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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.