Boxers are resilitant guys. We know how to take of a big punch that hits us, we know how to survive. Oscar is a survivor, he's gonna be back bigger and stronger.

Did you hear what this idiot just said!? He said it's not about the W...It's everything about the W with me!

I function better when my back is to the wall.

The controversy was that Chad Dawson thought he was in an MMA fight and not a boxing match.

I'm lining up my troops to go to battle with. Tarver is the man at light heavyweight. He has the credibility of the fans and media, and that's what counts. That's why I am taking this risk, but I am taking it by preparing myself with good people.

Anybody who thinks I'm taking this fight for a paycheck doesn't know me. My whole life I've been achieving the impossible.

The only way you can get experience is from the clock. Time works with some people and against some people. Fortunately, the clock has worked in my favor.