The way my father raised me, we don't pat ourselves on the back. We don't call ourselves great, we let other people do that.

You can still entertain without getting a knockout.

Do the work and then let the rest speak for itself and know that it feels personal, I knew it for me when I was younger. It all feels so personal, but if it's for you, it's for you. And if it's not, that's okay because the other door will open. The right door will open.

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

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.

Anybody that's in my weight class, above me or beneath me, I keep an eye on.

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.