People have to realize that God has blessed me with power. He hasn’t got me this far for no reason. I feel like God has a plan for me in this sport. That’s how I have came up this fast.
DEONTAY WILDERWhen 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.
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We know Fury likes to entertain and promote.
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I’m definitely an active champion. I’m looking forward to defending my belt as many times as possible.
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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.
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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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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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I’m one of the baddest, hardest-hitting heavyweights in the business. Right here from Alabama, baby.
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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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I want the people to be able to see me and be able to see a great performance.
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I am very comfortable travelling and going into other territories.
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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 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 don’t have any doubt in my mind: I could knock out any man in the heavyweight division.
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My dream was to play for Alabama – football, basketball.
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I would love to go to England.
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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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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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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.
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I never want to hurt no one to the point so they can’t go back to their children.
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To make it in boxing, you must captivate the fans in America, too.
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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.
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People who know me know that if I say I’m going to do something, I’m doing it. I am hungry. I am determined.
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My goal is to unify the division. Whoever’s got those belts, that’s who I want.
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I don’t play boxing.
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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.
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