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 WILDERWhen one guy is doing good, it makes all the others want to achieve greatness.
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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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I’ve been talking about unifying the division for a long time.
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When I am in the ring, all I think about is knocking my opponent’s head off, getting him out of there. Hurting him. Putting pain to him. I will have no mercy. I will have no pity.
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Street fight, you just ground and pound ’em. Boxing is totally different.
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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.
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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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It’s a great feeling to be the WBC champ of the world, but there’s more to gain from this.
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It don’t matter if I got a broke hand, got a torn muscle: I’m going to fight like heavyweight champions do.
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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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Some guys like to fight on even playing grounds, and some guys like to cheat.
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I will be that guy to change this sport, especially in the heavyweight division. A lot of people have lost interest. I’m the right man for the job… I want to make it bigger and better than it ever have been before.
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This is the hardest part for me. Just the waiting – the waiting to fight. The work has all been done, and you just have to wait.
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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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All my prayers go out to Tyson Fury. I know it’s difficult to be in his situation.
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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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