I had a lot of great moments with David Haye.
DEONTAY WILDERAgainst Bermane Stiverne, they said he was going to be the toughest test, but I passed that with flying colours.
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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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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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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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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 want to put my name in history. I love history.
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To build my legacy and be that person I want to be, this is what it’s going to take: to get on the road and travel. Let’s do it that way.
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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 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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Some guys like to fight on even playing grounds, and some guys like to cheat.
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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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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 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 wanted to show the world what Deontay Wilder is all about. I’m a heavyweight, and I’m exciting.
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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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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’m one of the baddest, hardest-hitting heavyweights in the business. Right here from Alabama, baby.
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I have so many things that I want to do with my life. I just don’t see myself being a fighter forever. Boxing is my love and passion. It also opens up and sets up other things in my life as well.
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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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My dream was to play for Alabama – football, basketball.
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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 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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My goal is to unify the division. Whoever’s got those belts, that’s who I want.
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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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If Bronze Bomber got loose in the streets, it won’t be something nice.
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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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