I’m definitely an active champion. I’m looking forward to defending my belt as many times as possible.
DEONTAY WILDERI 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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All my prayers go out to Tyson Fury. I know it’s difficult to be in his situation.
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Some guys may play around and say a couple of things, but if I say it, I mean it. I may laugh, it may be funny, but if I say I’m going to get you, I’m going to get you.
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I want to put my name in history. I love history.
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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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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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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.
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I’ve been talking about unifying the division for a long time.
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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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We knew Stiverne was tough. You’ve got to give it to him. He’s got a tough chin.
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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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Against Bermane Stiverne, they said he was going to be the toughest test, but I passed that with flying colours.
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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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We know Fury likes to entertain and promote.
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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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It’s contagious to do great. But once that one bad apple falls, everybody else will fall, and that’s how it is.
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