What's so crazy is when you give interviews to reporters that don't really care too much for you, basically what they're going to do is write what they want to write and discredit you. They're going to write and say what they want to say, no matter what you tell them.

If anyone has followed my career, they know that there's been a lot of obstacles and a lot of ups and down through my career. But day in and day out, and in the square circle, I went out there and always did my best.

I don't have to run from none of these fighters. If I want to keep my defense tight and break em' down I can.

It's the hurt business, it's boxing. We're there to get it in.

When I was younger, my dad did want me to be perfect, so that's probably why that's installed in me to this day. I want to be perfect at whatever I do. I can't help it. It's just installed in me.

There comes a time when money doesn't matter.

I think I already proved that I wasn't just fighting for the money, because I fought as an amateur. I fought 90 fights for free.