fighters in the world are making all the money.
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I’m fighting just so I can take care of my family.
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I like to fight tough fights.
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You have 20 fights, you should know what it takes to get yourself ready. If you don’t feel like you’re ready, you let your coach know ‘hey we need to work on a little bit more of this.’
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This heavyweight division, it takes just one punch for anyone. It doesn’t matter how hard you train or what.
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Bowing and showing respect – I don’t give nothing about none of that. I’m just coming in and fighting.
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I grew up watching my mom and my stepdad fight.
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I just have a crazy sense of humor.
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That’s usually the way I am – I don’t care what my opponent can do. I just focus on myself.
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I don’t even train for these fights. I’m not mad when people say that because it’s true.
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I hate being in boring fights. It frustrates me.
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There’s nothing I really want to accomplish. I already set my family up pretty good right now.
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I’ve been in that situation three or four times before where I’m losing the fight – the fight seems almost over with – and I knew I had to finish him and stop playing possum as much.
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