The part that sickens me about boxing is guys fight their whole careers and they have nothing to show for it. That's not going to be my testimony. When it's time to get out of the game, I want to be able to walk away. I'm not going to jeopardize my health. I will have no problems walking away.

He says he was physically not right, that's fine but the mentality, even if you're not right, you're still in a fight and you still show what you have deep down inside, and I don't think he showed the mettle that he needed to show in that fight in order to beat a guy like Miranda.

I'm always striving to be a better man to God, a better husband, a better Dad so it's just work, but I'm committed to it.

I think Bute would have to face off with the Super Six Champion to prove that he's the best Super Middleweight. You come out of a tournament like this on top, that demands a lot of respect and carries a lot of weight.

What you gotta understand is, in this conversation and in our fight, you're not in control.

I'm just excited that the fans are going to get their money's worth, and you can't say that a lot of the times.

You're only as good as your last fight. It's just the way things are. It's the way that the sport is built.