I know I’m the least technical guy in the sport. Most of the champions or guys at the top are real martial artists.
DERRICK LEWISIt’s like I say all the time, it’s the heavyweight division. It doesn’t matter if the guys a black belt or if he’s a world-class boxer. We still have a 50-50 chance.
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The guys in the top five, they’re good everywhere. Me, I’m just almost one-dimensional.
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I tell people all the time that it would be good if they forget about me next week, that they don’t even mention my name anymore.
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I just feel that all the top fighters in the world are making all the money.
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George Foreman acts more like my grandfather. He and my grandfather act just alike – they’re both Christian type guys. They try to help everyone.
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The sport itself is dangerous. Anything can happen.
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I don’t care where I’m at in the heavyweight division. As long as I win enough, so they keep me. That’s about it.
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I ain’t trying to fight for no title.
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You have 20 fights, you should know what it takes to get yourself ready. If you don’t feel like you’re ready, you let your coach know ‘hey we need to work on a little bit more of this.’
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I always had dreamed one day Bruce Buffer’s going to be introducing me. Derrick ‘The Black Beast’ Lewis and I just always pictured him saying it.
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It’s all the stuff I’ve been through in my life. From family struggles, people doubting me, things I went through as a child and going to prison, they all played a factor in who I am today. It really made me a better person. Going through those situations can make or break you as a human being.
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I grew up watching my mom and my stepdad fight.
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My goal is just to make as much money as I can in the sport, and that’s it.
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Basically, I guess they just thinking I’ve been winning my fights just by luck. I just think I’ve been winning my fights on heart.
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I’ve been in that situation many times before – where I’m losing and I have to knock a guy out.
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As long as they pay me good, that’s all I care about.
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