I knew coming into this to fight that this was going to be a world class fight, but I knew he didn't have the skills to beat me.

Ay Rios, you want to fight at 140? We can fight at 140. You're chubby, I just seen you in Vegas, you were chubby, your ears were chubby.

I'm young. I'm 22. I'm still growing. I just feel like it's time for me to go up. After this fight, there really wouldn't be a reason for me to stay. I'm just going to go up and give the lightweights hell.

When I want to talk to someone from Golden Boy, I make sure Richard calls me. Bosses talk to bosses.

Sometimes it's not about speed about power, it's about up here man [points to his head]. All these guys are not with me mentally.

Everybody was happy my brother was locked up. Not me because I know what it feels like to be in there. It ain't made for everybody, but I knocked a lot of blocks down.

He's smaller than me, did you see him? He looked like a noodle next to me.