It’s a job to me, basically. I’m not trying to be the best fighter in the world or nothing like that. I don’t come in trying to think I am the best fighter. I don’t care about none of that. It’s just a job to me.
DERRICK LEWISI don’t even train for these fights. I’m not mad when people say that because it’s true.
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I wanted to start in boxing, but you have to train a little harder to be a boxer. A lot of those guys can take punches. MMA, you only have to hit someone so hard to knock them out.
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It’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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I don’t fight just because I love it just that much. I’m fighting because it’s a job for me.
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I have a lot of anger built up in me from my childhood. My wife and kids are the only ones who give me peace in this world.
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I just have a crazy sense of humor.
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I grew up watching my mom and my stepdad fight.
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I’ve been through so much stuff that I hope even my enemies wouldn’t have to go through.
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The only reason I want to climb up the rankings – beating the champion and beating guys in the top five – those are the guys that get the endorsements and get the most money and get paid the most. That’s the only reason why.
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For sure, I would love to fight in Houston.
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That would be great if I could be a role model or inspiration to those who have been in my shoes before.
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I hate being in boring fights. It frustrates me.
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I throw so hard because I sit and wait for that perfect moment.
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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’ve been in that situation many times before – where I’m losing and I have to knock a guy out.
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That’s usually the way I am – I don’t care what my opponent can do. I just focus on myself.
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