Street fight, you just ground and pound ’em. Boxing is totally different.
DEONTAY WILDERI 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.’
More Deontay Wilder Quotes
-
-
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.
DEONTAY WILDER -
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.
DEONTAY WILDER -
My goal is to unify the division. Whoever’s got those belts, that’s who I want.
DEONTAY WILDER -
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.
DEONTAY WILDER -
I don’t see myself being in the sport a very long period of time, so I want to fight as much as possible.
DEONTAY WILDER -
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.
DEONTAY WILDER -
I want to put my name in history. I love history.
DEONTAY WILDER -
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 WILDER -
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.
DEONTAY WILDER -
When one guy is doing good, it makes all the others want to achieve greatness.
DEONTAY WILDER -
When they throw punches, the breathing, the sparring. The heavy bags being hit. All of that – it was a heavenly sound to me.
DEONTAY WILDER -
I had a lot of great moments with David Haye.
DEONTAY WILDER -
At the end of the day, I am going for all the belts, so I am going to have to go through all of them. And I would live to fight the U.K. guys – even in the U.K.
DEONTAY WILDER -
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.
DEONTAY WILDER -
All my prayers go out to Tyson Fury. I know it’s difficult to be in his situation.
DEONTAY WILDER