This heavyweight division, it takes just one punch for anyone. It doesn’t matter how hard you train or what.
DERRICK LEWISThis heavyweight division, it takes just one punch for anyone. It doesn’t matter how hard you train or what.
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Brock Lesnar is not a fighter. He’s scared to be hit.
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I set some goals for myself. I really want to run through this whole heavyweight division.
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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 like to fight tough fights.
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You’ve really got to stay ready 24/7. You really can’t get ready because there’s no telling. They’ll call you short notice to fight anyone so you really have to stay ready.
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You know, once you have the belt you want to be less active, fighting once a year.
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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 used to only train 30 minutes a day.
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I 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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I hate being in boring fights. It frustrates me.
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I wanted to start in boxing, but you have to train a little harder to be a boxer. A lot of those guys can take punches. MMA, you only have to hit someone so hard to knock them out.
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I grew up watching my mom and my stepdad fight.
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