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 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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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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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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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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If Bronze Bomber got loose in the streets, it won’t be something nice.
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I’m not going nowhere, no matter who I fight.
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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.
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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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I didn’t even know about amateur boxing, period.
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My dream was to play for Alabama – football, basketball.
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Having patience is one of the hardest things about being human. We want to do it now, and we don’t want to wait. Sometimes we miss out on our blessing when we rush things and do it on our own time.
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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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To make it in boxing, you must captivate the fans in America, too.
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Some guys like to fight on even playing grounds, and some guys like to cheat.
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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 am going to get world-wide recognition from whoever wants it, and whoever wants to challenge me.
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Street fight, you just ground and pound ’em. Boxing is totally different.
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There comes a time when you have to put forth the action and actually see whether you’re really just talking to promote yourself, just to sell yourself, or to build your confidence or build confidence around you… or are you the real deal?
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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 had a lot of great moments with David Haye.
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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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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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I want to put my name in history. I love history.
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People can be too harsh, especially with social media. It brings a person down.
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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.
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I am very comfortable travelling and going into other territories.
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