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.
DEONTAY WILDERWhen 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 don’t have any doubt in my mind: I could knock out any man in the heavyweight division.
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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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There is no bigger fight than Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder.
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I’m not going nowhere, no matter who I fight.
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I can be a tennis player, a golf player, and even a soccer player.
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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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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’m definitely an active champion. I’m looking forward to defending my belt as many times as possible.
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I am very comfortable travelling and going into other territories.
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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 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’ve been talking about unifying the division for a long time.
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I had a lot of great moments with David Haye.
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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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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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My goal is to unify the division. Whoever’s got those belts, that’s who I want.
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I didn’t even know about amateur boxing, period.
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Going to Russia is going to be nothing for me. I’m going to treat it like it’s the U.S. because, at the end of the day, it’s one man, one ring.
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When one guy is doing good, it makes all the others want to achieve greatness.
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I’m not losing no time soon, or ever, till I retire.
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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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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 just love boxing. I’m in love with the sport.
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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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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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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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