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.
DEONTAY WILDERSome guys like to fight on even playing grounds, and some guys like to cheat.
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To make it in boxing, you must captivate the fans in America, too.
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The British scene in boxing, not just the heavyweight division, is popping.
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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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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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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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Boxing is my true calling. I’ve found my purpose in life.
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I don’t care what you have done before or what you are capable of: if you come up against a guy like me, you are in trouble.
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I’ve been talking about unifying the division for a long time.
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Street fight, you just ground and pound ’em. Boxing is totally different.
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I don’t see myself being in the sport a very long period of time, so I want to fight as much as possible.
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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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I am going to get world-wide recognition from whoever wants it, and whoever wants to challenge me.
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I’m ready for Joseph Parker. The question is, is he ready for me?
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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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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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