In the school of boxing that I come from, that's frowned upon, giving up free shots, cos we know what those kinda shots do to a man's career, regardless of whether it shows up now, or shows up when you least need it. It takes a toll.

I don't rest on my laurels and start getting lazy. It makes me just wanna keep working.

I think he takes a good shot, I take a good shot too, but taking too many shots is not good for any fighter. And it's not really a reputation you want.

I like to talk come fight night, that's how I do it, but I'm not a pushover.

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

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