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.
DEONTAY WILDERI 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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I want to put my name in history. I love history.
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I want the people to be able to see me and be able to see a great performance.
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I’m not playing around in 2016.
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I had a lot of great moments with David Haye.
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Fury made a name for himself in America, and as a fighter, you have to establish yourself there, first and foremost, to be known worldwide.
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The British scene in boxing, not just the heavyweight division, is popping.
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People can be too harsh, especially with social media. It brings a person down.
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I’ve been talking about unifying the division for a long time.
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Working with one of the best strength trainers in the world, I’m getting more dangerous. I’m getting stronger and stronger.
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I’m not going nowhere, no matter who I fight.
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My right hand is a monster.
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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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Some guys like to fight on even playing grounds, and some guys like to cheat.
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I would love to go to England.
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You have to, as an individual, know how to tune that stage of your life that’s in the past out.
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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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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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When 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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I have so many things that I want to do with my life. I just don’t see myself being a fighter forever. Boxing is my love and passion. It also opens up and sets up other things in my life as well.
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I don’t play boxing.
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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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Every guy I touch, it’s the same result. When I land, it’s like seeing one of those preachers on TV. When I touch them, they fall out.
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God definitely blessed me with power. I still don’t know the limits of my own power.
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I could put everything I got in the bank on my abilities and skill and will, and what I’m capable of doing in the ring.
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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 like to have fun in the ring, but I knock them out.
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